Vamaka, Vāmaka: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Vamaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaVāmaka (वामक).—One of the seven regions situated in Krauñcadvīpa, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 88. It is also known by the name Saṃvartaka. Krauñcadvīpa is one of the seven islands (dvīpa), ruled over by Jyotiṣmān, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, who is the son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the great sages held in esteem by the brahmins. Vin.i.245; D.i.104,238; M.ii.169, 200; A.iii.224, etc.; cf. Vamsa in Rigveda x. 99.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Vamaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Alangium salviifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Karangolum mohillae (Tul.) Kuntze (among others).
2) Vamaka is also identified with Crotalaria juncea It has the synonym Crotalaria juncea Willd. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum. (1800)
· Botanical Magazine (1933)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vamaka, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvāmaka (वामक).—a S In medicine. Vomitive, emetic.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāmaka (वामक).—a.
1) Left.
2) Adverse, contrary; स्फुरता वामकेनापि दाक्षिण्यमवलम्ब्यते (sphuratā vāmakenāpi dākṣiṇyamavalambyate) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8 (where both senses are intended).
-kaḥ A particular mixed tribe; मागधो वामक- श्चैव द्वौ वैश्यस्योपलक्षितौ । ब्राह्मण्यां क्षत्रियायां च क्षत्रियस्यैक एव तु (māgadho vāmaka- ścaiva dvau vaiśyasyopalakṣitau | brāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyāyāṃ ca kṣatriyasyaika eva tu) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.49.1.
-kam A kind of gesture; Vikr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVāmaka (वामक).—(1) (Sanskrit adj., left), °kam, adv., on the left: devapuvrau pradakṣiṇaṃ vāmaku (= °kaṃ) supratisthi- tau (no v.l.) Lalitavistara 219.17 (verse), stationed to the right and left; (2) (unrecorded in this sense; = Sanskrit vāma plus -ka svār- the) charming: asaṃkhyeyaratna-°ka-viracanālaṃkāram Gaṇḍavyūha 511.22 (prose); (3) name of a cakravartin king: Mahāvyutpatti 3571; (4) (= Pali id.) name of a great (brahmanical) ṛṣi: Mahā-Māyūrī 256.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāmaka (वामक).—[vāma + ka], I. adj. Left, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 5, 7. Ii. n. A kind of gesture, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 59, 20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāmaka (वामक).—[feminine] mikā left (not right), adverse, cruel, hard. [masculine] a cert. mixed caste; [neuter] a kind of gesture.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāmaka (वामक):—[from vānta] 1. vāmaka mfn. (for 2. See [column]3) one who vomits, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [from vāma] 2. vāmaka mf(ikā)n. (for 1. See [column]1) left, not right, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Mālatīmādhava]
3) [v.s. ...] adverse, cruel, rough, hard, [Kālikā-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] mixed tribe, [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a king of Kāśi, [Caraka]
6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bhajamāna, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] of a Cakra-vartin, [Buddhist literature]
8) [v.s. ...] ([probably]) n. a kind of gesture, [Vikramorvaśī]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vāmaka (वामक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vamaga.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vamakakshayana, Vamakara, Vamakaratala, Vamakarna, Vamakatistha, Vamakeshvari.
Ends with: Haravamaka, Navamaka.
Full-text (+1): Vamakeshvarasamhita, Vamaga, Vamakeshvaratantra, Vamika, Vamadeva, Kokila, Svati, Deshadapetarupa, Paryaya, Vidyujjihva, Urdhvagoshthika, Apangaka, Apanga, Alipta, Krauncadvipa, Samvartaka, Karmaravi, Isi, Angirasa, Atthaka.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Vamaka, Vāmaka; (plurals include: Vamakas, Vāmakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter X - Treatment of Pittaja Ophthalmia < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 25 - Dashagriva allies himself to Madhu < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 4 - The Story of Atreya < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Chapter 13 - Completion of Study < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
The story of Keṇiya the matted-hair ascetic < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]
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