Vanacandrika, Vanacandrikā, Vana-candrika: 4 definitions

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Vanacandrika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vanachandrika.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Vanacandrika in Ayurveda glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Vanacandrikā (वनचन्द्रिका) is another name for Mallikā (Jasminum sambac “Sambac jasmine”), from the Oleaceae family of flowering plants. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vanacandrika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vanacandrikā (वनचन्द्रिका).—a kind of jasmine.

Vanacandrikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vana and candrikā (चन्द्रिका). See also (synonyms): vanajyotsnā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanacandrikā (वनचन्द्रिका):—[=vana-candrikā] [from vana > van] f. Jasminum Sambac, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vanacandrika in German

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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.

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