Vedhaka: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Vedhaka means something in 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)
Vedhaka (वेधक).—A hell for the maker of arrows.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 6. 16.
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Vedhaka (वेधक) refers to one of the forty-seven tānas (tone) used in Indian music.—The illustration of Vedhaka (as a deity) according to 15th-century Indian art is as follows.—The colour of his body is yellow. His face is similar to the face of a cuckoo. A viṇā is held with both bands.
The illustrations (of, for example Vedhaka) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this citrāvalī are based on the ślokas of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vedhaka (वेधक) (cf. Vedha) refers to “those who pierce (and transform their disciples)”, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Vedhaka (वेधक) is another name for Dhānyaka, a medicinal plant identified with Coriandrum sativum Linn. or “coriander” from the Apiaceae or “umbelliferae” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.35-37 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Vedhaka and Ārdraka, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Vedhaka (वेधक) (or Vedha) refers to the “eight kinds of piercing the body” (associated with dehasiddhi), according to the Rasārṇava (vere 18.147-49).—[...] There are, indeed, alchemical procedures which transform bodily constituents but do not involve “eating Dhātus” nor moving vitality (and thus seem unrelated to Amanaska 2.32c). One such example is the eight kinds of piercing (vedha) the body, which are described in connection with dehasiddhi in Rasārṇava. [...]
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Vedhaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Coriandrum sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coriandrum testiculatum L. (among others).
2) Vedhaka is also identified with Rumex vesicarius.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1974)
· Flora Taurico-Caucasica (1808)
· Bocconea, Monographiae Herbarii Mediterranei Panormitani (1992)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Candollea (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vedhaka, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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
vēdhaka (वेधक).—a S That perforates or pierces. 2 fig. Penetrating, piercing, sharp, keen: also touching, thrilling, affecting, probing &c.
vēdhaka (वेधक).—a That pierces. Fig. Keen.
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
Vedhaka (वेधक).—
1) Name of one of the divisions of hell.
2) Camphor.
3) A perforator (of gems etc.); Rām.2.83.13.
-kam Rice in the ear.
Derivable forms: vedhakaḥ (वेधकः).
Vedhaka (वेधक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Sharp, piercing, a piercer or perforator. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Name of a division of hell. 2. Camphor. n.
(-kaṃ) Grain, rice. in the ear. E. vyadh to pierce, aff. vun; or vidh-ṇvul .
Vedhaka (वेधक).—i. e. vyadh + aka, I. adj. 1. Piercing, sharp. 2. A perforator (of gems), [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 64, 12, ed. Seramp. Ii. m. Camphor. Iii. n. Grain, rice in the ear.
Vedhaka (वेधक).—[masculine] piercer.
1) Vedhaka (वेधक):—[from vedha] a m. a piercer, perforator (of gems etc.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] camphor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] sandal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Rumex Vesicarius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the divisions of Naraka (destined for arrow-makers), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] n. coriander, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] rock-salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] grain, rice in the ear, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) [from vyadh] b etc. See 2. vedha, p. 1018, col. 1.
Vedhaka (वेधक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Camphor. n. Grain, rice in the ear. a. Piercing.
Vedhaka (वेधक):—(wie eben)
1) m. a) nom. ag. Durchbohrer: nāsānām [Mahābhārata 13, 1651.] von Perlen u.s.w. (= maṇimuktādivedhakartar Comm.) [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 83, 14 (90, 27 Gorresio).] — b) Kampher (vgl. bhasma) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 6, 39.] — e) eine Art Sauerampfer, Rumex vesicarius [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) Name einer Hölle, in welche Verfertiger von Pfeilen gelangen, [Viṣṇupurāṇa 208.] —
2) n. Koriander [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. kṛta, cukra, bhasma .
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: Vedhakatana.
Full-text: Bhasmavedhaka, Kritavedhaka, Cukravedhaka, Lakkhanavedhaka, Kattarayatthivedhaka, Dantasucivedhaka, Pattavedhaka, Lakkhavedhaka, Vedhakatana, Cukrika, Dravakavedhaka, Avedhika, Nibbedhaka, Cukra, Cukramla, Vedhya, Vetakam, Dhanyaka.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 332 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 102 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 3]
Page 938 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Yoga Upanishads (study) (by Heena B. Kotak)
Part 1.12 - Description of Vedhaka-traya Yoga < [Chapter 3 - Analytical and Critical study of 20 Yoga-Upanishads]
Part 18 - Summary of the Varaha-upanishad (Varahopanisad) < [Chapter 2 - Brief survey of the 20 Yoga Upanishads]
The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads (by Philomina T.L)
11. Description of Vedhaka-Yoga < [Chapter 4 - The contents of the Yogopaniṣads]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Appendix 11 - Alphabetical list of Hells
15. List of Weapons < [Chapter 11 - Political Structure]
5. Sub-castes and Occupations < [Social Structure]
The concept of Yoga according to Yoga Upanisads (by Jeong Soo Lee)
1.5. The concept of Cakra (according to Yoga) < [Chapter 7 - Hatha, Laya, and Mantra Yoga in the Yogopanisads]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XX - Causes and symptoms of Ear-disease < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]