Visakantaka, Viṣakaṇṭaka, Visakaṇṭaka, Visa-kantaka, Vishakantaka, Visha-kantaka: 3 definitions
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Visakantaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
The Sanskrit term Viṣakaṇṭaka can be transliterated into English as Visakantaka or Vishakantaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuViṣakaṇṭaka (विषकण्टक) is another name for Yavāsa, a medicinal plant identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi, synonym of Alhagi maurorum (“camelthorn”) from the Fabaceae or legume family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.44-46 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Viṣakaṇṭaka and Yavāsa, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvisakaṇṭaka : (nt.) 1. a poisoned thorn; 2. a kind of sugar.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVisakaṇṭaka refers to: a poisoned thorn or arrow, also name of a sort of sugar DhsA. 203.
Note: visakaṇṭaka is a Pali compound consisting of the words visa and kaṇṭaka.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Visha, Kantaka.
Full-text: Yavasa.
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