Yashtikalka, Yaṣṭīkalka, Yashti-kalka: 1 definition
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Yashtikalka 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.
The Sanskrit term Yaṣṭīkalka can be transliterated into English as Yastikalka or Yashtikalka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Yaṣṭīkalka (यष्टीकल्क) refers to a “paste made of Glycyrrhiza glabra (etc.)”, and is used in a recipe for manipulating the taste of fruits (on the tree), according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A tree which normally produces pungent fruits starts producing fruits sweet like the nectar if thickly smeared at the root with the paste of the mixture made out Embelia ribes, Glycyrrhiza glabra [e.g., Yaṣṭīkalka], barley, milk and jaggery [viḍaṃgayaṣṭīyavakalkadugdhair guḍānvitair lepanato'timātraṃ]”.
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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