Cillata, Cillaṭa: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Cillata 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 Chillata.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyCillaṭa (चिल्लट) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal “musk shrew”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Cillaṭa is part of the sub-group named Bhūmiśaya, refering to animals “who sleep in burrows in earth”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCillaṭa (चिल्लट):—[from cill] m. an animal of the bhūmiśaya class, [Caraka i, 27, 32.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Cillatai, Cillatana.
Ends with: Adenophora verticillata, Asclepias subverticillata, Asclepias verticillata, Boerhavia verticillata, Cissus verticillata, Dicliptera verticillata, Festuca subverticillata, Hedyotis verticillata, Hyptis verticillata, Ilex verticillata, Ipomoea verticillata, Litsea verticillata, Mollugo verticillata, Oldenlandia verticillata, Polygala verticillata, Rauvolfia verticillata, Setaria verticillata, Spermacoce verticillata.
Full-text: Cilvati, Coracirata, Bhumishaya.
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