Kaphakara: 4 definitions
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Kaphakara 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Kaphakara (कफकर) refers to that which is “productive of phlegm”, as mentioned in verse 5.41 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “invigorative (are) caseous milk, early beestings, condensed milk, late beestings, etc.; (they are) productive of sperm, sleep, and phlegm [viz., kaphakara], constipating, heavy, and morbific”.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaphakara (कफकर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) Producing phlegm. E. kapha and kara what makes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaphakara (कफकर):—[=kapha-kara] [from kapha] mfn. producing phlegm
2) [v.s. ...] occasioning cold.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaphakara (कफकर):—[kapha-kara] (raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) a. Producing phlegm or froth.
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: Kaphakarakshaya, Kaphakarakurcika.
Full-text: Kaphakarakshaya, Kaphakarakurcika.
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