Kausumbha: 12 definitions
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Kausumbha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKausumbha (कौसुम्भ) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Carthamus tinctorius Linn. (or ‘safflower’) from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.166 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Kausumbha is commonly known in Hindi as Barre; in Bengali as Kusumphul; in Marathi as Kurḍī; in Gujarati as Kusumbo or Karḍī; in Telugu as Kusumba; in Tamil as Sendurakam and in Kannada as Kusumbhe.
Kausumbha is mentioned as having two synonyms: Araṇyakusumbha and Agnisambhava.
Properties and characteristics: “After digestion, Kausumbha gives a pungent taste (kaṭu-vipāka). It alleviates kapha-doṣa and is digestive stimulant”.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraKausumbha (कौसुम्भ) refers to a “crimson color”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 10), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the course of Saturn should lie through the constellation of Viśākhā, the Trigartas, the Chinese and the Kulūtas, saffron, lac, crops and everything of bright, red or crimson colour [i.e., kausumbha] will suffer. If the course of Saturn should lie through the constellation of Anurādhā, the Kulūtas, the Taṅgaṇas, the Khasas, the people of Kāśmīra, ministers, drivers and bell-ringers will suffer, and friends will turn into enemies”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykausumbha (कौसुंभ).—a S Dyed with safflower; relating to safflower.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKausumbha (कौसुम्भ).—a. [kusumbha-aṇ]
1) Prepared with safflower.
2) Dyed with safflower, red; कौसुम्भं पृथु कुचकुम्भसङ्गि वासः (kausumbhaṃ pṛthu kucakumbhasaṅgi vāsaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 8.3.
-bhaḥ Wild safflower; दिनकरकरसङ्ग व्यक्तकौसुम्भ- कान्तिः (dinakarakarasaṅga vyaktakausumbha- kāntiḥ) Śi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKausumbha (कौसुम्भ).—mfn. (-mbhaḥ-mbhā-mbha) Dyed with safflower, orange, red. E. kusumbha safflower, and aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKausumbha (कौसुम्भ).—[feminine] ī made of safflor, dyed with [substantive], orange, red.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kausumbha (कौसुम्भ):—mf(ī)n. prepared with safflower, [Suśruta]
2) ([Pāṇini 4-2, 1; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) dyed with safflower, orange, [Ratnāvalī]
3) m. wild safflower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) n. (with śāka) safflower prepared as a potherb, [Varāha-purāṇa]
5) anything dyed with safflower, [Cāṇakya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKausumbha (कौसुम्भ):—[(mbhaḥ-mbhī-mbhaṃ) a.] Dyed with safflower, orange red.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kausumbha (कौसुम्भ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kosuṃbha.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKausuṃbha (ಕೌಸುಂಭ):—
1) [adjective] of, related to the safflower plant.
2) [adjective] of, related to, resembling, of the colour of, its flower.
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Kausuṃbha (ಕೌಸುಂಭ):—
1) [noun] an orange flower of the thistle like, annual safflower plant (Carthamus tinctorius of Asteraceae family); safflower flower.
2) [noun] the orange colour of this flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kausumbhaka, Kausumbharaga.
Full-text: Aranyakusumbha, Kausumbharaga, Kausumbhaka, Kosumbha, Agnisambhava, Kusumba, Kurdi, Kusumphul, Kusumbo, Kardi, Kusumbhe, Barre, Sendurakam.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 165 - Greatness of Sāvitrī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 26 - The Observance Called Madhūka Tṛtīyā < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 17 - Vṛtra Killed: Bali Prepares for War < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.5 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Sthāyī-bhāvas (Lasting Emotions) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Care and keeping of elephants < [Chapter 3]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 116 - Narration of the Rāmāyaṇa of a Former Kalpa < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]