Ksharapancaka, Kṣārapañcaka, Kshara-pancaka: 2 definitions
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Ksharapancaka 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 Kṣārapañcaka can be transliterated into English as Ksarapancaka or Ksharapancaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ksharapanchaka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsKṣārapañcaka (क्षारपञ्चक):—Group of five sources of alkaline drugs; Sarja(Vateria indica), Palash(Butea monosperma), Tila(Sesamum indica), Yavās(Alhagi camelorum).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣārapañcaka (क्षारपञ्चक).—Name of a collection of five articles (Mar. java, puṣkara, sarjī, paḷasa and tilanāla).
Derivable forms: kṣārapañcakam (क्षारपञ्चकम्).
Kṣārapañcaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and pañcaka (पञ्चक).
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.
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