Madhavakara, Mādhavakara: 6 definitions
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Madhavakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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)Mādhavakara (माधवकर) is the son of Indukara or Indu: the author of the Śaśilekhā: a commentary on the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā: one of the three great works of Vāgbhaṭa.—[...] A contemporary of Vāgbhaṭa by the name of Indu, or rather Indukara, is quite familiar to us; he is the father of Mādhavakara, the renowned author of the Mādhavanidāna, which can hardly have been written later than the 7th century, since in 849/50 it is already quoted by a Persian physician as an authority equal to Caraka, Suśruta, and the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā.
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.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Mādhavakara is one of the Brāhmaṇa donees mentioned in the “Asankhali plates of Narasiṃha II” (1302 A.D.). When a grant was made to a large number of Brāhmaṇas, the chief amongst the donees seems to have been called Pānīyagrāhin especially. In the present record, though all the donees (e.g., Mādhavakara) are referred to as Pāṇigrāhi-mahājana, their list is headed by a Brāhmaṇa with Pāṇigrahī as his surname.
These copper plates (mentioning Mādhavakara) were discovered from the house of a Santal inhabitant of Pargana Asankhali in the Mayurbhanj State (Orissa). It was made when king Vīra-Narasiṃhadeva was staying at the Bhairavapura-kaṭaka (city, camp or residence).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMādhavakara (माधवकर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Indukara: Āyurvedaprakāśa. Āyurvedarasaśāstra. Kūṭamudgara and—[commentary]. Paryāyaratnamālā Rasakaumudī. Rugviniścaya or Mādhavanidāna.
Mādhavakara has the following synonyms: Mādhava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMādhavakara (माधवकर):—[=mādhava-kara] [from mādhava] m. = -candra-kara.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Madhava, Kara.
Full-text: Madhavanidana, Madhavacandrakara, Raktarman, Vatanda, Kuncana, Paryayaratnamala, Rasakaumudi, Madhavacikitsa, Indukara, Naganatha, Abhisanga, Indu, Madhava.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Mādhavakara (Āyurveda scholar) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Mādhavanidāna (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
3a. Udararoga (gastroenterological diseases) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Post-Amarakośa Lexicographers and Lexicons < [Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
(a) Brief History of Āyurveda < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
The Beginnings of Oriya < [April 1939]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 18 - Āyurveda Literature < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]