Pishtakrta, Piṣṭakṛta, Pishta-krta: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Piṣṭakṛta can be transliterated into English as Pistakrta or Pishtakrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Piṣṭakṛta (पिष्टकृत) refers to “liquor made of grain”, used to indicate “arrack” or surā, which is mentioned in verse 3.12 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Having thereupon bathed according to ritual—with the oil removed by an astringent—,rubbed (one’s body) with musk-charged saffron, (and) fumigated (oneself) with aloe-wood one shall (at last) turn to rich, broths, fat meat, rum, barm, arrack [viz., surā], delicious products made of wheat, (rice-)flour, urd-beans, sugarcane, and milk, [...]”.
Acchasurā (~chaṅ-daṅs), lit. (“clear spirits”) is explained by Aruṇadatta and Indu as surāmaṇḍa (“barm”), while the following surā (~chaṅ), lit. “spirits”, is taken by Indu to mean liquor “made of grain” (piṣṭakṛta), that is roughly, “arrack”.
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.
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