Ushnodaka, Uṣṇodaka, Ushna-udaka: 9 definitions
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Ushnodaka 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 Uṣṇodaka can be transliterated into English as Usnodaka or Ushnodaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Google Books: Essentials of AyurvedaUṣṇodaka (“boiled water”).—Water alone is boiled till it remains 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2. This is uṣṇodaka used in disorders caused by kapha, pitta and vāta respectively.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsUṣṇodaka (उष्णोदक):—Water is boiled & reduced to 1 / 8th or 1 / 4th or 1 / 2th of the quantityafter boiling
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 dictionaryUṣṇodaka (उष्णोदक).—
1) warm or hot water.
2) a body-shampooer (aṅgamardaka); cf. Rām.2.83.14. 'उष्णोदकं समुल्लेखोद्वाहनोद्वर्तनेषु च (uṣṇodakaṃ samullekhodvāhanodvartaneṣu ca)'
Derivable forms: uṣṇodakam (उष्णोदकम्).
Uṣṇodaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uṣṇa and udaka (उदक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇodaka (उष्णोदक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Warm or hot water. E. uṣṇa and udaka water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇodaka (उष्णोदक):—[from uṣṇa > uṣ] n. hot water, water boiled and so reduced in quantity (said to be wholesome to drink and healing when used for bathing), [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇodaka (उष्णोदक):—[uṣṇo+daka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Hot water.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusUṣṇōdaka (ಉಷ್ಣೋದಕ):—[noun] hot water.
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)
Partial matches: Ushna, Udaka.
Starts with: Ushnodakapravaha.
Full-text: Anila.
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