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Tilacurna, Tila-curna, վūṇa: 8 definitions

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Tilacurna 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Tilachurna.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tilacurna in Ayurveda glossary

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

վūṇa (तिलचूर्ण) refers to the “powder of Sesamum indicum�, which is used in various bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis such as changing plants into creepers, according to the ṛkṣҳܰ岹 by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, �Tamarindus indica is grown into an excellent creeper if fed with water, mixed with the powder of Embelica officinalis, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia chebula, Sesamum indicum [E.g., վūṇa], Hordeum vulgare, and Vigna mungo and then smoked well with the Curcuma longa powder.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

վūṇa (तिलचूर्ण) is another name (synonym) for Tilakalka, a Sanskrit name referring to the paste made of the seeds of Sesamum indicum (sesame). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century ᲹԾṇṭ (verses 16.111-116), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tilacurna in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

վūṇa (तिलचूर्ण).—the caky sediment of sesamum after the oil is extracted; स्थाल्या� वैदूर्यमय्या� पचति तिलखलीमिन्धनैश्चन्दनाद्यैः (sthālyā� vaidūryamayyā� pacati پ󲹱īmindhanaiścandanādyai�) 󲹰ṛh 2.1.

Derivable forms: پūṇa (तिलचूर्णम्).

վūṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tila and ūṇa (चूर्�). See also (synonyms): پ󲹱ī.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վūṇa (तिलचूर्ण).—n.

(-ṇa�) Sesamum ground or pounded. E. tila, and ūṇa powder.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վūṇa (तिलचूर्ण):—[=tila-ūṇa] [from tila > til] n. ground sesamum, [Pañcatantra ii, 3, 5/6.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վūṇa (तिलचूर्ण):—[tila-ūṇa] (ṇṇ�) 1. n. Ground sesamum.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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