Arkapatra, Arka-patra: 9 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Arkapatra 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渕adder plant leaf utensils鈥� (used for food) according to the 17th century Bhojanakut奴hala (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嚹乬耻峁嘺-办补迟丑补苍补).鈥擳he food-utensils that are made of Arkapatra (madder plant leaf) have the following dietetic effects: 办峁沵颈驳丑苍补 and 辫颈迟迟补办峁泃 (kills worms and aggravates bile).

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ) is another name for 膧诲颈迟测补辫补迟谤补, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Helianthus annuus Linn. or 鈥渃ommon sunflower鈥� from the Asteraceae or 鈥渁ster鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.173-174 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁辫补). Together with the names Arkapatra and 膧诲颈迟测补辫补迟谤补, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渓eaf of Arka鈥�, and is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of snake-bites such as those caused by the Hemama峁囜笉al墨-snakes, according to the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擜ccordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: 鈥淭wo measures of the intoxicating M膩tula or Datt奴ra, Vetak墨 root, ginger, Vi艣v膩, Vac膩, asafoetida, shell of Veg膩, garlic, Arka leaf (arkapatra), root of 艢akravall墨 must be used as lepa or ointment or drink. (both external and internal regimen)鈥�.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

1) Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ) represents the food taken in the month 艢rava峁嘺 for the 碍峁涐梗峁嚹佱梗峁璦尘墨-痴谤补迟补, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, the K峁涐梗峁嚹佱梗峁璦m墨-vrata is observed in honour of 艢iva. [...] It starts from the month of M膩rga艣ira. It is observed on the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight and for a year.鈥擨n 艢rava峁嘺 the tooth-brush is 辫腻濒腻蝉补-wood, deity is 艢arva, food is arkapatra and the result is the region of 艢iva.

2) Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ) flowers are also used in worship in the month Caitra for the 础苍补峁単补迟谤补测辞诲补艣墨-痴谤补迟补.鈥擜ccordingly, the Ana峁単atrayoda艣墨-vrata is observed in honour of 艢iva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from M膩rga艣墨ra.鈥擨n Caitra, the tooth-brush is that of jambu-wood. The food taken is karpura. The deity to be worshipped is Sur奴pa. The flowers used in worship are arkapatra. The naivedya offerings is 办补峁僺补谤补. The result accrued equals naramedha.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擭ame of the plant 啶呧ぐ啷嵿 (arka).

-迟谤腻 a kind of birthwort (sunand膩, arkam奴l膩) with wedge-shaped leaves.

-tram, -r峁嘺m the leaf of the 啶呧ぐ啷嵿 (arka) plant.

Derivable forms: 补谤办补辫补迟谤补岣� (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ啶�).

Arkapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms arka and patra (啶い啷嵿ぐ). See also (synonyms): 补谤办补辫补谤峁嘺.

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

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攎.

(-迟谤补岣�) Swallow wort, (Calotropis gigantea.) f.

(-迟谤腻) A kind of birth wort, (Aristolochia Indica.) E. arka the swallow wort, and patra a leaf: the leaves of the two plants being similar.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攎. Calotropis gigantea; n. its leaf.

Arkapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms arka and patra (啶い啷嵿ぐ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arkapatra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺arka-patra] (迟谤补岣�) 1. m. Swallow-wort. (迟谤腻) f. A kind of birth-wort.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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