Kulmasha, ܱ, ܱṣa, ܱṣ�: 13 definitions
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Kulmasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 terms ܱṣa and ܱṣ� can be transliterated into English as Kulmasa or Kulmasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyܱṣa (कुल्मा�) refers to “half-ripe barley�, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—ܱṣa is recommended as an offering for the deities and gift for the Brāhmṇas (verses 437, 800). Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the Nīlamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because “what a man eats his gods eat�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India1) ܱṣa (कुल्मा�) refers to a preparation made with pulses, according to the Nirukta I.4 (also Chāndogyopaniṣad I.10.2), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—Of the pulse preparations, ܱṣa is the most prominent one among the common people. It is prepared by stewing beans and mixing them with a little ḍa and oil. Aṣṭādhyāyi says another preparation of pulse called as ū貹 (soup).
ܱṣa, when derived from derived from mudga (green gram) is classified as a ‘heavy foodstuff� as opposed to mudga (green-gram), according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇāgṇa-첹ٳԲ), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—Heavy food should [viz., ܱṣa] to be eaten only until one is half satisfied. Light food [viz., mudga] can be eaten until the full satisfaction is obtained. A man whose digestive fire is weak, should abandon heavy food.
2) ܱṣ� (कुल्माषा) refers to “sour gruel� and is classified as a type of grain (Բⲹ) in the section on tṛṇaԲⲹ (grassy grains) in the Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇāgṇa-첹ٳԲ).—TṛṇaԲⲹ-prakarṇa discusses the varieties and properties of grassy grains [...]. The properties of [viz., ܱṣ� (sour gruel)] are also discussed herein.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusܱṣa (कुल्मा�) refers to either (1) “sour gruel� or (2) “a cheap grain�, and is given to elephants as part of routine caretaking, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: �17. For sweetmeats, an ḍh첹 (1½ quarts) of meal is prescribed, O king, compounded of the fruit of Embelia ribes, ṣīb (probably Hyperanthera moringa), ܱṣa (a sour gruel, or a cheap grain), beans, and wheat�.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kulmasha in India is the name of a plant defined with Chamaecrista absus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia viscida Zoll. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Numer. List (5315)
· Pharmaceutical Biology (1998)
· Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (1980)
· Flora Malesiana (1996)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1982)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryܱṣa (कुल्मा�).—Gruel.
-ṣa� 1 A kind of grain. half-ripe barley; � हेम्यं कुल्माषान्खादन्त� बिभिक्षे (sa hemya� ܱṣānkhādanta� bibhikṣe) Ch. Up. 1.1.2.
2) A hotch potch of half-boiled rice and pulse; Bhāgavata 5.9.11.
3) A kind f disease.
Derivable forms: ܱṣam (कुल्माषम�).
See also (synonyms): ܱ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryܱṣa (कुल्मा�).—mn.
(-ṣa�-ṣa�) Sour gruel perpared by the spontaneous fermentation of the water of boiled rice. n.
(-ṣa�) 1. Half ripe barley. 2. Forced riee. 3. A sort of Phaseolus: see Ჹṣa. 4. A species of Dolichos, (D. beflorus.) See 屹첹. 5. A disease. m.
(-ṣa�) A dish consisting of half boiled rice, with pulse, &c. commonly K'hichri. E. kula a class or race, � or mas to hurt or kill, � affix; hence the word is also written ܱ.
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ܱ (कुल्मा�).—mn.
(-�-�) See ܱṣa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryܱṣa (कुल्मा�).—I. m. Sour gruel, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 9, 12. Ii. f. ṣ�, The name of a river.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryܱṣa (कुल्मा�).�([masculine] sgl. & [plural]) sour gruel of fruits etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ܱṣa (कुल्मा�):�m. (also m. [plural]) sour gruel (prepared by the spontaneous fermentation of the juice of fruits or of boiled rice), [Suśruta]
2) an inferior kind of grain, half-ripe barley, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 9, 12; Bhāvaprakāśa]
3) m. a kind of disease, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) n. sour gruel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) forced rice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) a sort of Phaseolus (= Ჹ-ṣa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) a species of Dolichos (= 屹첹), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ܱṣa (कुल्मा�):—[(ṣa�-ṣa�)] 1. m. n. Sour gruel. m. Khichrī. n. Half ripe barley.
2) ܱ (कुल्मा�):—[(�-�)] 1. m. n. See ܱṣa.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ܱṣa (कुल्मा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kumma.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusܱṣa (ಕುಲ್ಮಾ�):�
1) [noun] a liquid food of oatmeal etc. boiled and added with sour buttermilk, used poor people; sour gruel.
2) [noun] not fully cooked food of pulse or other bean.
3) [noun] the plant Dolichos biflorus of Papilionaceae family.
4) [noun] its gram; horse-gram.
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)
Starts with: Kulmashabhimuta, Kulmashabhishuta, Kulmashakhada.
Full-text (+4): Kulmashabhishuta, Kaulmashina, Kulmashakhada, Kaulmashi, Kurubilvaka, Kummasa, Kuruvinda, Kulmashabhimuta, Kuruvilvaka, Kulmashi, Kaulmashika, Navahimapatotsava, Mathya, Kaiyadevanighantu, Shivaratri, Supa, Akshiba, Modakartha, Hyperanthera moringa, Masha.
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 1.10.7 < [Section 1.10]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27k - The group of Cooked foods (Kritanna) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) � General Principles]
Chapter 8 - The Enema consisting of the Prasrita measure (prasritayoga-siddhi) < [Siddhisthana (Siddhi Sthana) � Section on Successful Treatment]
Chapter 26 - Discussion among Sages regarding Tastes (Rasa) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) � General Principles]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 366 - Words relating to Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and other classes
Chapter 299 - Recipes for the diseases of infants (bālatantra)
Chapter 279 - The description of the potent remedies (siddha-auṣadha)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Daily Life (1): Food and Drinks < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: The story of Candanā < [Chapter IV - Mahāvīra’s second period of more than six years]
Notes on Labdhi (supernatural attainments) < [Notes]
Part 5: Death of Śreṇīka < [Chapter XII - Omniscience and wandering of Mahāvīra]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 2 - On grains, pulses and wine < [Chapter 2]