Kunakha: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kunakha 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渙ne having an ugly nose鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, while describing the signs of one who is not a Siddha: 鈥淗e is excessively tall, bald, deformed, short, dwarfish, his nose is ugly [i.e., kunakha] or he has black teeth and is wrathful. Some of his limbs are missing and is deceitful, cripple and deformed, foolish, inauspicious, envious, deluded, badly behaved, and violent; without any teacher, he is devoid of the rites, he maligns the Krama without cause, he is not devoted to the Siddhas, he (always) suffers and is without wisdom. He is (always) ill and one should know that he is (always) attached (to worldly objects) and has no scripture. He has no energy and is dull and lazy. Ugly, he lives by cheating and, cruel, he is deluded, and devoid of (any) sense of reality. Such is the characteristic of one who is not accomplished (asiddha) in a past life鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ).鈥攁 disease of the nails; Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 3.
Derivable forms: kunakham (啶曕啶ㄠ啶).
Kunakha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and nakha (啶ㄠ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ).鈥攎fn.
(-办丑补岣�-办丑墨-办丑补峁�) Having ugly nails. n.
(-办丑补峁�) A disease of the nails. E. ku bad, nakha a nail; also with ini added, kunakhin. See the next.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ).鈥擺ku-nakha], m. A disorder of the finger nails (cf. the next), [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 292. 9.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ).鈥擺adjective] having ugly nails.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ):鈥擺=ku-nakha] [from ku] a mfn. having ugly nails or claws, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a disease of the nails, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补]
3) [=ku-nakha] b etc. See 1. ku.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKunakha (啶曕啶ㄠ):鈥擺ku-nakha] (kha岣�-kh墨-办丑补峁�) a. Having bad nails. 1. n. Disease in the nails.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKunakha (嗖曕硜嗖ㄠ矕):鈥�
1) [noun] a disease that turns the finger-nails black, gnarled.
2) [noun] a man with knotty and twisted nails.
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)
Full-text: Kunakhin, Kaunakhya, Kshudraroga, Kulina.
Relevant text
Search found 7 books and stories containing Kunakha; (plurals include: Kunakhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Kunakha (deformed nails) and Foot disease < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
An Ayurvedic Approach to Paronychia w.s.r. to Kunakha: A Single Case Study < [Volume 10, Suppl 3: May-June 2023]
A study of clinical condition鈥檚 related to vitiated asthi dhatu < [Volume 2, issue 2: March - April 2015]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ayurvedic management of kunakha (onychomycosis) < [2020: Volume 9, March issue 3]
Kshudraroga-a critical understanding < [2022: Volume 11, February issue 2]
鈥渦nderstanding psoriasis vis-a-vis kushta鈥� < [2024: Volume 13, February issue 3]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Understanding fungal dermatopathy in ayurveda - a conceptual study < [2020, Issue 3, March]
A short review on 鈥樷�檆oncept of kshudraroga in ayurveda鈥欌�� with special reference to skin diseases < [2014, Issue IV Jul-Aug]
Physiological aspects of asthidhatu < [2021, Issue 10, October]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 73 < [Volume 13 (1898)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 2: Nidanasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)