Pancatikta, ʲñپٲ, Panca-tikta, Pancan-tikta, Pamcatikta: 8 definitions
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Pancatikta 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 Panchatikta.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)ʲñپٲ (पञ्चतिक्�) or ʲñپٲghṛta refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ѳܳī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Ѳܳī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term—ʲñپٲ�-ghṛta in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads�貹ñپٲṛtԲ.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurvedaʲñپٲ (पञ्चतिक्�, “five bitters�).—The Sanskrit name for an important Ayurvedic drug combination.—Guḍūcī, Vāsā, Kaṭukā, Kirātatikta and Nimba—these are known as five bitters. This group (ʲñپٲ) is beneficial in the disorders caused by kapha and pitta.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsPaṃcatikta (पंचतिक्त):—Group of following five plants having bitter taste; Tinospora cardifolia, Adhatoda vasica, Azadirachta indica, Solanum surattense, Trichosanthus dioca

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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʲñپٲ (पञ्चतिक्�).—the five bitter things:-निवामृतावृषपटोलनिदिग्धिकाश्च (Ծ峾ṛt屹ṛṣ貹ṭoԾ徱ś).
Derivable forms: 貹ñپٲ (पञ्चतिक्तम�).
ʲñپٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 貹ñ and tikta (तिक्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲñپٲ (पञ्चतिक्�):—[=貹ñ-پٲ] [from 貹ñ] n. 5 bitter things (viz. nimba, ṛt, ṛṣ, 貹ṭo, and ṇi徱), [Bhāvaprakāśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPaṃcatikta (ಪಂಚತಿಕ್ತ):—[noun] (pl.) the five bitter things, neem leaves, Indian gooseberry (of Emblica officinalis), justice wort (Adhatoda vasica), snake gourd (of Trichosanthes cucumerina) and brinjal (of Solanum indicum).
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: Tikta, Panca.
Starts with: Pancatiktaghrita.
Full-text: Pancatiktaghrita.
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