Tikta, 罢颈办迟腻: 25 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa1) 罢颈办迟腻 (啶むた啶曕啶むぞ):鈥擜nother name for Ka峁璾ka (Helleborus niger), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikits膩 (or 鈥渢he treatment of fever鈥�) which is part of the 7th-century M膩dhavacikits膩, a Sanskrit classical work on 膧yurveda. The Sanskrit word 罢颈办迟腻 is derived from Tikta, meaning 鈥渇ragrance鈥� or 鈥渂itter, pungent鈥�. This synonym is also identified by Bh膩vami艣ra in his 16th century 叠丑腻惫补辫谤补办腻艣补. Certain plant parts are eaten as vegetables.
2) Tikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) is another name for Pa峁璷la (Trichosanthes dioica, 鈥減ointed gourd鈥�) according to the 叠丑腻惫补辫谤补办腻艣补, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bh膩vami艣ra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. Certain plant parts of Pa峁璷la are eaten as vegetables.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u1) 罢颈办迟腻 (啶むた啶曕啶むぞ) is another name for 惭奴谤惫腻, a medicinal plant identified with Marsdenia tenacissima from the Asclepiadoideae or 鈥渕ilkweed family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.19-21 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The third chapter (驳耻岣嵟玞测腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book contains climbers and creepers (惫墨谤耻诲丑). Together with the names 罢颈办迟腻 and 惭奴谤惫腻, there are a total of twenty-eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) 罢颈办迟腻 (啶むた啶曕啶むぞ) is also mentioned as a synonym for 罢颈办迟补迟耻峁囜笉墨, a medicinal plant identified with Coccinia indica (ivy gourd ) from the Cucurbitaceae or 鈥済ourd family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.64-65.
3) 罢颈办迟腻 (啶むた啶曕啶むぞ) is also mentioned as a synonym for 驰补惫补迟颈办迟腻, a medicinal plant identified with Andrographis paniculata (creat or green chireta) from the Acanthaceae or 鈥渁canthus family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.76-78.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) is another name for 鈥淧a峁璷la鈥� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogas膩rasa峁単raha (Yogasara-sa峁単raha) by V膩sudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogas膩rasa峁僩raha [mentioning tikta] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (产丑补颈峁箩测补-办补濒辫补苍腻) which is a branch of pharmacology (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嘺).
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: Asian Agri-History: Pa艣u 膧yurv膿da (Veterinary Medicine) in Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺Tikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) refers to 鈥渂itter (drugs)鈥�, and is part of the diet in the treatment of horses, according to sections on the treatment of Horses (骋补箩腻测耻谤惫别诲补 or 础艣惫腻测耻谤惫别诲补) in the Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺.鈥擳he diet also plays a role during the treatment because the food imparts a greater strength and vigour to the horses and acts as a general prophylactic against diseases. The following diets are mentioned for the horses in Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺, which are according to the 诲辞峁: [...] The diet in 办补辫丑补箩补-惫颈办腻谤补: In diseases of the deranged kapha, mudga (green gram) or kulattha (horse gram) rasa (soup/ gravy) mixed with 办补峁璾, tikta (pungent, bitter drugs), should be given to horses. [...]
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) refers to 鈥減ungent-tasting (fruits)鈥� which were created using a recipe for manipulating the taste of fruits (on the tree), according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap膩la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 ball made out of (辫颈峁囜笉墨办峁泃补) the mixture of Thevetia peruviana, Gloriosa superba, the big and small Solanum indicum kept in the hole at the root of a tree watered with the same mixture, produces pungent fruits (tikta-phala) [pras奴te tikta峁� phala峁�] (on that tree) although their natural taste is sweet鈥�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume ITikta (鈥渂itter鈥�) is a taste which gives rise to a sort of sucking sensation at the throat, removes the slimy character of the cavity of the mouth, gives rise to the appearance of goose-flesh on the skin, and increases the relish for food. The specific attributes of air (vayu or pavana) and sky (akasha) predominate in a bitter taste. The pungent, astringent and bitter (tikta) ones are dry and light in character. The tastes such as sweet, bitter (tikta) and astringent are cold in their properties. Tastes such as sweet, bitter (tikta) and astringent possessed of the virtue of subduing the deranged Pitta. Tastes such as pungent, bitter (tikta) and astringent tend to subdue the deranged Kapha.
Virtue of Tikta鈥擜 bitter taste serves to restore the natural relish of a person for food and brings on a sense of general languor. It is a good appetiser, and acts as a good purifying agent (in respect of ulcers, etc.), and proves curative in itches and urticaria. It removes thirst, swoon and fever, purifies mother鈥檚 milk, and is possessed of the virtue of drying up urine, ordure, mucous, fat and pus, etc.
A bitter taste (tikta-rasa), though possessed of the aforesaid properties, may bring on numbness of the limbs, wry-neck, convulsions, facial paralysis, violent headache, giddiness, and an aching, cutting and breaking pain, as well as a bad taste in the mouth in the event of its being largely partaken of in exclusion of all other tastes.
: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Tikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) refers to 鈥渂itter鈥�, and is mentioned in verse 1.16 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth膩na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擳ikta (鈥渂itter鈥�) has here been represented by its usual equivalent kha(-ba). Contrast vv. 14 & 15.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Tikta (啶むた啶曕啶�):鈥擝itter; one among the six rasa. Synonym of one of the medicinal plant Parpata.
2) [tikta峁僝 Bitter taste
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) refers to the 鈥渂itter flavour鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪i迟腻 (chapter 16) (鈥淥n the planets鈥�graha-bhaktiyoga鈥�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Mercury also presides over painters, grammarians, mathematicians, physicians, sculptors, spies, jugglers, infants, poets, rogues, tale-bearers, black-magicians, messengers, eunuchs, buffoons, sorcerers and conjurers; over sentinels, dancers and dancing masters; over ghee, gingelly and other oils; over seeds, over bitter flavour (tikta), over observers of religious ceremonies, over chemists and mules鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�, 鈥渂itter鈥�) refers to one of the 鈥渟ix kinds of tastes鈥� (rasa) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 36). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., tikta). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�, 鈥渂itter鈥�) refers to one of the five types of Rasa (taste) which represents one of the various kinds of 狈腻尘补, or 鈥減hysique-making (karmas)鈥�, which represents one of the eight types of Prak峁泃i-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra chapter 8. The karmas rise of which gives the taste attribute to the body are called taste body-making karma (e.g., tikta).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsTikta in the Lahaul language is the name of a plant identified with Lomatogonium carinthiacum (Wulfen) Rchb. from the Gentianaceae (Gentian) family having the following synonyms: Swertia carinthiaca, Pleurogyne carinata. For the possible medicinal usage of tikta, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Tikta in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Anguina dioeca, Trichosanthes officinalis.
Tikta [啶むた啶曕啶むぞ] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Sopubia trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don from the Orobanchaceae (Broomrape) family having the following synonyms: Gerardia scabra, Gerardia sopubia.
Tikta [啶熰た啶曕啶熰ぞ] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Halenia elliptica D.Don from the Gentianaceae (Gentian) family having the following synonyms: Swertia peloris.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Tikta in India is the name of a plant defined with Coptis teeta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coptis teetoides C.Y. Cheng.
2) Tikta is also identified with Euphorbia antiquorum It has the synonym Tithymalus antiquorum (L.) Moench (etc.).
3) Tikta is also identified with Gentianella moorcroftiana It has the synonym Aloitis moorcroftiana (Wall. ex G. Don) Omer, Qaiser & Ali (etc.).
4) Tikta is also identified with Swertia chirayita It has the synonym Gentiana chirarta Roxb. (etc.).
5) Tikta is also identified with Swertia petiolata It has the synonym Swertia petiolata Royle.
6) Tikta is also identified with Zanthoxylum budrunga It has the synonym Zanthoxylum budrunga DC..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Fitoterapia (2003)
· Hooker鈥檚 Icones Plantarum (3431)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1991)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1845)
· Taxon (1980)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tikta, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytikta (啶むた啶曕啶�).鈥攁 S Sharp, pungent, biting. 2 Bitter. 3 Used as s m Pungency: also bitterness.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�).鈥�a. [tij-b膩掳 kartari kta]
1) Bitter, pungent (as one of the six flavours of Rasas); 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶苦啷嵿い啷堗ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶溹ぎ- 啶︵啶班啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶む 啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶むさ啷冟し啷嵿啶苦 (tasy膩stiktairvanagajama- dairv膩sita峁� v膩ntav峁涐梗峁璱岣�) Meghad奴ta 2.
2) Fragrant; 啶曕啷佮い啶苦啷嵿い啶曕し啶距く啶距じ啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶班き啷嵿く啷囙そ啶た 啶啶班啷�啶班啶むた啶むぞ啶� (办补峁璾tiktaka峁Ｄ亂膩stu saurabhye'pi prak墨rti迟腻岣�)' 啶囙い啶� 啶曕啶多さ啶� (iti ke艣ava岣�) 艢i艣up膩lavadha 5.33; 啶む啶啷嵿ぐ啷�啶∴ぞ啶ㄠた啶班い啶啶掂い啶�- 啶膏啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠい啶苦啷嵿い啷堗ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶︵啶た啶� (toyakr墨岣嵞乶iratayuvati- sn膩natiktairmarudbhi岣�) Meghad奴ta 33.
-办迟补岣� 1 Bitter taste; (see under 办补峁璾).
2) The Ku峁璦ja tree.
3) Pungency.
4) Fragrance.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-办迟补岣�-办迟腻-办迟补峁�) 1. Bitter. 2. Fragrant. m.
(-办迟补岣�) 1. A bitter taste, bitterness. 3. Fragrance, perfume. 3. A medicinal plant, (Echites antidysenterica.) 4. A tree, (Capparis trifoliata:) see 惫补谤耻峁嘺. f.
(-办迟腻) Katuki, a medicinal plant. n.
(-办迟补峁�) A medicinal plant, (Mollugo pentaphylla.) E. tij to sharpen, (the appetite,) affix karttari kta .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�).鈥擺adjective] sharp, pungent, bitter, fragrant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tikta (啶むた啶曕啶�):鈥攁 ktaka See below.
2) [from tij] b mfn. bitter (one of the 6 modifications of taste, rasa), pungent, [Mah膩bh膩rata xii, xiv; Su艣ruta] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] fragrant, [Meghad奴ta; 艢i艣up膩la-vadha v, 33]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a bitter taste, pungency, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] fragrance, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] Wrightia antidysenterica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Capparis trifoliata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Agathotes Chirayta, [Nigha峁囜弓uprak膩艣a]
9) [v.s. ...] = pari-, [ib.]
10) [v.s. ...] Terminalia Catappa, [ib.]
11) [v.s. ...] a sort of cucumber, [ib.] (cf. 补苍腻谤测补-, 办颈谤腻迟补-, cira-, 尘补丑腻-)
12) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a medicinal plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] a kind of salt, [Nigha峁囜弓uprak膩艣a]
14) 罢颈办迟腻 (啶むた啶曕啶むぞ):鈥擺from tikta > tij] f. Name of a plant (= -谤辞丑颈峁嚹�, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]; Clypea hernandifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]; a water-melon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]; Artemisia sternutatoria, [叠丑腻惫补辫谤补办腻艣补]; = yava-, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]; cf. 办腻办补-), [Su艣ruta iv, 5, 12.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�):鈥�(办迟补岣�) 1. m. A bitter taste. a. Bitter; fragrant. f. n. A plant.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Titta.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�) [Also spelled tikt]:鈥�(a) acrid; pungent; ~[迟腻] acridity; pungency.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTikta (嗖む部嗖曕硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] having a thin, keen edge or fine point; sharp.
2) [adjective] (fig.) causing or intended to cause discomfort, pain; bitter.
3) [adjective] characterised by strong feelings of hatred, resentment, cynicism, etc.
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Tikta (嗖む部嗖曕硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a taste that is sharp, unpleasant; bitter.
2) [noun] pleasing smell; pleasant odour; fragrance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryTikta (啶むた啶曕啶�):鈥攁dj. bitter; pungent; n. bitter taste;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+13): Tikta-gokshura, Tikta-koshataki, Tiktaa, Tiktabhadraka, Tiktadugdha, Tiktaghrita, Tiktagoksurah, Tiktagunja, Tiktajirakah, Tiktakaghrita, Tiktakandaka, Tiktakandika, Tiktake, Tiktakhya, Tiktalabu, Tiktalonika, Tiktamrita, Tiktamukharasatva, Tiktanga, Tiktaparva.
Full-text (+183): Mahatikta, Kakatikta, Kiratatikta, Yavatikta, Vanatikta, Katutikta, Anaryatikta, Tiktashaka, Brihattikta, Ciratikta, Pancatikta, Bahutikta, Tiktagandha, Tiktaphala, Tiktasara, Tiktabhadraka, Tiktadugdha, Tiktavalli, Tiktatumbi, Tiktarohinika.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.111.9 < [Sukta 111]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Exploring tikta rasa and its therapeutic utility < [2018: Volume 7, July special issue 14]
A review on keechaka taila in darunaka(pitiriasis capitis) < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]
Management of sandhishula and sandhishotha- an ayurvedic approach < [2022: Volume 11, July special issue 10]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Allium ascalonicum linn- an ayurvedic perspective < [2014, Issue IV Jul-Aug]
Management of type 2 diabetes through ayurveda: a case study < [2019, Issue 9, September]
Critical evaluation of action of chinchadi thailam in osteoarthritis knee (janusandhigata vata) < [2020, Issue 5, May]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 136 < [Volume 3 (1906)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 28 < [Volume 2 (1872)]
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