Jihvaka: 8 definitions
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Jihvaka 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexJihvaka (जिह्वक).—A Bhārgava gotrakara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 27.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJihvaka (जिह्वक).—[-jihva + ka], a substitute for jihvā when the latter part of comp. adj., e. g. a-, adj., f. kā, Without a tongue, Mahābhārata 3, 16137.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJihvaka (जिह्वक).—(adj. —°, [feminine] ikā) tongued.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jihvaka (जिह्वक):—[from jihva] mf(ikā)n. ifc. the tongue, [Mahābhārata iii, 16137] (a-jihvaka, ‘tongueless’ f. Name of a Rākṣasī), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 7, 279]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of fever, [Śalrṅg], [Vaidyav.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jihvakā (जिह्वका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jibbhiyā.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJihvaka (ಜಿಹ್ವಕ):—
1) [noun] a kind of delirium characterised by inflammation of the body, the tongue becoming rough, temporary loss of consciousness, etc.
2) [noun] one of the twelve kinds in kissing, touching the tongues mutually.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Jihva-kantarokam, Jihvakakranta, Jihvakampana, Jihvakatya.
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Full-text: Ajihvaka, Krishnajihvaka, Jibbhiya, Raktajihvaka, Ajihvika, Jihvika, Jihvakakranta.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Bhṛgu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A critical review of kiratatikta (swertia chirata) in the ayur-vedic treatise of laghutrayi and brihattrayi < [2023, Issue 09. September]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
1b. Study of Fever (Jvara) in the Caraka-Saṃhita < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]