Sudhakara, Sudha-akara, Sudha-kara, Sudhākara, Sudhākāra: 11 definitions
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Sudhakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraSudhākara (सुधाकर) or Sudhākararasa is the name of a Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 19, Daha: sensation of heat). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., sudhākara-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysudhākara : (m.) the moon.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsudhākara (सुधाकर).—m A reformer. Specifically, a social reformer.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySudhākāra (सुधाकार).—the moon.
Derivable forms: sudhākāraḥ (सुधाकारः).
Sudhākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sudhā and ākāra (आकार). See also (synonyms): sudhāṅga, sudhādhāra, sudhāvāsa.
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Sudhākāra (सुधाकार).—the plasterer, white-washer; सूपकाराः सुधाकारा वंशचर्मकृतस्तथा (sūpakārāḥ sudhākārā vaṃśacarmakṛtastathā) (pratasthire) Rām.2.8.3.
Derivable forms: sudhākāraḥ (सुधाकारः).
Sudhākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sudhā and kāra (कार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySudhākara (सुधाकर).—m.
(-raḥ) The moon. E. sudhā nectar, ākara a mine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySudhākara (सुधाकर).—[masculine] = [preceding]
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Sudhākāra (सुधाकार).—[masculine] white-washer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Sudhākara (सुधाकर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[grammatical] by Kṛṣṇa Śāstrin. Oppert. Ii, 1671. 2116.
2) Sudhākara (सुधाकर):—alaṃk. Quoted by Vāsudeva on Karpūramañjarī.
3) Sudhākara (सुधाकर):—Siddhāntakaumudīṭīkā.
4) Sudhākara (सुधाकर):—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
5) Sudhākara (सुधाकर):—a grammarian. Quoted in Gaṇaratnamahodadhi p. 141. 162, in Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti, by Bhaṭṭoji Oxf. 162^b, in Dhāturatnākara.
6) Sudhākara (सुधाकर):—a tāntric writer. Mentioned in Śaktiratnākara Oxf. 101^a.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sudhākara (सुधाकर):—[=su-dhākara] [from su-dhā] m. a mine or receptacle of n°, [Naiṣadha-carita]
2) [v.s. ...] the moon, [ib.] (-tā f., [Caurapañcāśikā])
3) [v.s. ...] Name of various works. and authors.
4) Sudhākāra (सुधाकार):—[=su-dhā-kāra] [from su-dhā] m. a plasterer, whitewasher, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySudhākara (सुधाकर):—[sudhā+kara] (raḥ) 1. m. The moon.
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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 corpusSudhākara (ಸುಧಾಕರ):—[noun] the moon.
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: Akara, Dhakara, Kaara, Sudha, Kara, Cu, Shu, Cuta.
Starts with: Sudhakara paundarokayajin, Sudhakaradivakara, Sudhakarakamta, Sudhakararasa, Sudhakarata.
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Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Patākā-Sthānaka < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
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Description of Prahasana < [Chapter 2 - Nature and Classification of Sanskrit Drama]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
A critical book review on rasa prakasha sudhakara < [Volume 4, issue 1 (2016)]
Haratala (as2s3): an important arsenic compound used in ayurveda < [Volume 7, issue 2 (2019)]
Classical advocations for the administration of gold in ayurveda < [Volume 2, issue 3 (2014)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 19 - Chemists of the Metallic School: Jasodhana or Jasodhara < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
Chapter 19 - Symptoms and Treatment of Daha (sensation of heat)
Part 25 - Ar-Razi and the Indian knowledge of metallic chemistry < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
SOP development for Ras Pottali per Rasa Prakasha Sudhakara < [Volume 7, Issue 6: November-December 2020]
A Critical Appraisal of Manikya: A Ratna < [Volume 10, Issue 3: May-June 2023]
Hemagarbha pottali - the wonder drug of ayurvedic critical care < [Volume 3, issue 5: September - October 2016]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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