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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Sukkaḍi (सुक्कडि) is a Sanskrit name referring to one of the two varieties of Candana, or Santalum album (Indian sandalwood). This variety was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.6-8), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

The one dried by itself is said to be the Sukkaḍi-candana. The Sukkaḍi-candana is bitter and alleviates dysuria, pitta, burning sensation and rakta diseases. The fresh and moist i.e., Veṭṭa-candana is cooling and fragrant, while the dry Sukkaḍi-candana is good for local application, smearing or annointing.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sukkaḍi (सुक्कडि):—n. dry sandal-wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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Starts with: Cukkatittal, Cukkatittam.

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Full-text: Vetta, Candana.

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