Tikshnaka, Tīkṣṇaka: 6 definitions
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Tikshnaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Tīkṣṇaka can be transliterated into English as Tiksnaka or Tikshnaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyTīkṣṇaka (तीक्ष्णक) is another name for Rājasarṣapa, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Brassica nigra (black mustard), from the Brassicaceae family. Certain plant parts of Rājasarṣapa are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 16.121), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇaka (तीक्ष्णक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. The scrotum or the testicles. 2. White mustard. E. kan added to the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tīkṣṇaka (तीक्ष्णक):—[from tīkṣṇa] m. Bignonia suaveolens, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] black mustard, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] = ṇa-taṇḍulā, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇaka (तीक्ष्णक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. The scrotum or testicles; white mustard.
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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: Tikshnakalka, Tikshnakalpa, Tikshnakanda, Tikshnakanta, Tikshnakantaka, Tikshnakantas, Tikshnakara, Tikshnakarmakrit, Tikshnakarman, Tikshnakarmman.
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Full-text: Sutikshnaka, Titcanakam, Ticcanakam, Navadhatu, Tikshniyas, Saptadhatu, Rajasarshapa.
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