Uruvuka, Uruvūka: 6 definitions
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Uruvuka 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.
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyUruvuka (उरुवुक) is another name (synonym) for Raktairaṇḍa: one of the three varieties of Eraṇḍa, which is a Sanskrit name representing Ricinus communis (castor-oil-plant). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 8.55-57), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. Certain plant parts of Eraṇḍa are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), and it is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUruvuka (उरुवुक) or Uruvūka (उरुवूक).—The plant Ricinus Communis. (Mar. eraṇḍa).
Derivable forms: uruvukaḥ (उरुवुकः), uruvūkaḥ (उरुवूकः).
See also (synonyms): uruvu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUruvuka (उरुवुक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The castor-oil tree, (Palma christi or Ricinus communis.) E. uru great or much, (disease,) vai to wither or dry, affix uka deriv. irr. or with ūka affix uruvūka.
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Uruvūka (उरुवूक).—m.
(-kaḥ) See the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uruvuka (उरुवुक):—[from uru] m. Ricinus Communis, [Suśruta]
2) Uruvūka (उरुवूक):—[from uru] m. Ricinus Communis, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uruvuka (उरुवुक):—[uru-vuka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Castor-oil tree.
2) Uruvūka (उरुवूक):—[uru-vūka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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