The Sanskrit terms Vyākośa and Vyākoṣa can be transliterated into English as Vyakosa or Vyakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Vyākośa (व्याकोश) refers to “blooming” (viz., of a flower), as mentioned in a list of twenty-six synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Vyākośa] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyākośa (व्याकोश) or Vyākoṣa (व्याकोष).—a.

1) Expanded, blown, blossomed; व्याकोशकोकनदतां दधते नलिन्यः (vyākośakokanadatāṃ dadhate nalinyaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 4.46.

2) Developed; विवेकव्याकोशे विकसति शमे शाम्यति तृषा (vivekavyākośe vikasati śame śāmyati tṛṣā) Bhartṛhari 3.17.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyākośa (व्याकोश).—mfn.

(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Budded, blown. E. vi and āṅ implying separation, and kośa or koṣa a sheath; also vyākoṣa .

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Vyākoṣa (व्याकोष).—mfn.

(-ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) Budded, blown, (as a flower.) E. See the last.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyākośa (व्याकोश).—and vyākoṣa vyākoṣa, i. e. vi-ā-kośa, adj. Budded.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyākośa (व्याकोश).—[adjective] expanded, blossomed, open.

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

1) Vyākośa (व्याकोश):—[=vy-ā-kośa] mfn. (also written -ākoṣa) fully expanded or blown, opened, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] fully developed, [Bhartṛhari]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vyākośa (व्याकोश):—[vyā+kośa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Budded, blown.

2) Vyākoṣa (व्याकोष):—[vyā+koṣa] (ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) a. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vyakosha in German

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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 corpus

Vyākōśa (ವ್ಯಾಕೋಶ):—[noun] = ವ್ಯಾಕೋಚ [vyakoca].

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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: Kosha, Vya, Koca.

Starts with: Vyakoshakohanada, Vyakoshakohanadata.

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Full-text: Padmavyakosha, Vyakoshakohanada, Vyakoshakohanadata, Vyakoshikri.

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