Khaskhasa: 8 definitions
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Khaskhasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓uKhaskhasa (啶栢じ啷嵿啶�) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Papaver somniferum Linn. (or 鈥榦pium poppy鈥�) from the Papaveraceae or 鈥減oppy鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.163 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. Khaskhasa is commonly known in Hindi as Ahiphen, Af墨m or Post; in Bengali as Terbriksa; in Marathi as Af奴; in Gujarati as Dod膩v膩 or Af墨n膩; in Telugu as G膩s膩l奴; and in Kannada as Af墨m. Note: Khaskhas is actually known for the seeds of Papaver somniferum, which is less toxic then opium itself, because the fibre content is much more in it that the active principles.
Khaskhasa is mentioned as having three synonyms: S奴k峁ab墨ja, Sub墨ja and S奴k峁ata峁囜笉ula.
Properties and characteristics: 鈥淜haskhasa, after digestion, emerges as sweet. It bestows strength, potency and lustre to the body鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Khaskhasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Papaver somniferum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Papaver somniferum var. hortense (Hussenot) Rouy & Foucaud (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhaskhasa (啶栢じ啷嵿啶�).鈥擯oppy.
Derivable forms: 办丑补蝉办丑补蝉补岣� (啶栢じ啷嵿啶膏).
See also (synonyms): 办丑腻办丑补蝉补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaskhasa (啶栢じ啷嵿啶�).鈥攎.
(-蝉补岣�) The poppy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaskhasa (啶栢じ啷嵿啶�):鈥�m. (= khasa-tila) poppy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaskhasa (啶栢じ啷嵿啶�):鈥�(蝉补岣�) 1. m. The poppy.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Khaskhasarasa, Khaskhasasara.
Full-text: Khaskhasarasa, Khakhasa, Khasatila, Khaskhasasara, Khakhasatila, Subija, Sukshmatandula, Sukshmabija, Khaskhas, Ahiphen, Post, Terbriksa, Dodava, Gasalu, Aphina, Aphu, Afim, Shasha.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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