Vajrakantaka, 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补, Vajra-kantaka: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�).鈥斉毮乴mali鈥攐ne of the twenty-eight hells. Here the punishment is by piercing one with 艣腻濒尘补濒颈 thorns for beastliness.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 V. 26. 7 and 21.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢r墨mad Dev墨 Bh膩gavatam痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�) refers to one of the thirty hells (naraka) mentioned in the Dev墨-bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 8.21 (on the narrative of hells). The hells are destinations where dead beings brought by messengers of Yama (the God of the Pit峁泂), and get punished by him according to their karmas and faults.
The Dev墨-bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 or 艢r墨mad-dev墨-bh膩gavatam (mentioning 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补), is categorised as a Mah膩pur膩峁嘺, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�) is another name for 碍辞办颈濒腻办峁, a medicinal plant identified with Astercantha longifolia Nees., a synonym of synonym of Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine from the Acanthaceae or 鈥渁canthus鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.191-193 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁辫补). Together with the names 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 and 碍辞办颈濒腻办峁, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsVajrakantaka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. from the Cactaceae (Cactus) family having the following synonyms: Cactus chinensis, Cactus indicus, Opuntia dillenii. For the possible medicinal usage of vajrakantaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Vajrakantaka [啶掂啷嵿ぐ 啶曕啶熰] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Euphorbia antiquorum L. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family.
Vajrakantaka [啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぞ啶｀啶熰] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Vajrakantaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygrophila auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Teliostachya lanceolata Nees var. crispa Nees (among others).
2) Vajrakantaka is also identified with Opuntia stricta It has the synonym Cactus strictus Haw. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1983)
· Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum (1819)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1860)
· Current Science (1980)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (Wallich) (1832)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vajrakantaka, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) Euphorbia. E. vajra a thunder-bolt, and 办补峁囜弓补办补 a thorn.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�):鈥擺=vajra-办补峁囜弓补办补] [from vajra > vaj] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Asteracantha Longifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓补办补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶�):鈥擺vajra-办补峁囜弓补办补] (办补岣�) 1. m. Euphorbia.
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)
Partial matches: Vajra, Kantaka.
Starts with: Vajrakantakashali, Vajrakantakashalmali.
Full-text: Vajrakantakashalmali, Vaccirakantakam, Kokilaksha, Naraka.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Chapter 21 - On the narrative of hells < [Book 8]
Chapter 22 - On the narrative of the sins leading to hells < [Book 8]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A comprehensive review on kokilaksha (hygrophila spinosa t ander) < [2022, Issue 07 July]
Literary review on kokil膩ksha - hygrophila auriculata (schumach.) heine < [2022, Issue 5, May]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - Description of Hells (Naraka) < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review of snuhi (Euphorbia antiquorum) in Ayurvedic texts. < [2023: Volume 12, April issue 5]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Hematinic effect of fruits of Opuntia elatior Mill. on phenylhydrazine-induced anemia in rats < [Volume 36 (2); 2015 (Apr-Jun)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory action of Opuntia elatior Mill fruits < [Volume 6 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2015]