Kacchapika, Kacchapikā: 4 definitions
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Kacchapika 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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Alternative spellings of this word include Kachchhapika.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKacchapikā (कच्छपिका):—(von kacchapī,b.) f. eine Art Abscess [Hindu System of Medicine 412.] [Suśruta 1, 273, 12. 16. 292, 7.]
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Kacchapikā (कच्छपिका):—auch eine kleine Schildkröte. — Vgl. kara, pāṇi .
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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Partial matches: Kaccha, Pika.
Ends with: Karakacchapika, Panikacchapika.
Full-text: Panikacchapika, Karakacchapika.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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