Kalashaka, Kālaśāka, Kala-shaka: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kālaśāka can be transliterated into English as Kalasaka or Kalashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKālaśāka (कालशाक):—(1. kāla + śāka) n. Ocimum sanctum L. (s. kālamāla) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 4, 31.] [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 272.] [Mahābhārata 13, 3274. 4249.] [Suśruta 1, 222, 6. 372, 13.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKālaśāka (कालशाक):—n. —
1) Ocimum sanctum [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] —
2) Corchorus capsularis , Jute [Materia medica of the Hindus 302.]
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Ends with: Brihatkalashaka, Vrihatkalashaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.272 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.266 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.123 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.297 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 220 - Importance of Gajacchāyā < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 221 - Things Worthy of Being Offered in Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
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