kuṅkuma

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[mw] n. saffron (Crocus sativus, the plant and the pollen of the flowers) Sus3r.; Ragh.; Bhartr2. &c 034469 287,3 51408 mfn. red, coppery red. 034470 287,3 51409 m. saffron used as an unguent Bhartr2. 034471 287,3 51410 f. the pollen of saffron. 034472 287,3 51411

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n. saffron (Crocus sativus, the plant and the pollen of the flowers) Sus3r.; Ragh.; Bhartr2. &c 034469 287,3 51408 mfn. red, coppery red. 034470 287,3 51409 m. saffron used as an...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

179

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35

DCS: ornament; rhetorical ornament | Monier-Williams: kuNkuma n. saffron ( Crocus sativus , the plant and the pollen of the flow

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Rasaratnākara 24 13.4%
2. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 19 10.6%
3. Uḍḍāmareśvaratantra 18 10.1%
4. Suśrutasaṃhitā 12 6.7%
5. Ānandakanda 11 6.1%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasārṇava surface: kuṅkuma

  candanāgurukarpūrakuṅkumāntargato rasaḥ

• Rasaratnākara surface: kuṅkumaṃ

  dagdhamaṅkollamūlaṃ tu karpūraṃ kuṅkumaṃ tathā

• Rasārṇava surface: kuṅkumaṃ

  mañjiṣṭhā kuṅkumaṃ lākṣā khadiraścāsanaṃ tathā