काञ्जिक

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil கஞ்சி (kañci).

Pronunciation

Noun

काञ्जिक • (kāñjika) stem, n

  1. Sour rice gruel made from fermented rice used in Ayurveda

Usage notes

Kāñjika (काञ्जिक, “Heating through boiling acidic liquid”):—Sanskrit technical term used in Rasaśāstra literature (Medicinal Alchemy) such as the Rasaprakāśasudhākara or the Rasaratna-samuccaya. Kāñjika is an alchemical process commonly applied to various recipes involving Mercury (rasa).

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of काञ्जिक (kāñjika)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative काञ्जिकम्
kāñjikam
काञ्जिके
kāñjike
काञ्जिकानि / काञ्जिका¹
kāñjikāni / kāñjikā¹
Vocative काञ्जिक
kāñjika
काञ्जिके
kāñjike
काञ्जिकानि / काञ्जिका¹
kāñjikāni / kāñjikā¹
Accusative काञ्जिकम्
kāñjikam
काञ्जिके
kāñjike
काञ्जिकानि / काञ्जिका¹
kāñjikāni / kāñjikā¹
Instrumental काञ्जिकेन
kāñjikena
काञ्जिकाभ्याम्
kāñjikābhyām
काञ्जिकैः / काञ्जिकेभिः¹
kāñjikaiḥ / kāñjikebhiḥ¹
Dative काञ्जिकाय
kāñjikāya
काञ्जिकाभ्याम्
kāñjikābhyām
काञ्जिकेभ्यः
kāñjikebhyaḥ
Ablative काञ्जिकात्
kāñjikāt
काञ्जिकाभ्याम्
kāñjikābhyām
काञ्जिकेभ्यः
kāñjikebhyaḥ
Genitive काञ्जिकस्य
kāñjikasya
काञ्जिकयोः
kāñjikayoḥ
काञ्जिकानाम्
kāñjikānām
Locative काञ्जिके
kāñjike
काञ्जिकयोः
kāñjikayoḥ
काञ्जिकेषु
kāñjikeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: कांजी (kāñjī), काँजी (kāñjī)
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