Bhringaraja, 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补, Bhringa-raja, Bhrimgaraja: 26 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 can be transliterated into English as Bhrngaraja or Bhringaraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa1) 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) is a Sanskrit word referring to 鈥渇alse daisy鈥�, a species of plant from the Asteraceae (sunflower) family of flowering plants. It can also be spelled as 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤补箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶�), and in the Hindi language it is known as Bh膩峁単r膩 or Bh膩峁単ar膩. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-sa峁僪it膩 and the Su艣ruta-sa峁僪it膩. The official botanical name is Eclipta alba (synonym: Eclipta prostrata) but it is commonly referred to in English as the 鈥淭railing eclipta鈥�. The literal translation of 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 is 鈥渂ee-king鈥�. It is composed of the words Bh峁涐箙ga (鈥渂ee鈥�) and R膩ja (鈥渒ing鈥�).
According to the M膩dhavacikits膩 (7th century Ayurvedic work), the plant (叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补) is mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers, as described in the Jvaracikits膩 (or 鈥渢he treatment of fever鈥�) chapter.
2) 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) is a Sanskrit word referring to the 鈥渒ing bird of Paradisc鈥�. The meat of this animal is part of the 尘腻峁僺补惫补谤驳补 (鈥榞roup of flesh鈥�), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 is part of the sub-group named Pratuda, refering to animals 鈥渨ho eat while striking鈥�. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasa峁僪it膩 s奴trasth膩na (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda / Kalpa叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) is the name of a Kalpa (formulation/therapy) dealt with in a section [=产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补办补濒辫补岣�] of the Gaur墨k膩帽calik膩tantra (i.e., 鈥淕auri Kanchalika Tantra鈥�): an ancient Sanskrit Shaiva Tantra framed as a dialogue between the God (艢iva) and the Goddess (艢iv膩). The text deals with spiritual and medical herbalism such as the treatment of fever and diseases in the form of Kalpas, commonly known in 膧yurveda as 鈥渞emedies鈥� or 鈥渁ntidotes鈥�. The Gaur墨k膩帽calik膩-tantra further deals with a variety of harvesting techniques and rules for optimal efficiency in collecting herbs while respecting and preserving the natural environment.
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) refers to the medicinal plant known as 鈥淓clipta prostrata (Linn.) Linn.鈥� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogas膩rasa峁単raha (Yogasara-sa峁単raha) by V膩sudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogas膩rasa峁僩raha [mentioning 产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (产丑补颈峁箩测补-办补濒辫补苍腻) which is a branch of pharmacology (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嘺).
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)1) 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) [=Madhyama- or Mah膩-产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补-taila] refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to N峁泂i峁僪a Kavi谤腻箩补 collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨 manuscript, consisting of 5,586 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term鈥擬adhyama-产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补-taila in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�(1) madhyama产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补tailavidh膩nam (2) mah膩产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补tailavidh膩na帽ca.
2) 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) or 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补gh峁泃a also refers to one of the topics discussed in the 驰辞驳腻尘峁泃补, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gop膩la Sena, Kavi谤腻箩补, of Dv膩randh膩. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he complete entry reads: 产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补gh峁泃a峁� .
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) is another name for (the white variety of) 惭腻谤办补惫补, a medicinal plant identified with Eclipta alba Hassk. or Eclipta erecta which is a synonym of Eclipta prostrata L. from the Asteraceae or 鈥渁ster鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.138-141 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 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 and 惭腻谤办补惫补, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: B膩p膩l膩l puts forth another foreign variety of 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补鈥攊.e., Tridax procumbens Linn. (cf., Nigha峁囜弓u-膩dar艣a pt.-I, p. 769).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距)鈥擲anskrit word for a bird corresponding to 鈥渞acket-tailed drongo鈥� (Dicrurus sp.). This animal is from the group called Pratuda (which peck). Pratuda itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as J膩峁単hala (living in high ground and in a jungle).
: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) or 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补kalpa is the name of a chapter of the 碍补濒辫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄.鈥擳he work is mentioned in A. Rahman鈥檚 Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.鈥擜ncient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.鈥數筢箾峁叢挡拱迓岵�-kalpa and other chapters of the 碍补濒辫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄 (also known as Kalpas膩gara) deal with sorcery and preparation of patent medicines.
: Namah Journal: An overview of certain 膧yurvedic herbs in the management of viral hepatitisBh峁涐箙ga谤腻箩膩 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距啶�) refers to the medicinal plant known as Eclipta alba, Linn. Hassk., and is employed in the treatment of K膩mala.鈥擜mong the single and compound preparations described in 膧yurveda for the treatment of 办腻尘补濒补, some of the drugs have been found to be effective. A scientific study of the drugs [viz., Bh峁涐箙ga谤腻箩膩] was carried out and significant response observed.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距).鈥擜 bird;1 a god to be worshipped before building houses and palaces.2
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: 艢膩ktism叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距) refers to one of the 53 gods to be worshipped in the southern quarter and given 辫腻测补蝉补 (rice boiled in milk) according to the 痴腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补 rite in 艢aktism (cf. 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra III-V). The worship of these 53 gods happens after assigning them to one of the 64 compartment while constructing a 叠补濒颈尘补峁囜笉补辫补. V膩stu is the name of a prodigious demon, who was killed by 53 gods (e.g., 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 is a herb used in Ayurvedic medicine commonly known as Eclipta alba.
: archive.org: Kamaratna Tantra叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距).鈥擳he root of Bhringa谤腻箩补 (Eclipta prostrata) and ashes of cowdung are made into a paste with water, over which the Ch膩mund膩 mantra is recited one hundred and eight times; if a mark is put on the forehead with this paste, then everybody is subdued.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Bhrngaraja in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Physedra gracilis A. Chev. (among others).
2) Bhrngaraja is also identified with Eclipta alba It has the synonym Cotula prostata L. (etc.).
3) Bhrngaraja is also identified with Sphagneticola calendulacea It has the synonym Seruneum calendulaceum (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (1981)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhrngaraja, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶傕啶班ぞ啶�).鈥攎 (S) pop. 产丑峁涐箙驳颈谤腻箩补 m A shrub, Verbesina prostrata. Rox. Eclipta prostrata. Linn. 2 A bird, Lanius malabaricus.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶傕啶班ぞ啶�).鈥�m The humble bee.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距).鈥�
1) see 啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距啷� (产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩).
2) Name of a bird; 啶多啶曕ざ啶距ぐ啶苦啶� 啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距啷� 啶掂ぞ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶掂た啶粪ざ啶權啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶曕啶班啶多い啶� (艣uka艣膩rik膩 产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩o v膩 sarpavi峁艣a峁卥膩y膩峁� kro艣ati) Kau. A.1.2.17; Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 12.327.4.
Derivable forms: 产丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补岣� (啶啶权啶椸ぐ啶距啶�).
叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 产丑峁涐箙驳补 and 谤腻箩补 (啶班ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距).鈥攎.
(-箩补岣�) 1. A spreading shrub, (Eclipta or Verbesina prostrata, or perhaps more properly, Verbesina scandens.) 2. A sort of bird, apparently the variety of shrike termed Malabar, (Lanius malabaricus.) 3. The humble bee. 4. A particular sacrifice. E. 产丑峁涐箙驳补 a bee, and 谤腻箩 to shine, aff. ac; or with rajas dust, 产丑峁涐箙驳补rajas and with 谤腻箩补n shining, ruling, bh峁涐箙gha谤腻箩补n m. (-箩腻.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距).鈥攎. 1. a sort of bird (Lanius malabaricus), [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 52, 18. 2. the humble bee. 3. a sort of shrub. 4. a particular sacrifice.
叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 产丑峁涐箙驳补 and 谤腻箩补 (啶班ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤补箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶�):鈥擺=产丑峁涐箙驳补-raja] [from 产丑峁涐箙驳补] ([Bh膩vaprak膩艣a]) ([Su艣ruta; Caraka etc.]) m. Eclipta Prostrata.
2) 叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距):鈥擺=产丑峁涐箙驳补-谤腻箩补] [from 产丑峁涐箙驳补] m. 鈥榖ee-king鈥�, a species of large bee, the humble bee, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the fork-tailed shrike, [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; Su艣ruta] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] Eclipta Prostrata, [Su艣ruta; 艢膩r峁単adhara-sa峁僪it膩]
5) [v.s. ...] Wedelia Calendulacea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a tutelary deity, [Var膩ha-mihira; Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of oblation or sacrifice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距):鈥擺产丑峁涐箙驳补-谤腻箩补] (箩补岣�) 1. m. Idem; a shrike; a bee; a particular sacrifice.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤补箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 叠丑补峁僩补谤补测补.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBh峁涐箖ga谤腻箩补 (啶啶傕啶班ぞ啶�) [Also spelled bhrangraj]:鈥�(nm) the medicinal shrub Eclipta prostrata.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBh峁涐箖ga谤腻箩补 (嗖硟嗖傕矖嗖班簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the plant Eclipta prostrata ( = E. alba) of Asteraceae family.
2) [noun] a kind of large bumblebee.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary叠丑峁涐箙驳补谤腻箩补 (啶啶權啶椸ぐ啶距):鈥攏. Bot. false daisy; yerba de tajo;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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