Dhup, Dhoop, Dhūp: 12 definitions
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Dhup means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi, biology. 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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India history and geography
: Shodhganga: Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis and Thengal Kacharis of AssamDhup refers to “A type of ball made from cloth�.—It is included in the glossary section of the study on the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis tribes of Assam (India) who possess a rich cultural heritage, folk customs, local traditions and oral histories

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsDhup [धुप] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Dolomiaea macrocephala DC. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Carduus nepalensis, Jurinea dolomiaea, Jurinella macrocephala. For the possible medicinal usage of dhup, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Dhup in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Hippolytia longifolia (Rech.f.) C.Shih from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Chrysanthemum longifolium, Tanacetum dolichophyllum, Chrysanthemum dolichophyllum.
Dhup in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston from the Simaroubaceae (Quassia) family having the following synonyms: Ailanthus malabarica, Pongelion malabaricum.
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsDhoop in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Hippolytia longifolia (Rech.f.) C.Shih from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Chrysanthemum longifolium, Tanacetum dolichophyllum, Chrysanthemum dolichophyllum. For the possible medicinal usage of dhoop, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dhoop in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus triphysa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ailanthus triphysa Alston (among others).
2) Dhoop is also identified with Dendranthema nubigena It has the synonym Tanacetum nubigenum Wall. ex DC. (etc.).
3) Dhoop is also identified with Hippolytia tomentosa.
4) Dhoop is also identified with Juniperus polycarpos It has the synonym Juniperus excelsa Pursh, nom. illeg. (etc.).
5) Dhoop is also identified with Jurinea dolomiaea.
6) Dhoop is also identified with Jurinea macrocephala It has the synonym Jurinea macrocephala Benth. (etc.).
7) Dhoop is also identified with Rhododendron anthopogon It has the synonym Rhododendron anthopogon var. album Davidian) (from the Greek anthos ‘flower� and pogon ‘beard� (etc.).
8) Dhoop is also identified with Skimmia laureola It has the synonym Limonia laureola DC. (etc.).
9) Dhoop is also identified with Valeriana jatamansi It has the synonym Valeriana wallichii DC. (etc.).
10) Dhoop is also identified with Vateria indica It has the synonym Vateria malabarica Blume (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tetrahedron
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Silvae Geneticae (1973)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1821)
· Suppl. Carp. (1805)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1838)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhoop, for example extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dhup in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus triphysa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera triphysa Dennst., Fabaceae (among others).
2) Dhup is also identified with Vateria indica It has the synonym Vateria malabarica Blume (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tetrahedron
· Schlüssel Hortus indicus malabaricus (1818)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology (2003)
· Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhup, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhūp (धूप्).—I. 1. P. (ūⲹپ, dhūpāyita) To heat or to be heated. -II. 1 U. (ū貹ⲹپ-ٱ)
1) To fumigate, perfume, incense, to make fragrant.
2) To shine.
3) To speak.
4) (In Astr.) To obscure with mist, eclipse.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्).—[ū貹] r. 1st cl. (ūⲹپ) To heat. r. 10th cl. (ū貹ⲹپ-ٱ) 1. To speak. 2. To shine. tāpe aka0 tāpane saka0 bhvā0 pa0 se� . dīpto cu0 ubha0 aka0 dīpane saka0 se� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्).—i. 1, ūⲹ, and i. 10, ū貹ⲹ, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To fumigate, [śܳٲ] 1, 16, 9. 2. To perfume, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 10, 30; [Śśܱ] 4, 52. 3. i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] � To speak, or to shine.
� With the prep. ava ava, To perfume, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 83, 16 Gorr.
� With upa upa, To fumigate, [峾ⲹṇa] 5, 14, 7. 2. To fill with smoke, Mahābhārata 1, 815.
� With pra pra, To perfume, Mahābhārata 12, 1389.
� Cf. etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्):�([Dhātupāṭha xi, 2; xxxiii, 99]). See ū貹ⲹ and ⲹ above.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्):�ūⲹپ 10. a. To heat, ū貹ⲹti to speak; to shine.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 dictionaryDhup in Hindi refers in English to:�(nf) the sun; sunshine; incense, gum benzoin; ~[ghadi] a sundial; —[cadhana] the sun to rise high in the sky, to be nearing midday; -[chamha] sun and shade; a kind of cloth with a sun and shade touch; (fig.) happiness and sorrow; ~[dana] an incensory; a thurible; thurification, incensing; ~[dani/patra] an incensory, a thurible; ~[dara] sunny; -[dipa] accessories for worship—incense (—stick) and lamp; ~[batti] an incense-stick; ~[snana] basking; —[khana] to bask in the sun; to be heat-struck; to be sun-treated; —[dikhana] to put or spread in the sun; —[dena] to burn incense (for religious performance); to spread out in the sun (as clothes etc.); —[mem bala sapheda hona] to age without experience; to be old and yet devoid of wisdom; —[lena/-sekana] to bask in the sun..—dhup (धू�) is alternatively transliterated as Dhūpa.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhoop is another spelling for धू� [ū貹].—n. 1. incense; fragrant gum or resin; aroma; 2. light or heat of the sun; sunshine; the sun;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Dhup gugal, Dhup jar, Dhupa, Dhupa fat, Dhupabhajana, Dhupada, Dhupada-mara, Dhupadamar, Dhupadamara, Dhupadammar, Dhupadammara, Dhupadana, Dhupadani, Dhupadayaka, Dhupadhuma, Dhupadhumra, Dhupadhupita, Dhupaghata, Dhupagumdige, Dhupahaku.
Full-text (+16): Dhupa, Cinke-dhoop, Guggula-dhup, Guggul-dhup, Dhoop-halnu, Vidhup, Sinke-dhupa, Dhupadhumra, Dhupa-halnu, Dhupana, Kesh-dhoop, Guggal dhoop, Sangli dhoop, Pahadi dhup, Guggal dhup, Dhup jar, Dhup gugal, Gugul dhup, Dhup maram, Dhup-gugali.
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Search found 15 books and stories containing Dhup, Dhoop, Dhūp; (plurals include: Dhups, Dhoops, Dhūps). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Dhoopana chikitsa as a treatment modality < [2020: Volume 9, September issue 10]
Importance of sthanik chikitsa in obstetrics and gynecology < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]
Advancement in ayurvedic paediatrics by virtue of modern technology < [2019: Volume 8, October issue 11]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Formulation and evaluation of polyherbal dhoop (fumigation) for its antimicrobial and decongestive activity < [2019, Issue 7, July]
Scientific evaluation of apasmaraghna dhoop (herbal fumigation) in the management of seizure disorder in children < [2017, Issue II February,]
Purification of air by lakshaharidraadi yoga and some measures to reverse the impact of polluted air < [2021, Issue 9, September]
Social Folk customs of the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis (by Suravi Gohain Duwarah)
Part 4.2 - Description of Dhup Khel < [Chapter 3 - Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis]
Part 4 - Comparison of Recreation and Games (of Assamese tribes) < [Chapter 5 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
The Shakta concept of Diksa (Initiation) < [Chapter 5 - Shakta-Tantras—Saundaryalahari as an epitome of Shaktism]
The Yantra method of Tantric worship < [Chapter 6 - Saundaryalahari—External modes of Worship practised]
Role of Vyadhikshamatava in Disease Management: Focus on Covid-19 < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]
Antimicrobial Effects of Shrevestakadi Yoni Dhoopan on Vaginal Discharge < [Volume 11, Issue 1: January-February 2024]
New interventions in fumigating with aparajitha dhooma choornam < [Volume 8, Issue 2: March - April 2021]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)