Lohitanga, Lohita-anga, Lohitamga, ³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹, Lohit²¹á¹…g²¹, Lohitangamaya, Lohit²¹á¹…g²¹maya: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Lohitanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu Iconograpy³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�, “Marsâ€�):—Son of ĪśÄna (aspect of Åšiva, as in, one of the eight names of Rudra) and SuvarchalÄ, according to the ±ÊÄå»å³¾²¹-±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa.

Shilpashastra (शिलà¥à¤ªà¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, Å›ilpaÅ›Ästra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ä€yurveda and botany³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�) is another name (synonym) for Kampillaka, which is the Sanskrit word for Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century ¸éÄåÂá²¹²Ô¾±²µ³ó²¹á¹‡á¹³Ü (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄá¹ya-Å›Ästra³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the NÄá¹yaÅ›Ästra 1.26-33. After BrahmÄ created the NÄá¹yaveda (²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the NÄá¹yaveda from BrahmÄ, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., ³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹) various roles suitable to them.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�).—The son of the Earth, MahÄ«.*
- * Viṣṇu-purÄṇa I. 8. 11.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Lohitanga in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens Boiss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
· Fontqueria (1987)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1966)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lohitanga, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�).â€�
1) the कामà¥à¤ªà¤¿à¤²à¥à¤� (°ìÄå³¾±è¾±±ô±ô²¹) tree.
2) the planet Mars; बà¥à¤°à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤°à¤¾à¤¶à¤¿à¤� समावृतà¥à¤¯ लोहिताङà¥à¤—ो वà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ (brahmarÄÅ›iá¹� samÄvá¹›tya lohitÄá¹…go vyavasthitaá¸�) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 6.3.18.
Derivable forms: ±ô´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹á¸� (लोहिताà¤È¨¥à¤—ः), ±ô´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹á¸� (लोहिताà¤È¨¥à¤—ः).
³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lohita and ²¹á¹…g²¹ (अङà¥à¤—). See also (synonyms): lohiny²¹á¹…g²¹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�).—m.
(-á¹…g²¹á¸�) The planet Mars. E. lohita, ²¹á¹…g²¹ body.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�).—i. e. lohita -²¹á¹…g²¹, m. The planet Mars, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 142.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�).—[masculine] the planet Mars (lit. the red-limbed).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�):—[from lohita > loha] m. ‘red-limbedâ€�, the planet Mars, [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] red powder, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�):—[±ô´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄå+á¹…g²¹] (á¹…g²¹á¸�) 1. m. Planet Mars.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLÅhitÄṃga (ಲೋಹಿತಾಂಗ):â€�
1) [noun] the Mars, the red-planet.
2) [noun] a kind of plant.
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 Dictionary³¢´Ç³ó¾±³ÙÄåá¹…g²¹ (लोहिताङà¥à¤�):—n. the planet Mars;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarylohit²¹á¹…g²¹maya (လောဟá€á€á€„်္ဂမá€�) [(ti) (á€á€�)]â€�
[lohit²¹á¹…g²¹+maya]
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Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aki, Lohitanga, Rohita, Anga, Na, Maya.
Starts with: Lohitangamani, Lohitangamanimaya.
Full-text: Lohitangamani, Lohitang, Lohinyanga, Lohitanka, Kampillaka, Ishana, Graha.
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