Manikya, 惭腻峁噄办测补, 惭腻峁噄办测腻: 21 definitions

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�, 鈥淩uby鈥�):鈥擮ne of the nine gems (navaratna) according to the 13^th century Rasaprak膩艣asudh膩kara.

It has two known varieties:

笔补诲尘补谤腻驳补-尘腻峁噄办测补
and 狈墨濒补驳补苍诲丑颈-尘腻峁噄办测补.

The Ruby (尘腻峁噄办测补) has the following Pharmaco-therapeutic properties:

谤奴办峁 (dry) in property,
蝉补苍诲墨辫补苍补 (good stimulant to digestive fire),
惫峁涐梗测补迟补尘补 (having a high 惫峁涐梗测补 (aphrodisiac property) in karma),
destroys 惫腻迟补诲辞峁,
办补谤尘补箩补-惫测腻诲丑颈,
产丑耻迟腻产补诲丑补,
and the prakopa of all the three 诲辞峁蝉.

It is found highly suitable for kings and high society persons.

Superior: The Ruby is considered superior when the following properties can be described about the form of the gem: Mahat (big in size), 办补尘补濒补肠肠丑腻测补 (looking like lotus in colour and shade), snigdha (greasy), svaccha (clean), guru (heavy), 蝉辫丑耻峁璦 (clear), asama (uneven) and 惫峁泃迟腻测补迟补 (oval shaped).

Inferior: The Ruby is considered inferior when containing the following characteristics: Having fissures, dull shade, light weight, rough surface, flat apperance, tilled or un-straight, small in size and unclear.

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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.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) refers to 鈥渋cons made of ruby鈥�, as defined in treatises such as the P膩帽car膩tra, P膩dmasa峁僪it膩 and Vaikh膩nasa-膩gamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.鈥擜s per Br膩hm墨yacitrakarma艣膩stra (15.33-35a), the kautuka icon made of wood is of inferior (adhama) grade; the kautuka-bera made of stone, copper, silver, gold, gem and ruby (尘腻峁噄办测补) is superior in ascending order; of al, the kautuka icon made of ruby (尘腻峁噄办测补) results in both enjoyment (bhukti) and salvation (mukti).

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Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) 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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) 惭腻峁噄办测腻 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶ぞ) refers to 鈥渞ubies鈥�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] (The gross form has) five faces, ten arms and, pure, it has a smiling face. [...] Her stomach is thin, navel, deep set and thighs large. (Her) hips and knees are very soft. She has beautiful thighs and red finger (nails) that are very beautiful. She (wears) beautiful cloths, a divine garland and an excellent shawl. (She wears) a necklace made of large gems, bangles on her limbs [i.e., 办补峁璦办补-补峁単补诲补], anklets and a blazing diadem of rubies [i.e., jvalat-muku峁璦-惭腻峁噄办测腻]. O supreme mistress, adorned with divine rings (on her fingers), she sits on a svastika (as her) seat鈥�.

2a) M膩nik测腻 (啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶曕啶ぞ) refers to one of the Consorts of 翱濒墨艣补诲别惫补: one of the Nine N膩thas according to the Kulakaulin墨mata.鈥擳he Nine N膩thas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.鈥敯勘裟洸够灞鸨共� is the Car测腻 name of this N膩tha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His consort is M膩nik测腻. [Alternatively Kamal膩dev墨 according to the Kubjik膩nit测腻hnikatilaka].

2b) 惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) is the father of 惭腻迟补峁単补: another one of the Nine N膩thas according to the Kulakaulin墨mata.鈥敳涯宄俨贯箙g补鈥檚 birth-name is Bh墨madeva and his father is 惭腻峁噄办测补. Alternatively, according to the Kubjik膩nit测腻hnikatilaka, Dehila is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas)

2c) 惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) is also mentioned as the birth-name of Stambhadeva鈥攐ne of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjik膩nit测腻hnikatilaka.鈥擳hese sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine N膩thas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥擲tambhadeva is the Car测腻 name of this N膩tha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His birth-name is Dh奴rja峁璱deva (alternatively, his birth-name is 惭腻峁噄办测补 and his father is Dh奴rja峁璱 according to the Kulakaulin墨mata);

2d) 惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) is mentioned as the Gopya-n膩ma or 鈥榮ecret name鈥� of Siddha A峁兣沘deva, according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha A峁兣沘deva]: 鈥淸...] There are snakes that are hard to overcome who, unconquered, (live) in the abyss of the netherworld. He (came to be known as) Am峁泃adeva when he drank the tanks of nectar and 惭腻峁噄办测补 because he (miraculously) split apart a pearl. [...]鈥�.

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) refers to 鈥渞ubies鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 13.1-9, while describing the appearance and worship of Vi峁ａ箛u, in the form of N膩r膩ya峁嘺]鈥斺€淗e should always think of the four-armed N膩r膩ya峁嘺 arising. [...] Deva bears divine garments [and] sits atop a divine flower [i.e., a lotus]. [He is] decorated with a gleaming crown of rubies (sphurat-muku峁璦-尘腻峁噄办测补), a small bell, and a net [and] wears heavenly earrings. [...]鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: Google Books: The Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian Sources in the Comprehensive Book of Rhazes

An Indian physician by the presumed name of 惭腻峁噄办测补 travels to Iraq at the beginning of the reign of the Abbasid caliph H膩r奴n ar-Ra拧墨d, probably upon the latter鈥檚 request and perhaps in the company of a delegation dispatched by the Arab governor of Sind, Is岣ツ乹 ibn Sulaim膩n al-H膩拧im墨; he carries with Ayurvedic books; he is admitted to the palace in Baghdad, serves both the caliph and his vizier, the Barmakid Ya岣ゲ饽� ibn H膩lid, as a physician, and is also attached to the newly founded Bar膩mika hospital; the vizier commissions him to undertake the translation of the 厂耻艣谤耻迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻; 惭腻峁噄办测补 translates from Sanskrit into Pahlavi, probably on his own, and/or into Arabic, probably not on his own鈥攊t seems unlikely that he could have tackled single-handedly a direct translation from Sanskrit into Arabic; in the course of this translatory process the formal structure of the original work is altered, probably as a result of condensing its contents, and metrical structures are dissolved; the translation is commissioned and accomplished duruing Ya岣ゲ饽� ibn 岣乴id鈥檚 vizierate, namely between the years 789 and 803 CE, though 惭腻峁噄办测补 stays in Baghdad even after the downfall of the Barmakid, whom he visits in jail; 惭腻峁噄办测补 may or may not have returned to India.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) refers to the 鈥渞uby (of discrimination)鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗aving abandoned the ruby of discrimination (viveka-尘腻峁噄办测补) that fulfils all desires the one who is stupid is occupied with ideas that are unconsidered and pleasing. Also the unconsidered and pleasing teachings, which are vile, of those who are bad are practised by people who are controlled by [their] tongue and genitals, etc.鈥�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

: University of Cambridge: 础尘补谤补办辞艣补惫颈惫峁泃颈

Author of the 础尘补谤补办辞艣补惫颈惫峁泃颈. Most probably, 惭腻峁噄办测补 (or Ma峁噄ka) is also the author of the 础产丑颈苍补惫补谤腻驳丑补惫腻苍补苍诲补苍腻峁璦办补, preserved in Add. 1658.1, as well as of a Newari commentary on the legal text called 惭腻苍补惫补苍测腻测补艣腻蝉迟谤补峁玨腻, preserved in (Add.2137 (see also Shastri 1905: x and 43-44).

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Kosha (啶曕啶�, ko艣a) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences (shastra). The oldest extant thesaurus (kosha) dates to the 4th century AD.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Manikya in India is the name of a plant defined with Colubrina asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhamnus caroliniana Walter (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· American Journal of Botany (1992)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora Indica, or 鈥楧escriptions of Indian Plants鈥� (1832)
· M茅moire sur la Famille des Rhamn茅es (1826)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1989)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Manikya, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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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

尘腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�).鈥攏 S pop. 尘腻峁嚹玨补 n A ruby. m膩艣膩n膿峁� 尘腻峁嚹玨补 gi岣穉峁嚹撫箖 A figure expressive of the utter irrecoverableness of a loss.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

尘腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�).鈥�n A ruby.

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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

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�).鈥擜 ruby; 啶多啶侧 啶多啶侧 啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶ぎ啷� (艣aile 艣aile na 尘腻峁噄办测补m) 厂耻产丑腻峁�.

Derivable forms: 尘腻峁噄办测补m (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶ぎ啷�).

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惭腻峁噄办测腻 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶ぞ).鈥擜 small house-lizard.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�).鈥攏.

(-办测补峁�) A ruby. f.

(-办测腻) A house-lizard. E. 尘补峁噄 a gem, kai to call, yat or 测补帽 added.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�).鈥攊. e. 尘补峁噄 + ka + ya, I. n. A ruby, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 207, 23. Ii. f. 测腻, A house-lizard.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�).鈥擺neuter] ruby; [masculine] [Name] of a man.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攕on of Padman膩bha: Sa峁僴ip膩tacandrik膩峁璱ppa峁嚹�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�):鈥擺from 尘腻峁噄] n. ruby, [K膩vya literature; Kath膩sarits膩gara] etc.

2) 惭腻峁噄办测腻 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶ぞ):鈥擺from 尘腻峁噄办测补 > 尘腻峁噄] f. a kind of small house-lizard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) 惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�):鈥擺from 尘腻峁噄] m. Name of a man, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗

4) [v.s. ...] (with 蝉奴谤颈) Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�):鈥�(办测补峁�) 1. n. A ruby, a gem. f. (k测腻) A house lizard.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

惭腻峁噄办测补 (啶ぞ啶｀た啶曕啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 惭腻峁噄办办补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

惭腻峁噄办测补 (嗖簿嗖｀部嗖曕硩嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] a clear, deep-red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone; a ruby.

2) [noun] (pros.) a verse of four lines each having three groups of three syllables followed by two long syllables (—-, uu-, u-u, -, -).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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