Vainava, ³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹: 10 definitions
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Vainava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: The significance of the mÅ«la-beras (natya)³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ means to “stand with one leg slantingâ€� and represents one of six positions of the legs used in °ìÅ«³Ù³Ù³Ü (dance) as defined in the first book of the Pañcamarapu (‘five-fold traditional usageâ€�) which deals with niruttam (dance, one of the sixty–four arts) and represents an important piece of Tamil literature.—The Pañcamarapu (“five-fold traditional usageâ€�) refers to a book on five established literary usages (five-fold traditional usages) defines terms such as ³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹. It was composed by Cerai AṟivanÄr in the 9th century AD during the time of Pandyan Tirumaran of the last Caá¹…kam Period.

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).
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vainava in India is the name of a plant defined with Caryota urens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caryota urens Blanco (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Fragmenta Botanica. (1800)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vainava, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (वैणव).â€�a. (-±¹Ä« f.) [वेणà¥-अणà¥� (±¹±ðá¹Ðê-²¹á¹�)]
1) Made of or produced from a bamboo; वैणवीà¤� धारयेदà¥à¤¯à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤� सोदकà¤� à¤� कमणà¥à¤¡à¤²à¥à¤®à¥� (±¹²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹Ä«á¹� dhÄrayedyaá¹£á¹iá¹� sodakaá¹� ca kam²¹á¹‡á¸alum) Manusmá¹›ti 4.36.
-±¹²¹á¸� 1 A bamboo-staff.
2) A worker in bamboo or wicker-work.
3) A flute.
-±¹Ä« Bamboomanna.
-vam The seed or fruit of the bamboo.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (वैणव).—mfn.
(-±¹²¹á¸�-±¹Ä«-±¹²¹á¹�) Produced by or made of a bamboo. m.
(-±¹²¹á¸�) 1. A bamboo staff. 2. A worker in bamboo or wicker-work. n.
(-±¹²¹á¹�) Bamboo-seed. f. (-±¹Ä«) Bamboo-manna. E. ±¹±ðá¹Ðê a bamboo, ²¹á¹� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (वैणव).—i. e. ±¹±ðá¹Ðê + a, I. adj., f. ±¹Ä«, Made of bambu, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 4, 36. Ii. m. 1. A bambu-staff. 2. A worker in bambu or wicker-work.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (वैणव).—[feminine] Ä« made of bamboo-reed; [masculine] flute.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (वैणव):—[from ±¹²¹¾±á¹‡a] mf(Ä«)n. consisting or made of or produced from bamboo (with ²Ô¾±³¦²¹²âÄåá¸�, ‘supply of bambooâ€�; with agni, ‘a b° fireâ€�; with yava, ‘b°-cornâ€�), [TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄ; Åšatapatha-brÄhm²¹á¹‡a; Gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] made of grains of barley, [KÄtyÄyana-Å›rauta-sÅ«tra]
3) [v.s. ...] belonging to a flute, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a flute, [MahÄbhÄrata]
5) [v.s. ...] a student’s staff cut from a b°, any b°-staff, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] a worker in b°, [Horace H. Wilson]
7) [v.s. ...] the son of a MÄhiá¹£ya and a BrÄhman woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a [patronymic] [ĀśvalÄyana-Å›rauta-sÅ«tra]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of a sacred place of pilgrimage, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
10) [from ±¹²¹¾±á¹‡a] n. the fruit of Veṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] gold from the Veṇu river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of two SÄmans, [Ä€rá¹£eya-brÄhm²¹á¹‡a]
13) [v.s. ...] of a Vará¹£a in KuÅ›a-d±¹Ä«pa, [MÄrk²¹á¹‡á¸eya-purÄṇa]
14) [v.s. ...] of a sacred place, [Colebrooke]
15) Vainava (वैनव):â€�n. Name of a SÄman, [Ä€rá¹£eya-brÄhm²¹á¹‡a]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (वैणव):—[(vaá¸�-vÄ-±¹²¹á¹�) a.] Produced by or made of a bambu. m. A bambu staff; a workman in bambus.
[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 corpus³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (ವೈಣವ):—[adjective] made of bamboo (or its splits).
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³Õ²¹¾±á¹‡a±¹²¹ (ವೈಣವ):â€�
1) [noun] a stick of bamboo or rattan.
2) [noun] a bamboo seed, earlier used as food.
3) [noun] a bamboo flute.
4) [noun] a man who makes baskets, mats, etc. using bamboo splits.
5) [noun] a kind of tree.
6) [noun] its fruit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vainavakamam, Vainavam, Vainavan, Vainavanilai, Vainavata.
Full-text: Vainavanilai, Vainavam, Rainava, Cattuvikapuranam, Shanmatam, Vainavin, Yamunacariyar, Vainavi, Manakkal Nampi, Arucamayam, Bilvadi, Veluva, Tiritantam, Nampillai, Akamacastiram, Tiruman, Canku-cakkarakatukkan, Upateca-rattinamalai, Nishpatti.
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