Amoda, 膧尘辞诲补: 27 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: V腻stu-艣腻stra膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) refers to a type of temple (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补) classified under the group named Ma峁噄ka, according to 厂补尘补谤腻峁単补峁嘺蝉奴迟谤补诲丑腻谤补 chapter 49. The Ma峁噄ka group contains ten out of a sixty-four total 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补s (temples) classified under five prime 惫颈尘腻苍补蝉 (aerial car/palace), which were created by Brahm腻 for as many gods (including himself). This group represents temples (e.g. 膧尘辞诲补) that are to be globular and oblong in shape. The 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补s, or 鈥榯emples鈥�, represent the dwelling place of God and are to be built in towns. The 厂补尘补谤腻峁単补峁嘺蝉奴迟谤补诲丑腻谤补 is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the V腻stu艣腻stra.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v腻stu艣腻stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥擜 vighna n腻yaka.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 27. 81; 44. 68.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) refers to 鈥渇ragrance鈥� (viz., of a flower), as mentioned in a list of five synonyms, according to the second chapter (诲丑补谤补峁噛腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R腻janigha峁囜弓u (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dhara峁噛腻di-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation鈥檚 relations between trees [viz., 膧尘辞诲补] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam鈥擯lant mutagenesis in ancient India膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) refers to the 鈥渇ragrant blossom鈥� (of high class mango trees), according to the 痴峁沰峁Ｄ乱耻谤惫别诲补 by S奴rap腻la (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淎n ordinary mango tree gets the good quality of a high class mango tree and puts forth fragrant blossom (腻尘辞诲补-尘辞诲颈迟补) attracting the bees if it is smeared with the thick paste of Syzygium cumini, coral, Cyperus hexastachys communis and the roots of Vetiveria zizanioides and then sprinkled with the water from the same paste鈥�.
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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) is the name of a 肠补迟耻峁补诲颈 metre (as popularly employed by the Apabhra峁兣沘 bards), as discussed in books such as the Chandonu艣腻sana, Kavidarpa峁嘺, V峁泃taj腻tisamuccaya and Svayambh奴chandas.鈥斈�尘辞诲补 has 21 尘腻迟谤腻蝉 in each of their four lines, divided into groups of 4, 5 (SIS), 4 (ISI), 6 (SSS), 2 (S) 尘腻迟谤补蝉.
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) refers to 鈥渇ragrance鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 2.17-19]鈥斺�淭he pure-souled 膧c腻rya should draw an eight petaled lotus, in smooth, pure earth [that is] smeared with sandal and aloe wood [and] scented [with] fragrant camphor (办补谤辫奴谤补-腻尘辞诲补-驳补苍诲丑腻岣峢测补) and strong saffron (办耻峁卥耻尘补-腻尘辞诲补-蝉别惫颈迟补). After he has drawn [the lotus] with a great undertaking, [the 膧carya,] decorated and adorned with a crown, smeared with sandalwood, [writes] the 尘腻迟峁沰腻. Having placed 辞峁� in the middle [on the pericarp of the lotus], he should draw [the phonemes of the 尘腻迟峁沰腻 on the petals] starting in the East鈥�.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) refers to the 鈥渇ragrance鈥� (of the Malati flower), according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R腻j腻 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: 鈥淸...] In the rainy season, when the clouds thunder, when the sky is lighted up with the flash of lightning, when the fragrance of the M腻lat墨 flower delights (腻尘辞诲补-辫谤补尘辞诲补) all creatures, when the frogs croak and the peacocks dance wildly, [...] These birds should be tended in such a way that regaining their vigour they may cast off their old feathers and assume new ones just as snakes assume a new slough. [...]鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Amoda in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis floribunda Kunth, nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1829)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or 鈥榓 Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta鈥� (1814)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1875)
· Bombay Fl. (1861)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary腻moda : (m.) 1. pleasure; 2. strong fragrance.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary膧尘辞诲补, (Sk. 腻moda, fr. 腻 + mud) that which pleases; fragrance, perfume 顿腻惫蝉.V, 51. (Page 104)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) amoda (醼♂�欋�贬���) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
摆腻+尘耻诲补+峁嘺闭
摆醼♂赌�+醼欋赌赌�+醼庐
2) 腻moda (醼♂��欋�贬���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
摆腻+尘耻诲补+峁嘺闭
摆醼♂赌�+醼欋赌赌�+醼庐
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary腻m艒da (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥攎 S Fragrance; any diffusive perfume. 2 Joy, gladness, delight.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English腻m艒da (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥�m Fragrance. Joy. 腻尘艒诲颈迟补 p Scented. Glad
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膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥�a. Gladdening, cheering up, delighting.
-诲补岣� 1 Joy, pleasure, delight; 啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う啶� 啶ぐ啶 啶溹啷嵿ぎ啷佮 (腻moda峁� parama峁� jagmu岣�) 搁腻尘.
2) Fragrance (diffusive), perfume; 啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う啶啶啶苦啷嵿え啶ㄠ啶む 啶膏啶掂え啶苦啶多啶掂ぞ啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶曕ぞ啶班た啶｀ぎ啷� (腻modamupajighnantau svani岣ヅ泇腻s腻nuk腻ri峁嘺m) R.1.43; 啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う啶� 啶曕啶膏啶き啶掂 啶啶︵啶� 啶оい啷嵿い啷� 啶啶︵啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶� 啶� 啶灌た 啶曕啶啶ぞ啶ㄠた 啶оぞ啶班く啶ㄠ啶むた (腻moda峁� kusumabhava峁� m峁沝eva dhatte m峁沝gandha峁� na hi kumum腻ni dh腻rayanti) 厂耻产丑腻峁�; 啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶掂啶い啶苦す啶距ぐ啶啶啶� (腻尘辞诲补办补谤尘补惫测补迟颈丑腻谤补尘墨测耻岣�) 艢i艣up腻lavadha 2. 2; Meghad奴ta 31.
3) Strong smell; 啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う啷� 啶� 啶灌た 啶曕じ啷嵿い啷傕ぐ啷嵿く啶距 啶多お啶ム啶� 啶啶班啶距ざ啷嵿く啶む (腻modo na hi kast奴ry腻岣� 艣apathena prak腻艣yate) 厂耻产丑腻峁�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥攎.
(-诲补岣�) 1. A fragrancy, a diffusive perfume. 2. Strong smell. 3. Pleasure. E. 腻峁� before mud to be pleased, 驳丑补帽 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥攊. e. 腻-mud + a, m. 1. Pleasure, [碍颈谤腻迟腻谤箩耻苍墨测补] 5, 26. 2. A fragrancy, strong smell, [峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补] 6, 34.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う).鈥擺adjective] gladdening; [masculine] joy, fragrance.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攁
鈥擺commentary] on the Ny腻yasiddh腻ntama帽jar墨. Cop. 9. Hall. p. 201. Quotes frequently Gop墨n腻tha.
2) 膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う):鈥攁
鈥擺commentary] on the Ny腻y腻m峁泃a, by Vijay墨ndra Bhik峁. Burnell. 108^a. Oppert. Ii, 2903. 3042. 6642.
3) 膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う):鈥擱asama帽jar墨峁玨腻. Oppert. 5758.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う):鈥擺=腻-尘辞诲补] mf(腻)n. (鈭�mud), gladdening, cheering up, [艢atapatha-br腻hma峁嘺; K腻ty腻yana-艣rauta-s奴tra]
2) [v.s. ...] m. joy, serenity, pleasure, [R腻m腻ya峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] fragrancy, a diffusive perfume
4) [v.s. ...] strong smell, smell, [Raghuva峁兣沘; Meghad奴ta; 艢i艣up腻la-vadha; Kath腻sarits腻gara] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] Asparagus Racemosus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う):鈥擺腻-尘辞诲补] (诲补岣�) 1. m. Fragrancy; joy.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Amoa, 膧尘辞补.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionary膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う) [Also spelled amod]:鈥�(nm) pleasure, joy, delight; -[pramoda] merriment, regaling; orgy; -[y腻tr腻] a pleasure-trip.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧m艒da (嗖嗋伯喑嬥拨):鈥擺adjective] pleasing; pleasant; joyous; delightful; delectable.
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膧m艒da (嗖嗋伯喑嬥拨):鈥�
1) [noun] joy; pleasure; delight.
2) [noun] sweet and agreeable scent; fragrance.
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膧尘辞诲补 (啶嗋ぎ啷嬥う):鈥攁dj. gladdening; cheering up; delighting; n. 1. pleasure; amusement; diversion; pastime; 2. fragrance;
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)
Partial matches: Moda, A, Na, Mutta.
Starts with (+5): Amodacitta, Amodacitte, Amodada, Amodaga, Amodajanani, Amodaka, Amodakhela, Amodamana, Amodamandara, Amodana, Amodanakara, Amodaniya, Amodaphala, Amodaphaliya, Amodaphaliyatthera, Amodaphaliyattheraapadana, Amodapramoda, Amodaranjini, Amodate, Amodati.
Full-text (+26): Moda, Samoda, Kacamoda, Duramoda, Madyamoda, Amodajanani, Mallikamoda, Kutamoda, Vatamoda, Amodin, Kachamoda, Amod, Amodaphala, Cidamoda, Atinirharin, Kunkumamoda, Amotam, Amoa, Amodita, Amodayana.
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