Haricandana, Hari-candana, Haricamdana: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Haricandana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Harichandana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え).鈥擮ffered to 艢e峁 by N膩ga maids.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 II. 5. 25.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Haricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え) refers to a type of tree, according to the King Vatsar膩ja鈥檚 P奴j膩stuti called the K膩masiddhistuti (also V膩make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nity膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] O goddess! You enter the heart of a man whose mind is composed. Sweet ballads of your renown, O Gaur墨, the Vidy膩dharas sing in the groves of Haricandana trees that emit the sweet fragrance of liquor on the banks of the heavenly river鈥�.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え) refers to 鈥測ellow sandal鈥� (whose odor is said to resemble certain certain elephants), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 8, 鈥渙n marks of character鈥漖: 鈥�4. A Gandharva (heavenly musician) they call him who has an odor like Gaertnera racemosa, 测奴迟丑颈办腻 (kind of jasmine), abja (kind of lotus), Rottleria tinctoria, 苍腻驳补 (some plant), or yellow sandal (haricandana); who is fond of song, has an excellent gait, and handsome tusks, eyes, temporal bosses, head, trunk, and trunk tips, and has few (or small) spots (on the body)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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え) refers to 鈥渟andalwood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, 鈥淲hatever difficulties arise from life, they are each endured here by the embodied soul, only having taken hold of the body powerfully. The body of men also defiles auspicious things [such as] camphor, saffron, aloe wood, musk, sandalwood (haricandana) because of [its] contact [with them]鈥�.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryHaricandana.鈥�(CITD), a sort of yellow sandal-wood; one of the five trees of svarga; a title of nobility in medieval Orissa (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIII, p. 4); cf. 艢r墨candana. Note: haricandana is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Haricandana in India is the name of a plant defined with Coscinium fenestratum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Menispermum fenestratum Gaertn. (among others).
2) Haricandana is also identified with Syzygium aromaticum It has the synonym Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Bulletin (1958)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1821)
· Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series (1929)
· Food and Chemical Toxicology
If you are looking for specific details regarding Haricandana, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryharicandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶傕う啶�).鈥攏 m S A tree, furnishing the yellow sandal wood.
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 dictionaryHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え).鈥�
1) a kind of yellow sandal (the wood or tree); 啶むい啶� 啶啶班啷嬥し啷嵿啷� 啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え啶�- 啶權啶曕た啶む (tata岣� prako峁ａ弓he haricandan膩- 峁卥ite) R.3.59;6.6; 艢.7.2; Kum膩rasambhava 5.59.
2) one of the five trees of paradise; 啶啷嵿啷堗い啷� 啶︵啶掂い啶班さ啷� 啶え啷嵿う啶距ぐ啶� 啶ぞ啶班た啶溹ぞ啶む啶� 啷� 啶膏啶むぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶掂啶曕啶粪ざ啷嵿 啶啶傕じ啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え啶 (pa帽caite devataravo mand膩ra岣� p膩rij膩taka岣� | sa峁僼膩na岣� kalpav峁沰峁艣ca pu峁僺i v膩 haricandanam) || Ak. (-nam) 1 moonlight.
2) saffron.
3) the filament of a lotus.
Derivable forms: 丑补谤颈肠补苍诲补苍补岣� (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え啶�), haricandanam (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え啶).
Haricandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and candana (啶氞え啷嵿う啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え).鈥攎n.
(-苍补岣�-苍补峁�) 1. A yellow and fragrant sort of Sandal wood. 2. One of the five trees of paradise, (the other four being, p膩rij膩ta, mand膩ra, sant膩na and kalpa.) n.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Saffron. 2. Moon-light. 3. The filament or farina of a lotus. 4. The person of a lover or mistress. E. hari Vishnu, or yellow, and candana Sandal.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え).鈥擨. m. and n. 1. A yellow and fragrant sort of sandal-wood. 2. a tree of paradise. Ii. n. 1. saffron. 2. moonlight. 3. the farina of the lotus. 4. the person of a beloved one.
Haricandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and candana (啶氞え啷嵿う啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え).鈥擺masculine] [neuter] a sort of yellow sandal tree or wood; one of the 5 trees of paradise.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え):鈥擺=hari-candana] [from hari] m. n. a sort of sandal tree, [艢i艣up膩la-vadha; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺; 艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya]
2) [v.s. ...] yellow sandal, [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc. (in this sense [probably] only n.), one of the five trees of paradise (the other four being P膩rij膩ta, Mand膩ra, Sa峁僼膩na, and Kalpa), [Pa帽car膩tra; Pa帽catantra]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the pollen or filament of a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] saffron, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] moonlight, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] the person of a lover or mistress, [ib.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え):鈥擺hari-candana] (苍补峁�) 1. m. n. Yellow fragrant sandal wood; tree of paradise. n. Saffron; moon-light; farina of the lotus; a mistress.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Haricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 贬补谤颈肠补峁僤补峁嘺.
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHaricandana refers to: yellow sandal Vv 831; DhA.I, 28;
Note: haricandana is a Pali compound consisting of the words hari and candana.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary贬补谤颈肠补峁僤补峁嘺 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶傕う啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Haricandana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHarica峁僤ana (嗖灌舶嗖苦矚嗖傕拨嗖�):鈥擺noun] the yellow variety of sandalwood (Santalum album).
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 DictionaryHaricandana (啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え):鈥攏. 1. white sandalwood (said to be the best of the lord Hari); 2. pollen of lotus; 3. filament of lotus; 4. moonlight;
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: Candana, Hari.
Starts with: Haricandanaspada, Haricandanavati.
Full-text (+8): Devataru, Indracandana, Ariccantanam, Haricantanam, Haricandanaspada, Pancavriksha, Nandanaja, Harichandan, Mahacandana, Yellow sandal, Shricandana, Mahagandha, Hala, Kaula, Halasugandhi, Kirtigatha, Vatika, Sindhutata, Sugandhi, Samahitadhi.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
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