Odana: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Odana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyOdana (啶撪う啶�) refers to 鈥渃ooked rice鈥�, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Ka艣m墨ra) as mentioned in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺.鈥擮dana is is recommended as an offering for the deities and as food of the common people (v. 504). Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the N墨lamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because 鈥渨hat a man eats his gods eat鈥�.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyOdana (啶撪う啶�) refers to the naivedya offerings in the month Pau峁 for the 础苍补峁単补迟谤补测辞诲补艣墨-痴谤补迟补, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, the Ana峁単atrayoda艣墨-vrata is observed in honour of 艢iva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from M膩rga艣墨ra.鈥擨n the month of Pau峁, the tooth-brush is that of 办丑腻诲颈谤补-wood. The food taken is candana. The deity to be worshipped is Yoge艣vara. The flowers used in worship are marubhaka. The naivedya offerings is odana. The result accrued is 谤腻箩补蝉奴测补.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaOdana (啶撪う啶�) refers to 鈥渂oiled rice鈥�, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 笔腻办补艣腻蝉迟谤补 or 笔腻办补办补濒腻.鈥擳he discussions on rice can be seen only in post-峁歡vedic literature. [...] Pariv膩pa and 笔耻谤辞岣嵞伵沘 are the Vedic offerings made from rice. Pariv膩pa is prepared from parched rice fried in butter. 笔耻谤辞岣嵞伵沘 is a rice-cake. The term odana has been used even from the Vedic period to signify the boiled rice. Atharvaveda refers to the milk boiled rice as 办峁Ｄ玶补-辞诲补苍补.
In Nai峁dh墨yacarita XVI. 68, the narration of Damayanti鈥檚 marriage feast is started with the description of the characteristics of odana served there. Here it can also be observed that odana while being eaten is divided into two parts; the first part was enjoyed with dishes and the other one with curds.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha ChikitsaOdana (啶撪う啶�) refers to 鈥�(cooked) rice鈥�, and is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (肠颈办颈迟蝉腻) of rat poison (腻办丑耻-惫颈峁), according to the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁肠颈办颈迟蝉腻鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擪膩艣yapa has recommended a slew of generic formulae that successfully neutralise rat poison.鈥擜ccording to K膩艣yapasa峁僪it膩 (verse 11.44-45): 鈥淭riphal膩 must be taken with jaggery and honey or ghee. A victim must consume rice (odana) cooked in Tu峁囜笉墨m奴la juice. The juice of Ko艣膩tak墨 fruit, mixed with gruel must be drunk. The basic powder or c奴r峁嘺 of Triphala must be consumed with curd.鈥�.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusOdana (啶撪う啶�) refers to 鈥渂oiled rice鈥� (to be given to newly caught 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 11, 鈥淥n the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen鈥漖: 鈥�11. Of (raw) rice grits (迟补峁囜笉耻濒补) a 办耻岣岛产补 (less than 14 pint), mixed with grass, is to be given to elephants (when newly caught) ; and one shall increase this measure one 办耻岣岛产补 each (day) until it amounts to an 腻岣峢补办补 (16 k. = ca. 3 pints). And thus he shall increase day by day the portion of boiled rice also (辞诲补苍补-辫颈峁囜笉补); and in just the same way he shall cause to be administered in proper fashion the other food preparations that are prescribed鈥�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsOdana (啶撪う啶�):鈥擱ice preparation - Prepared with 5 parts of water and 1 part of rice. Prepared of well cleaned grains, devoid of water, well cooked and warm and light.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismOdana (啶撪う啶�)鈥擮ne of the food-preparations mentioned in the 峁歡-veda.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraOdana (啶撪う啶�) refers to a 鈥渂owl of cooked rice鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter XLIX.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢hus, one day 艢膩riputra offered a bowl of cooked rice (odana) to the Buddha. The Buddha immediately gave it to a dog and asked 艢膩riputra: You have given me some rice and I have given it to a dog. Which of the two of us has gained more merit (辫耻峁噛补)?鈥斉毮乺iputra answered: If I understand well the meaning of the Lord鈥檚 teaching, by giving it to a dog the Buddha has gained more merit than me鈥�.
Notes: 艢膩riputra, the foremost of sages amongst all men, made a gift to the Buddha, supreme field of merit but did not equal the Buddha who, by offering [the same gift] to this lowly field of merit, a dog, gained very great merit. This is how we know that great merit (mah膩辫耻峁噛补) comes from the intention (腻艣补测补) and does not reside in the 鈥榝ield鈥� (办峁迟谤补) [in other words, in the beneficiary of the gift]. Had 艢膩riputra given a thousand, ten thousand or a hundred thousand times more, he would not have reached the purity of intention (腻艣补测补) of a Buddha.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryodana : (nt.; m.) boiled rice.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryOdana, (m. & nt.) (Sk. odana, to Idg. *ud, from which also udaka, q. v. for full etym. ) boiled (milk-)rice, gruel Vin. II, 214 (m.); D. I, 76, 105; S. I, 82 (n膩岣穒k掳); DhA. IV, 17 (id.); A. III, 49; IV, 231; Sn. 18; J. III, 425 (til掳 m.); Dhs. 646, 740, 875; PvA. 73; VvA. 98; Sdhp. 113. Combd. with kumm膩sa (sour milk) in phrase o-k-upa-caya a heap of boiled rice and sour milk, of the body (see k膩ya I.); also at M. I, 247. (Page 166)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary艒岣峚峁嘺 (啶撪ぁ啶�).鈥攏 (Poetry.) A shield. See ex. under 艒岣峢补峁嘺.
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艒岣嵞佱箛a (啶撪ぁ啶距ぃ) [or 啶撪あ啶距ぃ, 艒岣峢膩峁嘺].鈥攁 R (See 艒岣峢腻岣穉) Straying, roving.
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艒dana (啶撪う啶�).鈥攎 (S) Boiled rice. 艒诲补苍腻肠脓峁� n A dinner or a meal.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English艒dana (啶撪う啶�).鈥�m Boiled rice.
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 dictionaryOdana (啶撪う啶�).鈥擺und-yuc U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 2.76]
1) Food, boiled rice; e. g. 啶︵ぇ啷嵿く啷嬥う啶ㄠ, 啶樴啶ぢ�, 啶椸啶÷�, 啶ぞ啶傕じ掳 (dadhy辞诲补苍补岣�, gh峁泃a掳, gu岣峚掳, m膩峁僺a掳) &c.
2) Grain mashed and cooked with milk.
3) A cloud. (Sometimes odana is prefixed to the names of pupils to denote that the pupil's object is more to be fed by his master than be taught; e. g. 辞诲补苍补辫腻峁噄苍墨测腻岣� P.VI.2.69 Sk. Mah膩bh膩rata on P.I.1.73. -苍墨 The plant (产补濒腻) Sida Cordifolia (Mar. 肠颈办补峁嚹�).
Derivable forms: 辞诲补苍补岣� (啶撪う啶ㄠ), odanam (啶撪う啶ㄠぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryOdana (啶撪う啶�).鈥攎n.
(-苍补岣�-苍补峁�) Boiled rice. f. (-nik膩-苍墨) A plant, (Sida cordifolia, &c.) see 惫补濒腻 E. und to be wet, 濒测耻峁� Unadi affix, and na dropped.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryOdana (啶撪う啶�).鈥攊. e. ud (= und) + ana, m. and n. 1. A pap, see comp. 2. Boiled rice, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 8, 329.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryOdana (啶撪う啶�).鈥擺masculine] [neuter] boiled rise, porridge; food i.[grammar]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Odana (啶撪う啶�):鈥擺from 辞诲补迟墨] mn. (鈭�ud, [U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra ii, 76]), grain mashed and cooked with milk, porridge, boiled rice, any pap or pulpy substance, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. cloud, [Nigha峁囜弓uprak膩艣a]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryOdana (啶撪う啶�):鈥擺(na岣�-苍墨-na峁�) m. f. n.] Boiled rice. f. A plant, (Sida cordifolia.)
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Odana (啶撪う啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 翱诲补峁嘺.
[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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary翱诲补峁嘺 (啶撪う啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Odana.
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 corpus艑dana (嗖撪拨嗖�):鈥擺noun] cooked rice.
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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