Raktabindu, Rakta-bindu, Raktabimdu: 8 definitions
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Raktabindu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓uRaktabindu (啶班啷嵿い啶た啶ㄠ啶︵) is another name for 搁补办迟腻辫腻尘腻谤驳补, which is a variety of 础辫腻尘腻谤驳补, a medicinal plant identified with Achyranthes aspera Linn. (鈥減rickly chaff-flower鈥�) from the Amaranthaceae or 鈥渁maranth鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.88-93 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁辫补). Together with the names Raktabindu and 搁补办迟腻辫腻尘腻谤驳补, there are a total of twenty-three Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiRaktabindu (啶班啷嵿い啶た啶ㄠ啶︵) refers to the 鈥渞ed drop鈥�, according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�翱峁� homage, 艢r墨 Vajrav膩r膩h墨, the form of mantra, lord of Buddhas, Perpetual benefactor, tremendous, the inhabitant of the red drop (谤补办迟补产颈苍诲耻-苍颈惫腻蝉颈苍墨)鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRakta-bindu.鈥�(SII 2), a flaw in diamonds. Note: rakta-bindu 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktabindu (啶班啷嵿い啶た啶ㄠ啶︵).鈥擭ame of a demon; 啶班啷嵿い啶た啶ㄠ啶︵啶班啶う啶� 啶啶 啶い啶む啶じ啷嵿く 啶多ぐ啷�啶班い啶� 啷� 啶膏ぎ啷佮い啷嵿お啶むい啶� 啶啶︵た啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶膏啶むい啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶｀じ啷嵿い啶︵ぞ啶膏啶班 (raktabinduryad膩 bh奴mau patatyasya 艣ar墨rata岣� | samutpatati mediny膩statpram膩峁嘺stad膩sura岣�) 顿别惫墨尘腻丑腻迟尘测补尘.
Derivable forms: 谤补办迟补产颈苍诲耻岣� (啶班啷嵿い啶た啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).
Raktabindu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and bindu (啶た啶ㄠ啶︵).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Raktabindu (啶班啷嵿い啶た啶ㄠ啶︵):鈥擺=rakta-bindu] [from rakta > raj] m. a red spot forming a flaw in a gem, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] a drop of blood, [M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRaktabi峁僤u (嗖班矔喑嵿菠嗖部嗖傕拨喑�):鈥擺noun] the plant Mandragora caulescens of Solanaceae famiy.
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)
Partial matches: Bindu, Rakta.
Starts with: Raktabinducchada, Raktabindunivasini.
Full-text: Irattavintu, Raktabindunivasini, Nivasini, Raktapamarga.
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