Trina, ṛṇ, հṇ�, Tri-na: 26 definitions
Introduction:
Trina means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term ṛṇ can be transliterated into English as Trna or Trina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Tran.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grass� (representing the diet of a two-year old elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: �3. With toenails getting somewhat thick, with the tongue, lip, and the rest (the seven ‘red parts�), very red, drinking little milk, somewhat inclined to eat creepers, grass (ṛṇ), etc. [kiñcidvallitṛṇdi khdituman], reddish between the foreparts ; he capers constantly for no special reason, is generally frolicsome, intensely fond of sugar, with down-turned eyes, causing delight to the sight, in the second year he is a puccuka�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyṛṇ (तृ�, “grass�).—One the classifications of plants according to their stature. ṛṇs are ulapas (‘g�, Imperata arundinacea) and plants of that type. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the śܳٲ-ṃh and the 䲹첹-ṃh.
ṛṇ is listed as a classification for plants in the following sources:
The ѲԳܲṛt 1.46-48 by Manu (also known as the ѲԳܲṃh and Բśٰ).
The ʰśٲ岹ṣy by Praśastapda and its commentary ṇvī.
ṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grass�, as mentioned in verse 5.6-8 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Not shall one drink (water that is) turbid and covered (ṛt) with mud, tape-grass, grass [viz., ṛṇ], and leaves, unseen by sun, moon, and wind, rained upon, thick, heavy, [...]: (such water) one shall not drink�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitgama and Rauravgamaṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grass, thatch (to cover a roof) §§ 2.8; 4.37.�.�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitgama et du Rauravgama by Bruno Dagens)

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vstuśstra) 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihiraṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “herbivorous�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If when in mid-heaven, the central provinces will suffer, but there will be happiness over the land and the price of food grains will fall. If when in the fifth section, herbivorous animals [i.e., ṛṇ-bhuj], ministers and household inmates will suffer as also the Vaiśyas. If they should be eclipsed when in the sixth section of the firmament, women and the Śūdras will suffer; if when setting, robbers and the border Mlecchas will perish. Those will be happy in whose section the eclipse terminates�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grasses�, according to the Ṣaṭshasrasaṃhit, an expansion of the Kubjikmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik cult.� Accordingly, “[...] According to the Kula teaching (these) are the most excellent Kula trees that give accomplishments and liberation. [...] One should keep the residue of their worship (nirmlya) on one's head and eat (their) fruits. Propitiated, they destroy death and so are said to bestow the accomplishments of the divine Command which gives one the right to have all worldly enjoyments. Indeed, all other trees, flowers, creepers, vines, and grasses [i.e., lat-valli-ṛṇ] should not be damaged, cut, broken or disturbed�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grasses�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Prvatī’s penance�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Nrada: “O sage, listen to another surprising influence of the penance of Prvatī, the mother of the universe. [...] Lions and cows prone to the passions of love, hatred etc. ceased to harass one another, thanks to her greatness. O excellent sage, creatures like cats, mice etc. who are born enemies to one another did not exhibit any bad characteristics there. O excellent sage, trees bore fruits, grasses [i.e., ṛṇ] grew in plenty and flowers of variegated nature and colour blossomed there. The entire forest became comparable to Kailsa as it were the achievement of her penance�

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjectsṛṇ (तृ�, ‘grass�) is often mentioned in the Rigveda and later. It was used as straw to roof in a house or hut.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) ṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grass�, according to Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “When one is making fire by friction, first the flame takes fire on the soft grass (mṛdu-ṛṇ) and dried cow dung and, as the strength of the fire increases, it is able to consume big pieces of moist wood. It is the same for the concentration of loving-kindness (ٰī-): at the beginning, when one make the vows for loving-kindness, one applies them only to one’s friends; but when the mind of loving-kindness has grown, enemies and relatives become mixed up and one sees them all as experiencing happiness: this is because the Բ or 貹ٳپ of loving-kindness have grown and are becoming complete�.
2) ṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grass�.—According to the ūٰ, the Buddha spread out grass (ṛṇ) at the foot of the tree and sitting on that, he attained ṃbǻ.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchṛṇ (तृ�) refers to “grass�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] There is no self, being, life-principle, life-sustaining principle, spirit, personality, human being, or man; in the dharmas which are dependently originated there is no true origination and there is no owner. Therefore, all dharmas are like (ṛśa) grass (ṛṇ), trees (ṣṭ), walls (ḍy), paths (), and reflections (پ). [...]�.
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agricultureṛṇ (तृ�) or ṛṇsaṃdhraṇ� refers to the �(protection of) grass� as occurring in the Heart-mantra (ṛdⲹԳٰ) taught to Vajrapṇi, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.

Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryṛṇ.—cf. a-ṛṇ-ṣṭ-grahaṇa (IE 8-5); grass which the villagers were obliged to supply to the king or landlord on occasions or to the touring officers. Note: ṛṇ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�).—n (S) Grass or any gramineous plant. ṛṇtulya, ṛṇprya, ṛṇvat Worthless, trifling, worth a straw. tṛṇcī garaja or ḍa or tṛṇ itakī ḍa Desire of grass, i.e., with neg. con., no desire after worthless grass, no desire at all. tṛṇcī śēja karaṇēṃ To sleep upon grass for nine days after delivery. A vow made by a woman praying for offspring. tṛṇl ḍa hē tī (ٲ &c.) ī� He &c. is utterly disliked or disesteemed.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṛṇ (तृ�).�n Grass. ṛṇtulya-prya-vat a Worth a straw, trifling, worthless.
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 dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�).—[ṛh-nak halopaśca Uṇdi-sūtra 5.8]
1) Grass in general; कि� जीर्णं तृणमत्ति मानमहतामग्रेसर� केसरी (ki� jīrṇa� ṛṇmatti mnamahatmagresara� kesarī) ṛh 2.29.
2) A blade of grass, reed, straw.
3) Anything made of straw (as a mat for sitting); often used as a symbol of worthlessness or uselessness; तृणमिव लघुलक्ष्मीर्नै� ता�- संरुणद्ध� (ṛṇmiva laghulakṣmīrnaiva tna- saṃruṇaddhi) ṛh 2.17; see तृणीकृ (ṛṇī�) also.
Derivable forms: ṛṇm (तृणम�).
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հṇ� (त्रिणा).�m. (pl.) the three qualities or constituents of nature; त्रयीमयाय त्रिगुणात्मन� नम� (trayīmayya triguṇtmane nama�) K.1. (-ṇ�) 1 My or illusion (in Vednta phil.).
2) an epithet of Durg.
Derivable forms: ٰṇḥ (त्रिणा�).
հṇ� is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and ṇ� (णा).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�).—n.
(-ṇa�) Grass, any gramineous plant. E. ṛh to hurt, Unadi affix ṇa, and ha rejected; what is consumed by cattle, &c.
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հṇa (त्रि�).—n.
(-ṇa�) Grass, meadow grass. E. See ṛṇ, � being changed to ri .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�).—i. e. t�10 + ṇa (cf. taru), n. (and m.). 1. Grass, any gramineous plant, [Բśٰ] 1, 48; [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 144; [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 21, 26; [Բśٰ] 4, 166. 2. A grass blade, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 190.
� Cf. perhaps [Old High German.] dorn, [Anglo-Saxon.] thorn.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�).—[neuter] grass, herb, grass-blade, straw; [figuratively] small or worthless thing, trifle.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛṇ (तृ�):�n. (m. [gana] 徱; ifc. f(). ) grass, herb, any gramineous plant, blade of grass, straw (often symbol of minuteness and worthlessness), [Ṛg-veda etc.] (ifc. accent [gana] ghoṣdi)
2) m. Name of a man [gana] śivdi and naḍdi;
3) cf. [Gothic] thaurnus.
4) հṇa (त्रि�):�n. for ṛṇ, grass, [Varha-purṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛṇ (तृ�):�(ṇa�) 1. n. Grass.
2) հṇa (त्रि�):�(ṇa�) 1. a. Grass.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṛṇ (तृ�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ղṇa, վṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�) [Also spelled tran]:�(nm) a straw; ~[maya] made of straw; ~[vat] as insignificant as a straw, trifling; ~[śayy] strawbedding.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṛṇ (ತೃ�):�
1) [noun] any of various plants of the grass family that are usu. used for food, fodder or grazing and as lawns.
2) [noun] (fig.) that which is worthless.
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 Dictionaryṛṇ (तृ�):—n. 1. a grass in general; 2. a blade of grass; reed; straw; 3. anything made of straw (as a mat for sitting) often used as a symbol of worthlessness;
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.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.5 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Verse 4.21.1 < [Chapter 21 - Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire and Reveals Himself to the Brhmana’s Wives]
Verse 2.7.28 < [Chapter 7 - Kidnapping of the Calves and Cowherd Boys]
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.7.46 < [Book 3 - Pada-kṇḍa (7): Sdhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.11: Animal sacrifice in honour of Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.4: Construction of the Havirdna-maṇḍapa < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prtaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)