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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Bāhuphala (बाहुफल).—Correction due to the mandocca or śigrocca of a planet. Note: Bāhu-phala is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa 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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Bahuphalā (बहुफला) is another name for Māṣaparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Teramnus labialis from the Fabaceae, or “pea family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.30-33 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Bahuphalā and Māṣaparṇī, there are a total of twenty-one Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Bahuphalā (बहुफला) is also mentioned as a synonym for Sarpatanu, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.26-27. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Bahuphalā and Sarpatanu, there are a total of five Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

3) Bahuphalā (बहुफला) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kākamācī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum nigrum Linn. (or ‘black nightshade’) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.133-135. Together with the names Bahuphalā and Kākamācī, there are a total of eighteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bahuphala in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Solanum americanum Mill. from the Solanaceae (Potato) family having the following synonyms: Solanum nigrum var. americanum, Solanum nodiflorum, Solanum umbelliferum. For the possible medicinal usage of bahuphala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Bahuphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).

2) Bahuphala is also identified with Teramnus labialis It has the synonym Glycine abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Blumea (1978)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Kew Bulletin (1970)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bahuphala, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahuphala (बहुफल).—a. rich in fruits.

-laḥ the Kadamba tree.

-lī the opposite-leaved fig-tree.

Bahuphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and phala (फल). See also (synonyms): bahīphala.

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Bāhuphala (बाहुफल).—

1) (in geom.) the result for the base sine.

2) (in astro.) the sine of an arc of a circle of position contained between the sun and the prime verticle.

Derivable forms: bāhuphalam (बाहुफलम्).

Bāhuphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāhu and phala (फल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuphala (बहुफल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lī-laṃ) Fertile, fruitful. m.

(-laḥ) The Kadamba tree, (Nauclea kadamba.) f. (-lī) The opposite-leaved fig-tree. E. bahu much, phala fruit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bahuphala (बहुफल):—[=bahu-phala] [from bahu > bah] mfn. ‘m°-fruited’, fertile, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] fruit tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Nauclea Cadamba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Bahuphalā (बहुफला):—[=bahu-phalā] [from bahu-phala > bahu > bah] f. Name of various plants (Solanum Indicum or another variety of Solanum; Glycine Debilis; a species of Convolvulus Turpethum; various kinds of cucurbitaceous plants, Flacourtia Cataphracta), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Bāhuphala (बाहुफल):—[=bāhu-phala] [from bāhu] n. (in [geometry]) the result from the base sine, [Sūryasiddhānta]

6) [v.s. ...] the sine of an arc of a circle of position contained between the sun and the prime vertical, [Siddhāntaśiromaṇi]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuphala (बहुफल):—[bahu-phala] (laḥ) 1. m. The Kadamba tree. f. Opposite-leaved fig-tree. a. Fertile, fruitful.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahuphala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Phala, Bahu.

Starts with: Bahuphalaprada.

Ends with: Pranatabahuphala.

Full-text: Bhujaphala, Kshudrakaravelli, Pranatabahuphala, Tejahphala, Bahuphali, Bahiphala, Kshavaka, Sarpatanu, Kakamaci, Mashaparni.

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