Dipya, Dīpya: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Dipya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Dīpyā (दीप्या) is another name for Śatāvarī, a medicinal plant identified with Asparagus racemosus Willed. (or “buttermilk root”) from the Asparagaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.116-119 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Dīpyā and Śatāvarī, there are a total of thirty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Dīpya (दीप्य) is also identified with Yavānī, a medicinal plant identified with Trachyspermum ammi Linn. or “ajwain” from the Apiaceae or “celery” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.38-40.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Dīpya and Yavānī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dipya in India is the name of a plant defined with Apium graveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sison ruta Burm.f. (among others).
2) Dipya is also identified with Carum copticum It has the synonym Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex C.B. Clarke (etc.).
3) Dipya is also identified with Hyoscyamus niger It has the synonym Hyoscyamus agrestis Kitaibel ex Schultes (etc.).
4) Dipya is also identified with Phoenix dactylifera It has the synonym Palma major Garsault (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Magazine (2394)
· Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (2009)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· animaux
· Turun Yliopiston Julkaisuja: Sarja A II, BiologiaGeographica (1982)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dipya, for example extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīpya (दीप्य).—a.
1) To be kindled, inflammable.
2) Tonic, digestive.
-pyam White cumin seed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpya (दीप्य).—mfn.
(-pyaḥ-pyā-pyaṃ) 1. To be kindled or inflamed. 2. To be stimulated. m.
(-pyaḥ) 1. A plant, (Celosia cristata.) 2. An aromatic seed, (Ligusticum ajwaen.) E. dīpa, and yat affix: see dīpa; also with kan added dīpyakaḥ see dīpaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dīpya (दीप्य):—[from dīp] mfn. to be kindled or inflamed or stimulated, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] promoting digestion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Celosia Cristata
4) [v.s. ...] Ptychotis Ajowan
5) [v.s. ...] cumin-seed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] n. white cumin-seed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpya (दीप्य):—(pyaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Celosia cristata); an aromatic seed. a. That should be kindled, inflamed or stimulated.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDīpya (ದೀಪ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the plant Celosia cristata of Amaranthaceae family; cock’s comb.
2) [noun] the plant Trachyspermum ammi (Carum copiticum) of Apiaceae family; bishop’s weed.
3) [noun] its seed.
4) [noun] the plant Cuminum cyminum of Apiaceae family.
5) [noun] its seed; cumin.
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)
Starts with: Dipyadi, Dipyaka, Dipyakadi, Dipyakah, Dipyamana.
Ends with: Adipya, Atidipya, Dedipya, Pradipya, Samdipya, Sandipya, Sitadipya.
Full-text: Atidipya, Dipyaka, Dipyamana, Pradipya, Sitadipya, Adipya, Samdipya, Tippiyam, Bhutika, Yavani, Dipaka.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - Homage (mchod par brjod pa) < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XLVII - Symptoms and Treatment of Alcoholism (Panatyaya) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
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