Haritaka, Harītaka, Hārītaka, Hāritaka: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Haritaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHaritaka (हरितक).—Belonging to Tripravara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 33.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsHarītaka (हरीतक) or Harita refers to the “color green” which were used as symbols for the unknowns, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Āryabhaṭa I (499) very probably used coloured shots to represent unknowns. Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta mentions varṇa as the symbols of unknowns. As he has not attempted in any way to explain this method of symbolism, it appears that the method was already very familiar. [...] In the case of more unknowns, it is usual to denote the first yāvattāvat and the remaining ones by alphabets or colours [e.g., harītaka].—Cf. Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) in his commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta (628) and Bhāskara II in the Bījagaṇita.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryHarītaka.—cf. a-harītaka-śāka-puṣpa-grahaṇa (IE 8-5); myro- balan [which the villagers were obliged to supply to the king or landlord on occasions or to the touring officers]. Note: harītaka 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Haritaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia chebula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula Gaertn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Taxon (1979)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· FBI (1878)
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Haritaka, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryharītaka : (nt.) yellow myrobalan.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHaritaka, (nt.) (harita+ka) a pot-herb D.II, 342. (Page 730)
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Harītaka, (cp. Epic Sk. harītaka) yellow myrobalan (Terminalia citrina or chebula) Vin.I, 201, 206; J.I, 80; IV, 363; Miln.11; DhsA.320 (T. harīṭaka); VvA.5 (ṭ); °-kī (f.) the myrobalan tree Vin.I, 30; M.III, 127. pūtiharīṭakī Vism.40; °paṇṇika all kinds of greens Vin.II, 267. (Page 730)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishharītaka (हरीतक).—m A grain.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHaritaka (हरितक).—1 A pot-herb, green grass; अन्नन् पुरो हरितकं मुदमादधानः (annan puro haritakaṃ mudamādadhānaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.58.
Derivable forms: haritakam (हरितकम्).
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Hāritaka (हारितक).—A green vegetable.
Derivable forms: hāritakaḥ (हारितकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryHāritaka (हारितक).—m. pl. °kā(ḥ), name of a class of gods or supernatural beings (yakṣas ?): Mahāsamājasūtra, Waldschmidt, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 4, 187.5; so more likely than as n. sg. f., name of a yakṣiṇī (altho such names occur in prec. lines); follows Sadāmattā(ḥ), q.v.; in corresp. Pali (Dīghanikāya (Pali) ii.260.24) Hāragajā; Pali knows Hārita as name of a mahā-brahmā (Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaritaka (हरितक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A potherb. E. harita green, and kan added.
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Hāritaka (हारितक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A potherb. E. harita the same, ṭhan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHarītaka (हरीतक).— (derived from harit), m., f. kī, Yellow or chebulic myrobalan, Terminalia Chebula, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 51, 33 (ka).
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Hārītaka (हारीतक).—[hārīta + ka], m. The green pigeon (ŚKd.), [Pañcatantra] 158, 21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHarītaka (हरीतक).—[masculine] ī [feminine] [Name] of a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haritaka (हरितक):—[from hari] mfn. greenish (applied to the 6th unknown quantity), [Colebrooke]
2) [v.s. ...] m. or n. a green herb, [Caraka]
3) [from hari] n. grass, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
4) Hāritaka (हारितक):—[from hari] n. = haritaka, a green vegetable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Hārītaka (हारीतक):—[from hari] m. the Haritāla pigeon, [Pañcatantra]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haritaka (हरितक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A potherb.
2) Hāritaka (हारितक):—(kaṃ) 1. m. A potherb.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Haritaka (हरितक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Hariaga, Hariaya.
[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 corpusHaritaka (ಹರಿತಕ):—
1) [noun] green leafy plants or vegetables eaten either cooked or raw; greens.
2) [noun] fresh, green grass.
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Hārītaka (ಹಾರೀತಕ):—[noun] = ಹಾರೀತ - [harita -] 1.
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: Haritakana, Haritakapisha, Haritakashaka, Haritakata, Haritakatya.
Ends with: Saritaka.
Full-text: A-haritaka-shaka-pushpa-grahana, Haritakashaka, Hariaya, Hariaga, Avyaktarashi, Haritaki, Pushpa, A-harita-parna-shaka-pushpa-phala-dugdha-dadhi-ghrita-takra-grahana, Paṇṇika, Kesara, Harita, Shaka, Sthulaksha, Pujeti, Carika, Phala.
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