Hayagandha, Haya-gandha: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Hayagandha 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 nighaṇṭuHayagandhā (हयगन्धा) is another name for Aśvagandhā, a medicinal plant identified with Withania somnifera Dunal. (“Indian ginseng” or “Winter Cherry”) from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.109-112 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 Hayagandhā and Aśvagandhā, there are a total of twenty-two 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsHayagandha in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Apium graveolens L. from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family. For the possible medicinal usage of hayagandha, 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)Hayagandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Withania somnifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Withania somnifera var. macrocalyx Chiov. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen (1951)
· Candollea (1993)
· Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. (1927)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1978)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1978)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hayagandha, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryHayagandha (हयगन्ध).—Name of a plant (Mar. āsaṃdha).
Derivable forms: hayagandhaḥ (हयगन्धः).
Hayagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms haya and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHayagandha (हयगन्ध).—n.
(-ndhaṃ) Black salt. f.
(-ndhā) A plant, (Physalis flexuosa.) E. haya a horse, gandha smell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hayagandha (हयगन्ध):—[=haya-gandha] [from haya] n. black salt ([varia lectio] hṛdya-g), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Hayagandhā (हयगन्धा):—[=haya-gandhā] [from haya-gandha > haya] f. ([varia lectio] hṛdya-g) Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] another plant (= aja-modā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHayagandhā (हयगन्धा):—[haya-gandhā] (ndhā) 1. f. A plant, Physalis flexuosa.
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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: Haya, Gandha.
Full-text: Ashvagandha.
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