Madanaphala: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Madanaphala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Yogaśataka of Pandita VararuciMadanaphala (मदनफल) refers to a medicinal plant known as Randia dumetorum Retz., and is mentioned in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs (viz., Madanaphala). It describes only those formulations which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMadanaphala (मदनफल):—A Sanskrit word referring to the “Emetic nut” and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. Its official botanical name is Randia dumetorum and the tree is found throughout tropical and subtropical forests in India.
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda TherapeuticsMadanaphala (मदनफल) or Kāmaphala refers to Randia spinosa, and is the name of a medicinal plant dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha written by Hastiruci.—The Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs (viz., Madanaphala) during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Madanaphala (मदनफल) [?] is the name of a Kinnara appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Vatsa, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Kinnara Madanaphala in Vatsa], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Madanaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Catunaregam spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xeromphis retzii Raf., nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1761)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1819)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État (1958)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1921)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madanaphala, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymadanaphaḷa (मदनफळ).—n The fruit of gēḷa or Vangueria spinosa.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanaphala (मदनफल):—[=madana-phala] [from madana > mad] n. the fruit of Vanguiera Spinosa, [Suśruta]
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 corpusMadanaphala (ಮದನಫಲ):—[noun] the small-sized tree Randia dumetorum of Rubiaceae family.
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Madanaphaḷa (ಮದನಫಳ):—[noun] = ಮದನಫಲ [madanaphala].
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)
Partial matches: Phala, Madana.
Full-text: Vamana, Anekanta, Asthapanopaga, Kamaphala, Durvankura, Karttika, Shirisha, Vatsa, Pancakarma, Madana, Anangatrayodashi.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXV - Various Recipes < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - The Greatness of Dāmodara < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)