Madayanti, Madayantī: 13 definitions
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Madayanti 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaMadayantī (मदयन्ती):—She was the hife of Saudāsa (son of Sudāsa). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.9.23-24)
On another occasion she is reffered to as Damayantī (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.9.18)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMadayantī (मदयन्ती).—Wife of King Kalmāṣapāda. He was known as Mitrasaha and Saudāsa also. When Kalmāṣapāda lay cursed Vasiṣṭha begot a child of Madayantī named Aśmaka. Madayantī gave her ear-rings to the sage Uttaṅka. (For details see under Uttaṅka and Kalmāṣapāda).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMadayantī (मदयन्ती).—The queen of Sandāsa; gave birth to Aśmaka through Vasiṣṭha with the assent of the King; prevented her husband from returning the curse on Vasiṣṭha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 9. 18, 24 and 38; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 56, 67-72.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMadayantī (मदयन्ती) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Lawsonia inermis Linn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning madayantī] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyMadayanti was the queen of King Pravridda, of the solar dynasty. When her husband was cursed by his perceptor Vasishta, he wanted to utter a curse back at the sage. She prevented him. However, the water that had been charged by his incantations fell on his feet and disfigured them, so he was known as Kalmashapada from then on.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Madayanti in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum ritchiei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Madayanti is also identified with Jasminum sambac It has the synonym Nyctanthes undulata L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of the British India (1882)
· Hortus Kewensis (1789)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1844)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madayanti, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, 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 dictionaryMadayantī (मदयन्ती).—A kind of jasmine (Arabian).
See also (synonyms): madayantikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadayantī (मदयन्ती).—f. (-ntī) Arabian jasmine. E. mad to delight, jhac Unadi aff., and ṅīp fem. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadayantī (मदयन्ती).—[feminine] names of women.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madayantī (मदयन्ती):—[from madayat > mad] f. Arabian or wild jasmine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the wife of Kalmāṣa-pāda or Mitra-saha, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadayantī (मदयन्ती):—(ntī) 2. f. Idem.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Madayantika.
Ends with: Unmadayanti.
Full-text: Ashmaka, Madayantika, Damayanti, Saudasa, Kalmashapada, Pravriddha, Mailanci, Mitrasaha, Vidamb, Sahayavant, Mad, Damb, Vasishtha.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Madayanti, Madayantī; (plurals include: Madayantis, Madayantīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The Acts of Uttaṅka (a Disciple of Gautama) < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 2 - The Story of Kalmāṣapāda: Greatness of Gokarṇa < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - Increase in the Height of Vindhya < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LVIII < [Anugita Parva]
Section CXXII < [Sambhava Parva]
Section CXXXVII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 5.3b - Artha-doṣa (defect of sense) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 1.3a - Śṛṅgāra Rasa (Erotic Sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 2.3b - Arthālaṃkāras (Figure of Sense) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 10 - The greatness and glory of Mahābala < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 25 - Prayer by the gods < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]