Mridangaphalini, Mṛdaṅgaphalinī, Mridanga-phalini, Mridamgaphalini: 5 definitions
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Mridangaphalini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛdaṅgaphalinī can be transliterated into English as Mrdangaphalini or Mridangaphalini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuMṛdaṅgaphalinī (मृदङ्गफलिनी) is another name for Kośātakī, a medicinal plant identified with Luffa acutangula (angled luffa or ribbed sponge gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.48-49 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Mṛdaṅgaphalinī and Kośātakī, there are a total of eight 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛdaṅgaphalinī (मृदङ्गफलिनी).—(= mṛdaṅgī) a species of plant (Mar. ghosāḷī).
Mṛdaṅgaphalinī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛdaṅga and phalinī (फलिनी).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMṛdaṃgaphalini (ಮೃದಂಗಫಲಿನಿ):—
1) [noun] the vine Luff acutangula ( = Cucumis acutangula) of Cucurbitaceae family.
2) [noun] its gourd used as a vegetable.
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: Mridanga, Phalini.
Full-text: Koshataki.
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