Tejavati, Tejavatī: 4 definitions

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Tejavati means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Tejavatī (तेजवती):—One of the sixty-seven Mahauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as sūta-bandhana and māraṇa.

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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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: Medieval Rule in Tibet

Tejavatī (तेजवती) refers to one of the seventeen deities of the retinue of Druma (Ljon po), as displayed in the northern part of the sixth tier of the bkra shis sgo mang Stupa for Phag mo gru pa.—A statue of Druma (Ljon po), the king of the Kiṃnaras, was placed on the northern side next to this very Mahākāla. Shes rab ’byung gnas notes that Druma has one face and two hands and plays the many-stringed lute (vīṇā; pi wang). Seventeen deities form his retinue consisting of four figures that one might regard as relatives and a close attendant, namely [e.g., the queen Tejavatī (Btsun mo Mdangs ldan ma)] [...]. A textual source explaining their iconography is unknown. There exist, however, some fragments that provide information about their appearance.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Tejavati in India is the name of a plant defined with Cardiospermum halicacabum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardiospermum corindum auct. non Linnaeus (among others).

2) Tejavati is also identified with Zanthoxylum armatum It has the synonym Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb..

3) Tejavati is also identified with Zanthoxylum budrunga It has the synonym Zanthoxylum budrunga DC..

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2006)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1989)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Linnaea (1843)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tejavati, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tejavatī (तेजवती):—[=teja-vatī] [from teja] See jo-v.

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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.

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