Vaishakhi, Vaiśākhī: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Vaishakhi means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Vaiśākhī can be transliterated into English as Vaisakhi or Vaishakhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVaiśākhī (वैशाखी).—One of the 13 wives of Vasudeva, the son of Kauśika.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 160, 172.
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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVaiśākhī (वैशाखी) is another name for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Vaiśākhī and Raktapunarnavā, 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vaishakhi in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata Moscoso (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Anales de Ciencias Naturales (1801)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Mus. Senckenberg.
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vaishakhi, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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 Dictionaryvaiśākhī (वैशाखी).—f (S) The day of full moon in vaiśākha.
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vaiśākhī (वैशाखी).—a (S) Relating to vaiśākha.
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 Dictionary1) Vaiśākhī (वैशाखी):—[from vaiśākha] f. (with or [scilicet] paurṇamāsī) the day of full moon in the month Vaiśākha, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of red-flowering Punarnavā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a wife of Vasu-deva, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vaiśākhī (वैशाखी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Visāhī, Vesāhī.
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)
Starts with: Vaishakhin.
Ends with: Bhadravaishakhi.
Full-text: Visahi, Vesahi, Vipatha, Raktapunarnava.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 268 - Greatness of Camasodbheda (Camasa-udbheda) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 47 - Greatness of Mahākāleśvara (Mahākāla-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 179 - Rites Preliminary to Yajñas < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 35 - Vasudeva’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Marching time (towards the enemy) < [Chapter 1 - Concept of Vijigīṣu king]
Reviews < [October - December 1972]