Vidula, Viḍūḷa, Viḍūla, Viḍula, Vidulā: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Vidula 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 Viḍūḷa can be transliterated into English as Vidula or Vidulia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVidulā (विदुला).—A heroic Kṣatriya woman of India. In Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, there is a story, how this Vidulā sent her son, who had fled from the battle-field because of fear, back to the battlefield again.
The Pāṇḍavas, who had completed forest-life and Pseudonymity successfully and returned to Hastināpura were again deceived and put to shame. Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s argument as a mediator was not successful, in the palace of the Kauravas. Śrī Kṛṣṇa came away from the palace of Duryodhana and entered the house of Vidura and visited Kuntī. Śrī Kṛṣṇa asked her opinion on the idea of waging a war against the Kauravas. It is not meet and right on the part of a heroic mother to welcome a son who comes home being defeated in battle. To substantiate this point, she told Śrī Kṛṣṇa the story of Vidulā, as given below.
Vidulā was a brave woman, who lived in ancient India. Her son Sañjaya fought with the King of Sindhu and was defeated. When he came home Vidulā did not receive him. She emboldened him by saying that she would be more proud of a son, who had sacrificed his life, in the battlefield than one who returned home defeated. All his arguments which were excuses for his cowardice, were refuted by his mother. At last Sañjaya engaged again in a battle with the King of Sindhu.
On hearing this story told by Kuntī Śrī Kṛṣṇa became immensely pleased. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, 3 Chapters from 134).
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 nighaṇṭuVidulā (विदुला) is another name for Sātalā, an unidentified medicinal plant (seven possible species identifed), according to verse 4.194-195 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Vidulā and Sātalā, there are a total of thirteen 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)1) Vidula in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia concinna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Senegalia rugata Britton & Rose (among others).
2) Vidula is also identified with Baccaurea courtallensis It has the synonym Pierardia macrostachya Wight & Arn. (etc.).
3) Vidula is also identified with Calamus rotang It has the synonym Palmijuncus monoecus (Roxb.) Kuntze (etc.).
4) Vidula is also identified with Salix caprea.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1985)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1976)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1866)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vidula, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviḍūḷa (विडूळ).—a Vapid, flat, mawkish, of a stale or unsavory taste or smell--water, milk, curds, fruits: colorless, lifeless, wanting spirit or expression--a complexion or countenance: frigid, jejune, wanting fire, salt, pathos--speech &c.: also loathsome, nauseating, disgusting--a person or a deed.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViḍula (विडुल).—A sort of cane.
Derivable forms: viḍulaḥ (विडुलः).
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Vidula (विदुल).—
1) A kind of reed or ratan; विदुलस्येव तत् पुष्पं मोघं जनयितुः स्मृतम् (vidulasyeva tat puṣpaṃ moghaṃ janayituḥ smṛtam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.15.8.
2) Gum-myrrh.
Derivable forms: vidulaḥ (विदुलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViḍula (विडुल).—m.
(-laḥ) A sort of cane, (Calamus rotang.) E. viḍa-kulan . “vetasa vṛkṣe .”
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Vidula (विदुल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A sort of reed, (Calamus rotang;) also the same growing in water, (C. fasciculatus.) 2. Gum-myrrh. E. vid to know, aff. kulac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viḍula (विडुल):—viḍu, viḍula [wrong reading] for vid.
2) Vidula (विदुल):—[from vid] m. Calamus Rotang or Fasciculatus, [Vāsavadattā; Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) Vidulā (विदुला):—[from vidula > vid] f. a species of Euphorbia, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viḍula (विडुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A sort of cane.
2) Vidula (विदुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A sort of reed; gummyrrh.
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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 corpusVidula (ವಿದುಲ):—[noun] the watercane Calamus viminalis (var. fasciculata) of Arecaceae family.
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Viduḷa (ವಿದುಳ):—[noun] = ವಿದುಲ [vidula].
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)
Starts with: Vidulam, Vidulanem, Vidulata, Vidulatamge, Vitulan, Vitulanir.
Ends with: Vaitavidula.
Full-text: Vaidula, Vidulam, Vidola, Vidhula, Vidhola, Vidholanem, Vidulanem, Ambupriya, Vaitavidula, Vidu, Vamanopaga, Satala, Sanjaya, Jaya.
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