Ambuda, Ambu-da: 20 definitions
Introduction:
Ambuda means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Ambuda (अम्बुद) is another name for “Mustā” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes.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 ambuda] 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Ambuda (अम्बुद) refers to “clouds”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 17), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Mercury should suffer defeat in his conjunction with Saturn, boatmen, soldiers, creatures of water, rich men and pregnant women will suffer; if he should so suffer in his conjunction with Venus, there will be fear of injury from fire and crops, clouds (ambuda) and travellers will suffer”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Ambuda (अम्बुद) refers to one of the hundred types of Temples (in ancient Indian architecture), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—It is quite difficult to say about a definite number of varieties of Hindu temples but in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa hundred varieties of temples have been enumerated. For example, Ambuda. These temples are classified according to the particular shape, amount of storeys and other common elements, such as the number of pavilions, doors and roofs.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Ambuda (अम्बुद) refers to a “cloud”, according to the 3rd-century Ratnagotravibhāga (Uttaratantra) verse 4.42-43.—“[...] it is said that [the mind of the Buddha in its activity] is like a cloud (megha). Just as, in the rainy season, the clouds discharge, without any effort, The multitudes of water on the earth, Causing abundance of harvest; In a similar manner, the Buddha Discharges the rain of the Highest Doctrine From the clouds of Compassion (karuṇa-ambuda), with no searching thought, For [bringing] the crops of virtue among the living beings”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Ambuda in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cyperus rotundus L. from the Cyperaceae (Sedge) family. For the possible medicinal usage of ambuda, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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
Pali-English dictionary
ambuda : (m.) a cloud.
Ambuda, (ambu + da fr. dā) “water-giver”, a cloud Dāvs.V, 32; Sdhp.270, 275. (Page 74)
ambuda (အမ္ဗုဒ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[ambu+dā+a]
[အမ္ဗု+ဒါ+အ]
[Pali to Burmese]
ambuda—
(Burmese text): မိုးတိမ်။
(Auto-Translation): Cloud.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
ambuda (अंबुद).—m S (Water giver.) A cloud. Ex. kiṃ aikatāṃ tava vacanāmbuda || mama cittaśikhī nṛtya karī ||
ambuda (अंबुद).—m ambudhara m A cloud.
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
Ambuda (अम्बुद).—a. giving or yielding water.
-daḥ
Ambuda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ambu and da (द).
Ambuda (अम्बुद).—m.
(-daḥ) A cloud. mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Shedding or giving water. E. ambu, and da what gives.
Ambuda (अम्बुद).—[ambu-da] (vb. dā), m. A cloud, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 6.
Ambuda (अम्बुद).—[masculine] rain-cloud (lit. giving water).
1) Ambuda (अम्बुद):—[=ambu-da] [from ambu] m. ‘giving water’, a cloud, the plant Cyperus Hexastychius Communis
2) Āmbuda (आम्बुद):—mfn. ([from] ambu-da), coming from a cloud, [Naiṣadha-carita]
1) Ambuda (अम्बुद):—[ambu-da] (daḥ) m. A cloud.
2) Āmbuda (आम्बुद):—[āmbu-da] (daḥ) 1. m. An arrow.
Ambuda (अम्बुद):—(a + da)
1) m. a) Wolke [Ratnamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] [Hiḍimbavadha 1, 37. 4, 49.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 114, 15.] [Amaruśataka 62. 97.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 19, 94.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 53. 58.] — b) Name einer Pflanze, Cyperus hexastychius communis Nees (mustaka), [Vaidyaka im Śabdakalpadruma] Vgl. ambubhṛt, ambhoda, ambhodhara . —
2) n. Talk [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1051,] [Scholiast]
Ambuda (अम्बुद):——
1) m. — a) Wolke. — b) Cyperus_hexastachyus_communis Nees. —
2) *n. Talk.
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
Aṃbuda (ಅಂಬುದ):—
1) [noun] that which gives water; a cloud.
2) [noun] the plant Cyperus rotundus ( = C. hexastachyus) of Cyperaceae family; nut grass; sedge.
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: A, Ambu, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Ambudabha, Ambudadhvani, Ambudagama, Ambudaiva, Ambudamarga, Ambudana, Ambudaninada, Ambudanivaha, Ambudapatha, Ambudaphala, Ambudaranya, Ambudaratha, Ambudartu, Amputai, Amputam.
Full-text: Amputam, Varshukambuda, Ambudaranya, Ambupattra, Ambudaninada, Ambuvaha, Ambubhrit, Karunambuda, Ambhoda, Megha, Ambu, Nisara, Simhanada, Arbuda, Pudham.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.79 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.199 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.214 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.7.38 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 38 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 25 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 1]
Page 25 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Page 26 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
6. Different Types of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.3.28 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
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