Biology (plants and animals)

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

Amna in India is the name of a plant defined with Spondias pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Poupartia pinnata (L.f.) Blanco (among others).

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

· Flora Indica (1832)
· Planta Medica (1976)
· Taxon (1982)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Amna, for example side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āmnā (आम्ना).—P.

1) (a) To hand down traditionally or in sacred texts; भवत्प्रणीतमाचारमामनन्ति हि साधवः (bhavatpraṇītamācāramāmananti hi sādhavaḥ) Kumārasambhava 6. 31; एवं किल सूत्रकारा आमनन्ति (evaṃ kila sūtrakārā āmananti) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7. (b) Hence, to regard, consider, mention, lay down; सर्वे वेदा यत्पदमा- मनन्ति (sarve vedā yatpadamā- mananti) Kaṭh.1.2.15. त्वामामनन्ति प्रकृतिं पुरुषार्थ प्रवर्तिनीम् (tvāmāmananti prakṛtiṃ puruṣārtha pravartinīm) Kumārasambhava 2.13,5.81; M.1.4; Bhaṭṭikāvya 18.5; Kām.8.24; Uttararāmacarita 5; Mv.4.3.

2) To keep in mind, commit to memory, learn, study, repeat; आमनन्मन्त्रमुत्तमम् (āmananmantramuttamam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 17.3; यद् ब्रह्म सम्यगाम्नातम् (yad brahma samyagāmnātam) Kumārasambhava 6.16 learnt.

3) To celebrate, hail.

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

Āmnā (आम्ना):—[=ā-√mnā] [Parasmaipada] -manati, to utter, mention, allege;

—to cite, quote;

—to commit to memory, hand down in sacred texts;

—to celebrate, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Lāṭyāyana; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Mālavikāgnimitra; Kumāra-sambhava etc.]

context information

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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Partial matches: Mna, A.

Starts with (+7): Amnana, Amnas, Amnata, Amnatavya, Amnatin, Amnaya, Amnayadarshana, Amnayadarshita, Amnayadevi, Amnayagotra, Amnayagurumandaladevatarcanakramavalli, Amnayakrama, Amnayakriyarthatvadisutravicara, Amnayamanjari, Amnayanatha, Amnayanidarshana, Amnayapaddhati, Amnayapara, Amnayapuja, Amnayarahasya.

Ends with (+18): Adhamna, Aryamna, Asamna, Ashtaksharimamna, Bamna, Bhavamna, Bhrashamna, Carmamna, Charmamna, Dhamna, Dhanyamna, Dhuamna, Duradamna, Durjamna, Gabhamna, Gavamna, Gramna, Jamna, Kamna, Lamna.

Full-text: Amnas, Amnaya, Amnana, Pratyamna, Amnatavya, Amnayarahasya, Amnayayoni, Amnayin, Samamnaya, Amnayapara, Amnatin, Madhuramnaka, Amnata, Dhanyamna, Amnayasarin, Samamna, Ru.

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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)

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