Bahupatra, Bahu-patra, Bahupatrā: 5 definitions
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Bahupatra means something in 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Bahupatrā (बहुपत्रा) is another name for Liṅginī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 3.45-47 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Bahupatrā and Liṅginī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Bahupatrā (बहुपत्रा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Jantukā, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Ferula foetida (asafoetida) from the Apiaceae or “celery” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.126-129. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh).
3) Bahupatrā (बहुपत्रा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Gṛhakanyā, a medicinal plant commonly identified with Aloe vera var. chinensis Baker from the Asphodelaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.47-49. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Bahupatrā and Gṛhakanyā, there are a total of twenty-one Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
4) Bahupatrā (बहुपत्रा) is another name for Gorakṣadugdhī, an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Grewia hirsuta (Malvaceae family), (2) Sida spinosa (ibid.), or (3) Euphorbia thymifolia Linn. (Euphorbiaceae family), according to verse 5.142-143. Together with the names Bahupatrā and Gorakṣadugdhī, there are a total of seven 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsBahupatra in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family having the following synonyms: Phyllanthus niruri var. amarus, Phyllanthus nanus, Phyllanthus scabrellus. For the possible medicinal usage of bahupatra, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahupatra (बहुपत्र).—an onion.
-tram talc.
-trī the holy basil.
Derivable forms: bahupatraḥ (बहुपत्रः).
Bahupatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and patra (पत्र). See also (synonyms): bahīpatra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahupatra (बहुपत्र).—mfn.
(-traḥ-trī traṃ) Many-leaved. m.
(-traḥ) An onion. n.
(-traṃ) Talc. f. (-trī) A drug, (Trigonella fœnugræcum.) E. bahu many, patra a leaf, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahupatra (बहुपत्र):—[bahu-patra] (traḥ) 1. m. An onion. f. A drug. n. Talc. a. Many-leaved.
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: Bahupatraka.
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