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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Bahupraja (बहुप्रज) (lit. “one who has numerous progeny”) is a synonym (another name) for the Kukkuṭa, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Bahupraja (बहुप्रज) refers to “many people” [?], according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “A ruler who is a Universal Sovereign is entitled to the first, a Provincial Governor to the second and a District Governor to the third [level of] Creative Energy. [To the same are entitled] a chief minister or a twice-born, provided he is in charge of the protection of many people (bahupraja—bahvī rakṣati prajāḥ). No single man is entitled to [deploy] Her for [just] another man”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bahupraja [बहुप्रज] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family having the following synonyms: Phyllanthus retusus, Breynia patens. For the possible medicinal usage of bahupraja, 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.

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

Bahupraja in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum bengalense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Erianthus ciliaris var. ciliaris (among others).

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

· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien (1855)
· Mantissa (1824)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Archief voor de Suikerindustrie in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië (1925)
· Indian Forester (1954)
· Proc. 14th Congr. Int. Soc. Sugar Cane Technologists (1972)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bahupraja, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahuprajā (बहुप्रजा).—a (S) That has many children, subjects, or dependents.

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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 dictionary

Bahupraja (बहुप्रज).—a. having many children, prolific. (-jaḥ) 1 a hog.

2) the munja grass.

Bahupraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and praja (प्रज). See also (synonyms): bahīpraja.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahupraja (बहुप्रज).—mfn.

(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Having a numerous progeny. m.

(-jaḥ) 1. A hog. 2. A sort of grass: see muñja. E. bahu many, prajā offspring.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahupraja (बहुप्रज).—[adjective] rich in offspring.

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

1) Bahupraja (बहुप्रज):—[=bahu-praja] [from bahu > bah] mf(ā)n. having a numerous progeny, [Rāmāyaṇa] (also jas, [Ṛg-veda]) cf. [Pāṇini 5-4, 123]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a hog

3) [v.s. ...] a mouse

4) [v.s. ...] Saccharum Munjia.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahupraja (बहुप्रज):—[bahu-praja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A hog; a sort of grass. a. Having many subjects.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahupraja in German

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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 corpus

Bahupraja (ಬಹುಪ್ರಜ):—

1) [noun] a man having a large number of children.

2) [noun] a domesticate pig or hog; a swine.

3) [noun] the grass Saccharum sara ( = S. munja) of Poaceae family.

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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: Bahu, Praja.

Starts with: Bahuprajas.

Full-text: Bahuprajas, Bahipraja.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.164.32 < [Sukta 164]

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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]

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