In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)

Bhaḍalī (भडली) refers to a corpus of texts that are somewhere between meteorological proverbs and pañcāṅga-like predictions and may be in verse (dūhās). They particularly deal with predictions relating to rain and are part of traditional knowledge, especially in Rajasthan and other Western Indian region. The principle of Bhaḍalī is to ‘describe ten chieftains (variables) responsible for the development of ‘ethereal embryo’ of rain. These where: wind, clouds, lightning, colors of the sky, rumbling, thunder, dew snow, rainbow and occurrence of orb around the moon and the sun. Bhadli considered the interactions of these variables with inter-planetary, stellar systems during each of the 12 lunar months to characterize rainfall patterns throughout the year’ (p. 348)

According to some, Bhaḍalī, the author, was a non-Brahmin lady (Gautam 350), according to others Bhaḍalī was an ‘astronomer (1000-1200 ce)’, but this statement is never substantiated. The name Bhaḍalī may occur with that of Sahadev (Maharashtra) or of Ḍakka/Ḍank (other regions). Bhadli astrology is traditionally used for rain predictions based on observations of nature and is claimed as useful by Indian meteorologists or environmentalists.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bhadli in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Setaria pumila ssp. pumila from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Panicum pumilum, Setaria glauca, Chaetochloa lutescens. For the possible medicinal usage of bhadli, 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)

1a) Bhadli in India is the name of a plant defined with Panicum antidotale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Paspalum miliare (Lam.) K. Schum. & Hollrung, nom. illeg., non Paspalum miliare Spreng. (among others).

1b) Bhadli is also identified with Panicum sumatrense It has the synonym Panicum psilopodium var. coloratum Hook.f. (etc.).

1c) Bhadli is also identified with Pennisetum glaucum It has the synonym Panicum imberbe Poir. (etc.).

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

· Systema Vegetabilium (1798)
· Conspectus Florae Africae (1894)
· Cytologia (1993)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1791)
· Handbuch des Getreidebaus (1885)
· Blumea (1989)
· Fl. Libya (1988)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici … (1794)
· Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1913)
· Newslett. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. (Oslo) (1997)
· Flora Caroliniana, secundum … (1788)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhadli, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

2) Bhadali in India is the name of a plant identified with Panicum miliaceum. It has the synonym Milium esculentum Moench (among others).

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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

bhāḍaḷī (भाडळी).—f A certain tree. The wood of it is much used for torches.

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bhādalī (भादली).—f A red and coarse grain, Panicum pilosum? Sykes.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Bhadalimata, Bhadalivicara.

Full-text: Cihna, Bhadalimata, Lomba, Athara Upadhanyem.

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