Bhangura, Bhaṅgura, Bhamgura: 18 definitions

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Bhangura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 nighaṇṭu

Bhāṅgurā in the Hindi language is another name for Mārkava, a medicinal plant identified with two varieties viz., Eclipta prostrata L. and Sphagneticola calendulacea, both from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.138-141 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Other than the Hindi word Bhāṅgurā, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which twenty are in Sanskrit.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर):—[bhaṅguram] Quality of material indicating Brittleness / fragility

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bhangura [भङ्गुरा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle from the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bhangura, 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)

1) Bhangura in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum heterophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum heterophyllum Wall..

2) Bhangura is also identified with Aglaia odoratissima It has the synonym Aglaia heterophylla Merrill (etc.).

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

· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1825)
· Numer. List (4722)
· London Journal of Botany (1845)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
· Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases (2002)
· Fitoterapia (1982)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhangura, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhaṅgura (भंगुर).—a (S) Broken or bent. 2 fig. Frail, perishable, fugitive, evanescent.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bhaṅgura (भंगुर).—a Broken. Bent. Fig. Frail.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर).—a. [bhañj-ghurac]

1) Apt to break, fragile, brittle.

2) Frail, transitory, transient, perishable; आमरणान्ताः प्रणयाः कोपास्तत्क्षणभङ्गुराः (āmaraṇāntāḥ praṇayāḥ kopāstatkṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ); सर्वमुत्पादि भङ्गुरम् (sarvamutpādi bhaṅguram) H.1. 181; Śiśupālavadha 16.72.

3) Changeful, variable.

4) Crooked, bent.

5) Curved, curled; शशिमुखि तव भाति भङ्गुरभ्रूः (śaśimukhi tava bhāti bhaṅgurabhrūḥ) Gītagovinda 1.

6) Fraudulent, dishonest, crafty.

-raḥ The bend of a river.

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

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Crooked, bent. 2. Fraudulent, crafty, dishonest. 3. Perishable. m.

(-raḥ) The bend or elbow of a river. E. bhañj to break, aff. ghurac .

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

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर).—i. e. bhañj + ura, I. adj. 1. Crooked, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 36. 2. Frail, perishable, [Pañcatantra] 165, 17; vanishing, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 186, M. M. 3. Fraudulent, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 84, 9. Ii. m. The bend of a river.

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

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर).—[adjective] fragile, transitory, changing, fickle; crisp, curled, wrinkled. Abstr. [feminine]

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

1) Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर):—[from bhañj] mf(ā)n. apt to break, fragile, transitory, perishable, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] changeable, variable, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] bent, curled, crisped, wrinkled, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

4) [v.s. ...] fraudulent, dishonest, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a bend or reach of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Bhaṅgurā (भङ्गुरा):—[from bhaṅgura > bhañj] f. Name of two Plants (= ati-viṣā or priyaṅgu), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Crooked, crafty, dishonest. m. Bend of a river.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhaṃgura.

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Bhangura 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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Bhaṃgura (भंगुर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bhaṅgura.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bhaṃgura (ಭಂಗುರ):—

1) [adjective] easily broken, damaged or destroyed; breakable; fragile.

2) [adjective] lasting for only a moment; passing; transitory; momentary.

3) [adjective] bent; crooked; curved.

4) [adjective] tied; knotted; fastened with a rope, string, etc.

5) [adjective] cheating; of the nature of cheating or having the tendency to cheat.

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Bhaṃgura (ಭಂಗುರ):—

1) [noun] lack of stability; unsteadiness.

2) [noun] the quality or fact of being transitory; momentarines.

3) [noun] the act or an instance of breaking, demolishing; destruction.

4) [noun] the place where the path of a river takes a turn.

5) [noun] the quality or fact of being crooked; crookedness.

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Bhaṃgura (ಭಂಗುರ):—[noun] the plant Aconitum heterophyllum of Ranunculaceae 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.

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Nepali dictionary

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Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Bhaṅgura (भङ्गुर):—adj. 1. likely to break; fragile; brittle; 2. frail; transitory; transient; perishable; 3. crooked; bent; 4. curved; curled; 5. fraudulent; dishonest; crafty;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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