Bhuribala, Bhuri-bala, Bhūribala, Bhūribalā: 6 definitions
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Bhuribala 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhūribala (भूरिबल).—(BHĪMABALA). One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 14 says that at the battle of Kurukṣetra he was slain by Bhīmasena.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Bhūribalā (भूरिबला) is another name for Atibalā, a medicinal plant identified with Abutilon indicum Linn. (“Indian mallow”) from the Malvaceae or mallows family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.101-102 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Bhūribalā and Atibalā, there are a total of ten 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)
Bhuribala in India is the name of a plant defined with Abutilon guineense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abutilon indicum var. guineense (Schumach. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of China (1955)
· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1982)
· Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger (1829)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Hortus Britannicus (1826)
· Blumea (1966)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhuribala, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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
1) Bhūribala (भूरिबल):—[=bhūri-bala] [from bhūri > bhū] m. ‘having much strength’, Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata]
2) Bhūribalā (भूरिबला):—[=bhūri-balā] [from bhūri-bala > bhūri > bhū] f. Sida Cordifolia and Rhombifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bhūribala (भूरिबल):—[(bhū + bala)] m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛtarāṣṭra [Mahābhārata 9, 1404. 1414.]
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Bhūribalā (भूरिबला):—[(bhū + ba)] f. eine best. Pflanze, = atibalā [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Bhūribala (भूरिबल):——
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛtarāṣṭra. —
2) *f. ā Sida cordifolia und rhombifolia [Rājan 4,102.]
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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