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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Bhūtāvāsa (भूतावास) or Bhūtāvāsamaṇḍala refers to one of the twenty-five Maṇḍalas (“esoteric designs”) mentioned in chapter 5 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—[Cf. chapter 5 named sarvatobhadrādimaṇḍa-lalakṣaṇa].

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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

Bhutavasa in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Streblus asper Lour. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bhutavasa, 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) Bhutavasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Streblus asper in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Achymus pallens Soland. ex Blume (among others).

2) Bhutavasa is also identified with Terminalia bellirica It has the synonym Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhutavasa, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhūtāvāsa (भूतावास).—

1) the body.

2) an epithet of &Scute;iva.

3) of Viṣṇu; वसन्ति त्वयि भूतानि भूतावासस्ततो हरिः (vasanti tvayi bhūtāni bhūtāvāsastato hariḥ) Hariv.

Derivable forms: bhūtāvāsaḥ (भूतावासः).

Bhūtāvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and āvāsa (आवास).

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Bhūtavāsa (भूतवास).—the Bibhītaka tree.

Derivable forms: bhūtavāsaḥ (भूतवासः).

Bhūtavāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and vāsa (वास).

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

Bhūtavāsa (भूतवास).—m.

(-saḥ) Beleric myrobalan, (Terminalia belerica.) E. bhūta a goblin, and vāsa abode.

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Bhūtāvāsa (भूतावास).—m.

(-saḥ) The body. E. bhūta and āvāsa abode.

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

Bhūtavāsa (भूतवास).—m. Beleric myrobalan.

Bhūtavāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and vāsa (वास).

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

Bhūtāvāsa (भूतावास).—[masculine] the abode of the elements, the body; also [Epithet] of Viṣṇu & Śiva.

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

1) Bhūtavāsa (भूतवास):—[=bhūta-vāsa] [from bhūta > bhū] m. the abode of beings, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio] tāv)

2) [v.s. ...] Terminalia Bellerica, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

3) Bhūtāvāsa (भूतावास):—[from bhūta > bhū] m. ‘abode of beings’, Name of Viṣṇu and Śiva, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] Terminalia Bellerica (as the abode of evil b°), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] the body (as the ab° of the elements), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]

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

1) Bhūtavāsa (भूतवास):—[bhūta-vāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Beleric myrobalan.

2) Bhūtāvāsa (भूतावास):—[bhūtā+vāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. The body.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhutavasa 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

Bhūtavāsa (ಭೂತವಾಸ):—[noun] = ಭೂತಾವಾಸ - [bhutavasa -] 4.

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Bhūtāvāsa (ಭೂತಾವಾಸ):—

1) [noun] the body, as the abode of the soul.

2) [noun] Śiva.

3) [noun] Viṣṇu.

4) [noun] the tree Terminalia bellirica ( = T. bellerica) of Combretaceae family; the belleric myrobalan tree.

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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: Bhuta, Avasa, Vaca, Vasa.

Starts with: Bhutavasamandala, Bhutavasamu.

Full-text: Bhutavasamandala, Putavacam, Bhinnanjana, Sarvatobhadradimandalalakshana, Avasa.

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