Ceru, Ceṟu, Cēṟu: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Ceru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Cheru.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaCeru [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Bhallātaka” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning ceru] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ceru in India is the name of a plant defined with Semecarpus anacardium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anacardium officinarum Gaertner (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Suppl. (1782)
· Vascul. Pharmacol. (2007)
· Chem. Biol. Interact. (2007)
· Taxon (1980)
· Chem. Biol. Interact. (2006)
· Taxon (1981)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ceru, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCeru (चेरु).—[adjective] active, busy (at the sacrifice).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCeru (चेरु):—mfn. (√cāy) behaving respectfully, worshipping, [Ṛg-veda viii, 61, 7.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusCēru (ಚೇರು):—[noun] a disease transmitted by sexual intercourse, characterised by swollen testicles.
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Cēru (ಚೇರು):—[noun] an ornamental metal cone, used to decorate the horns of oxen.
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)
Starts with (+57): Cerucira, Cerucunta, Cerucural, Cerucuural, Ceruhonne, Cerukadalaadi, Cerukadaladi, Cerukam, Cerukannan, Cerukarrala, Cerukattunarakam, Cerukattuvallikanniram, Cerukkal, Cerukkalvaraku, Cerukkam, Cerukkampam, Cerukkan, Cerukkanvelicceti, Cerukkarpakku, Cerukkaru.
Ends with: Acceru, Alakkuceru, Kalavaicceru, Karunceru, Kattuceru, Kecceru, Kerceru, Kombuceru, Kulaiceru, Malanceru, Nacceru, Niceru, Painceru, Pamceru, Tinceru, Viceru.
Full-text: Ceruncuriyum, Niceru, Kalavaicceru, Kulaiceru, Nacceru, Ceruttani, Cerutolil, Ceruvuru, Cerumakal, Painceru, Cerukutti, Tinceru, Ceruvilai, Cerukkotu, Cerumunai, Ceruppatai, Netunceliyan, Cay, Kara, Car.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.1.7 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Vaikal pun kalivay)]
Pasuram 5.7.10 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (Norra Nonpu)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.11.73 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 2.3 - Partha-anugraha-murti (depiction of the story of Arjuna) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 3.5 - Jalandharasura-murti (the conquest of Jalandhara Asura) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.181.5 < [Sukta 181]
Sumati Satakamu and the Essays of < [October – December, 1997]