Alternative spellings of this word include Chirini.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Cīriṇi (चीरिणि).—A river. It was on the banks of this river that Vaivasvata Manu clad in bark-skin and with knotted hair did penance. (Śloka 6, Chapter 187, Vana Parva).

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Cirini in India is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea odorata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nymphaea parkeriana Lehm. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1982)
· The Cyclopaedia
· Rhodora (1908)
· Castalia (1806)
· Semina in Horto Botanico Hamburgensi (1853)
· Hortus Kewensis (1789)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cirini, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cīriṇī (चीरिणी):—[from cīrin > cīra] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata iii, 12751] ([varia lectio] vīr; cf. kuśa-cīrā).

[Sanskrit to German]

Cirini 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Virini.

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