Dirghapattra, Dirgha-pattra, Dīrghapattrā: 5 definitions
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Dirghapattra 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dīrghapattrā (दीर्घपत्त्रा) is another name for Hemajīvantī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Dregea volubilis (sneeze wort). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 6.183), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
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)
Dirghapattra [दीर्घपत्त्रा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia volubilis (L. fil.) Cooke from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias volubilis, Dregea volubilis, Wattakaka volubilis. For the possible medicinal usage of dirghapattra, 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.
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) Dīrghapattra (दीर्घपत्त्र):—[=dīrgha-pattra] [from dīrgha] mfn. ‘l°-leaved’
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of sugar-cane, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] a species of ebony tree, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
4) [v.s. ...] the palm tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of onion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] some other bulbous plant (= viṣṇu-kanda), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] several kinds of grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Dīrghapattrā (दीर्घपत्त्रा):—[=dīrgha-pattrā] [from dīrgha-pattra > dīrgha] f. a kind of plant related to the Hemionitis Cordifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Pandanus Odoratissimus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] = ḍoḍīgandha-pattrā etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Dīrghapattra (दीर्घपत्त्र):—(dī + pattra)
1) adj. langblätterig. —
2) subst. Name verschiedener Pflanzen: a) m. α) eine Art Zuckerrohr [Suśruta 1, 186, 16.] — β) die Weinpalme. — γ) = rājapalāṇḍu . — δ) = viṣṇukanda . — ε) haridarbha . — ζ) = kundara [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — η) = kupīlu [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) f. ā α) eine der Hemionitis cordifolia verwandte Pflanze (cākulyābheda) [Ratnamālā 11.] — β) = hrasvajambu [Śabdakalpadruma] nach ders. Aut. — γ) = gandhapattrā . — δ) Pandanus odoratissimus. — ε) = ḍoḍī [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) f. ī α) = palāśī . — β) = mahācañcu [Rājanirghaṇṭa]
Dīrghapattra (दीर्घपत्त्र):——
1) *Adj. langblätterig. —
2) m. — a) eine Art Zuckerrohr. — b) eine Art Ebenholzbaum [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,243.] — c) *die Weinpalme [Rājan 9,87.] — d) *eine Art Zwiebel. — e) *ein anderes Knollengewächs , = viṣṇukanda. — f) *eine best. Grasart [Rājan 8,119.] — g) *eine Art Kuśa-Gras [Rājan 8,94.] —
3) *f. ā — a) eine der Hemionitis cordifolia verwandte Pflanze. — b) Pandanus odoratissimus [Rājan 10,69.] — c) Hoya viridiflora [Rājan 4,187.] — d) eine Art Curcuma. — e) eine Jambū-Art.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pattra, Dirgha.
Starts with: Dirghapattraka.
Full-text: Dirghapattri, Citraparnika, Tota, Hemajivanti, Anvartha.
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