Dirghayu, Dīrghāyu, Dirgha-ayu: 11 definitions
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Dirghayu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuDīrghāyu (दीर्घायु) is another name for Jīvaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis wallichii Lindl., which is a synonym of Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach. from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.11-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Dīrghāyu and Jīvaka, there are a total of sixteen 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dirghayu in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossampinus malabarica Merr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1961)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Taxon (1979)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· FBI (1874)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dirghayu, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydīrghāyu (दीर्घायु).—a S dīrghāyuṣya a S Long-lived.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīrghāyu (दीर्घायु).—a. long-lived.
Dīrghāyu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and āyu (आयु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDīrghāyu (दीर्घायु).—(= Pali Dīghāvu), name of a prince, son of Ariṃdama: Mahāvastu iii.457.8 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghāyu (दीर्घायु).—[adjective] long-lived; [abstract] tva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghāyu (दीर्घायु):—[from dīrgha] mfn. l°-lived, [viii, 70, 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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDīrghāyu (दीर्घायु):—(a) long-lived, long-living, blessed with long life; (nf) longevity; ~[ṣya] see [dīrghāyu].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDīrghāyu (ದೀರ್ಘಾಯು):—
1) [noun] a living for considerably long period.
2) [noun] a person who is aged considerably.
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: Dirghayudha, Dirghayuka, Dirghayus, Dirghayusha, Dirghayushadevopapatti, Dirghayushi, Dirghayushka, Dirghayushocis, Dirghayushtva, Dirghayushya, Dirghayussu, Dirghayutva.
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