Dvidandi, Dvidaṇḍi, Dvi-dandi: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Dvidandi 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dvidandi in India is the name of a plant defined with Rotheca serrata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Clerodendrum herbaceum Roxb. ex Schauer (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1818)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Phytologia (1978)
· Flora of the British India. (1885)
· Rev. Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1983)
· Phytologia (1959)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dvidandi, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDvidaṇḍi (द्विदण्डि).—ind. stick against stick.
Dvidaṇḍi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and daṇḍi (दण्डि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvidaṇḍi (द्विदण्डि).—ind. Single stick, quarter staff, as dvidaṇḍi praharaṇaṃ fighting with two sticks. E. dvi, daṇḍa a staff, ic affix; also similar compounds, as dvimuṣali, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvidaṇḍi (द्विदण्डि):—[=dvi-daṇḍi] [from dvi] ([from] daṇḍa) with 2 sticks, stick against stick, single stick, quarter staff, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. [Pāṇini 5-4, 1 28; Kāśikā-vṛtti])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvidaṇḍi (द्विदण्डि):—[dvi-daṇḍi] adv. Single stick.
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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.
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Starts with: Dvidandin.
Full-text: Dvidandyadi, I.
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