Gadu, Gaḍu: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Gadu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: A new light on the alamkaras mentioned by vamana in his kavyalamkarasutravrttiGaḍu (गडु) refers to a “joint of sugarcane which has no juice in it”.—Hemacandra has shown a large number of varieties of yamaka which alike Mammaṭa fall under two broad divisions ‘pādavṛtti’ and ‘pādabhāgavṛtti’. He clearly states that the endless variety of yamaka only exhibit the powers of versatility possessed by a poet and they do not instruct the readers in any of the four goals of life or ‘puruṣārthas’. They are therefore regarded as ‘kāvyagaḍu’. ‘Gaḍu’ is a joint of sugarcane which has no juice in it. The yamakas when used excessively in a poetic composition can cause hindrance in the enjoyment of rasa
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Gadu in India is the name of a plant defined with Tinospora cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Menispermum cordifolium Willd. (among others).
2) Gadu in Kenya is also identified with Thilachium africanum It has the synonym Maerua triphylla T. Durand & Schinz (etc.).
3) Gadu in Nigeria is also identified with Pavetta crassipes It has the synonym Pavetta barteri Dawe (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
· Consp. Fl. Afr. (1898)
· Die Pflanzenwelt OstAfrikas (1895)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gadu, for example health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, 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 Dictionarygaḍu (गडु).—m S Goitre or Bronchocele.
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gaḍū (गडू).—m A sort of drinking-cup.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgaḍū (गडू).—m A sort of drinking-cup.
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 dictionaryGaḍu (गडु).—a. [gaḍ-un] Crooked, hump-backed.
-ḍuḥ 1 A hump on the back.
2) A javelin.
3) A water-pot.
4) An earth-worm.
5) Any superfluous excrescence or addition, a useless object; see अन्तर्गडु (antargaḍu).
6) A goitre, excrescence on the neck.
7) A hump-backed person.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaḍu (गडु).—mfn. (-ḍuḥ-ḍuḥ-ḍu) Crooked, humpbacked, &c. m.
(-ḍuḥ) 1. A hump on the back. 2. Goitre or Bronchocele. 3. A humpbacked man. 4. A Javelin, a spear. 5. An earth-worm. 6, A water pot. E. gaḍ to drop, Unadi affix u.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaḍu (गडु).—[substantive] excrescence on the body, as goitre, hump, etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gaḍu (गडु):—m. an excrescence on the neck (goitre or bronchocele), hump on the back, [Pāṇini 2-2, 35], [vArttika] 3; i, 3, 37, [Kāśikā-vṛtti]
2) any superfluous addition (to a poem), [Kāvyaprakāśa] (cf. [Sāhitya-darpaṇa x, 13])
3) a humpbacked man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a javelin, spear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) an earthworm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) a water-pot, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. dor-g.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaḍu (गडु):—(ḍuḥ) 2. m. A hump on the back; bronchocele; a spear; an earthworm; a pot. a. Humpbacked.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaḍu (ಗಡು):—[noun] = ಗಡುವು [gaduvu].
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Gaḍu (ಗಡು):—[noun] a shallow place in a stream, river, where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, etc.; a ford.
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Gaḍu (ಗಡು):—
1) [noun] an enlargement of the thyroid gland, often visible as a swelling in the lower part of the front of the neck; goitre.
2) [noun] the fleshy mass on the back of a bull, cow, camel, etc. 3) any of various annelid worms, esp. of the genus Lumbricus or Allolobophora, living and burrowing in the ground; an earthworm.
3) [noun] a thrusting or throwing weapon with a pointed usu. steel tip and a long shaft; a spear; a lance.
4) [noun] a water-pot.
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Gadu (ಗದು):—[noun] an abnormally swollen part of the body; a swelling.
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Gādu (ಗಾದು):—[noun] a piece of land where shrubs and grass have grown abundantly.
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 (+16): Gadua, Gaduba, Gadubavana, Gadubu, Gaducu, Gaducuniru, Gaduga, Gadugada, Gadugadamgol, Gadugadike, Gadugadisu, Gadugadita, Gadugaduke, Gadugamci, Gaduge, Gadugu, Gaduji-val, Gaduka, Gadukantha, Gaduku.
Ends with (+121): Adagadu, Adugadu, Agadu, Aggivegadu, Akatu, Al-ankatu, Alugadu, Anamgitigadu, Anankatu, Antamukatu, Antaragadu, Antargadu, Aparamjidagadu, Arabugadu, Attamukatu, Bamgadu, Bamjarugadu, Baragadu, Begadu, Beggadu.
Full-text: Antargadu, Gadukantha, Gadura, Gadula, Dorgadu, Gadushiras, Gadduka, Upajanu, Gadvadi, Gaduvu, Dosgadu, Gaduka, Granthana, Gandi, Ganda, Garga, Ketu.
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Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
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