Gandharvahasta, Gandharva-hasta, Gamdharvahasta: 8 definitions
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Gandharvahasta 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)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaGandharvahasta (गन्धर्वहस्त) is another name for “Eraṇḍa” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning gandharvahasta] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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)Gandharvahasta in India is the name of a plant defined with Ricinus communis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cataputia minor Ludw. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Bulletin (1984)
· Journal of Palynology (1980)
· Species Plantarum
· Davidsonia (1981)
· Cytologia (1980)
· Tropical Plant Science Research. New Delhi (1983)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gandharvahasta, for example side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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 dictionaryGandharvahasta (गन्धर्वहस्त).—the castoroil plant.
Derivable forms: gandharvahastaḥ (गन्धर्वहस्तः).
Gandharvahasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gandharva and hasta (हस्त). See also (synonyms): gandharvahastaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gandharvahasta (गन्धर्वहस्त):—[=gandharva-hasta] [from gandharva] m. ‘Gandharva-handed (the form of the leaves resembling that of a hand)’, the castor-oil tree, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] (a-manuṣyasya h, [Kāvyādarśa iii, 121.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandharvahasta (गन्धर्वहस्त):—[gandharva-hasta] (staḥ) 1. m. The castoroil tree (Palma christi).
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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 corpusGaṃdharvahasta (ಗಂಧರ್ವಹಸ್ತ):—
1) [noun] a tropical plant, Ricinus communis of Euphorbiaceae family; castor plant.
2) [noun] its oil-rich seeds; castor seed.
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)
Partial matches: Hasta, Gandharva.
Starts with: Gandharvahastadi, Gandharvahastaka, Gandharvahastakah.
Full-text: Gandharvahastaka.
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