Gandhini, Gandhinī, Gamdhini: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Gandhini 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)1) Gandhini in India is the name of a plant defined with Casearia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Casearia ovata (Lam.) Willd. (among others).
2) Gandhini is also identified with Rheum australe It has the synonym Rheum emodii Wall. ex Meisn. (etc.).
3) Gandhini is also identified with Trachyspermum roxburghianum It has the synonym Ptychotis involucrata (Roxb.) Lindl. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum ed. 4 (1799)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1858)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· The Flora of British India (1886)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1972)
· Traité de Botanique Médicale Phanérogamique (1883)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gandhini, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gandhinī (गन्धिनी):—[from gandhin > gandha] f. a kind of perfume, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Gāndhinī (गान्धिनी):—[varia lectio] for ndinī q.v.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaṃdhini (ಗಂಧಿನಿ):—[noun] a kind of perfume.
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: Gandhinika.
Ends with: Ajagandhini, Bhasmagandhini, Hemagandhini, Kammagamdhini, Kushthagandhini, Malayagandhini, Matrigandhini, Sugandhini.
Full-text: Ajagandhini, Hemagandhini, Bhasmagandha, Matrigandhini, Bhasmagandhini, Prativaha, Malayagandhini, Sugandhini, Gandini, Gandhin, Babhru.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Gandhini, Gandhinī, Gamdhini, Gāndhinī, Gaṃdhini; (plurals include: Gandhinis, Gandhinīs, Gamdhinis, Gāndhinīs, Gaṃdhinis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 4.1.16 < [Sukta 1]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Definitions of technical terms < [Chapter VII - Enumeration of technical terms]
Part 16 - Mercurial operations (14): Exhaustion of mercury (yarana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]