Godhapadi, Godhāpadī: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Godhapadi 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Godhāpadī (गोधापदी) is another name for Haṃsapādī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Adiantum lunulatum Burm. from the Pteridaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.109-113 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 Godhāpadī and Haṃsapādī, there are a total of twenty-six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: Haṃsapādī is claimed as a variety of Lajjālu by Dh. and Rājanighaṇṭu.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Godhāpadī (गोधापदी) or Godhāpadīpatra refers to a type of Patra (plant-leaf), which represents a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.— The vṛkṣāṅga-sūtrīya-adhyāya, i.e., the chapter of the bījotpatti-kāṇḍa of Parāśara’s Vṛkṣāyurveda deals with various parts of plants, e.g., Leaf (parṇa or patra). [...] A leaf whose shape resembles the foot of an Iguana is called godhāpadī-patra.
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)
Godhapadi in India is the name of a plant defined with Cayratia pedata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cayratia pedata (Lour.) Juss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1783)
· Curr. Sci. (1980)
· Notulae Systematicae. (1911)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Ethnobotanical Leaflets
· Guihaia (1988)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Godhapadi, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Godhāpadī (गोधापदी).—f. (-dī) A plant, (Cissus pedata.) E. godhā, and pada for pāda a foot, affix ṅīṣ, the root being compared to an alligator’s foot.
Godhāpadī (गोधापदी):—[=godhā-padī] [from godhā] f. ([gana] kumbhapady-ādi) idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Godhāpadī (गोधापदी):—[godhā-padī] (dī) 3. f. Idem.
Godhāpadī (गोधापदी):—(godhā + pada) f. gaṇa kumbhapadyādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 139.] Name einer Pflanze, Cissus pedata Lam., [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 7.] [Ratnamālā 247.]
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
Gōdhāpadi (ಗೋಧಾಪದಿ):—[noun] the vine Cissus pedata of Vitaceae family; Iguana's foot vine.
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: Godha, Pati, Patti.
Starts with: Godhapadika, Godhapadipatra.
Full-text: Choto godhapadi, Godhapadipatra, Godhapadika, Tripadi, Citrapada, Hamsapadi, Suvaha, Alasa.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Godhapadi, Godha-padi, Godhā-padī, Godhāpadī, Gōdhāpadi; (plurals include: Godhapadis, padis, padīs, Godhāpadīs, Gōdhāpadis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A Comprehensive Review of Hansapadi (Adiantum lunulatum) - In Classical Texts < [Vol. 10 No. 4 (2025)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 18 - Mercurial operations (16): Incineration of mercury (bhasmikarana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]