Gram, Grām: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Gram means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gram in English is the name of a plant defined with Cicer arietinum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ononis crotalarioides M.E. Jones, nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1984)
· Contributions to Western Botany (1929)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gram, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, 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: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrām (ग्राम्).—i. 10 (rather a [denominative.] derived from the next), [Parasmaipada.] To invite, see śrām.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGram in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a village; gamut; gramme (a weight); as a suffix it means multitude, collection; ~[mina] rural, uncivil; ~[mya] rural, uncivil; hence ~[minata, ~myata; ~myatva] vulgarity..—gram (ग्राम) is alternatively transliterated as Grāma.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGrāṃ (ಗ್ರಾಂ):—[noun] the basic unit of mass in the metric system, officially equal to the weight of one cubic centimetre of distilled water at 4ºC:.
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 (+326): Gram-ahara, Gram-ashtakul-adhikarana, Gram-boroi, Grama, Grama azul, Grama china, Grama de agua, Grama de prados, Grama de rodas, Grama morada, Grama rhodes, Grama trenza, Grama-bhogika, Grama-drohin, Grama-grasa, Grama-karya, Grama-mahattara, Grama-maryada, Grama-netri, Grama-nilaya-nada-sarva-badha-pariharena.
Ends with (+11): Agram, Amulagram, Anvagram, Asamagram, Avyagram, Bengal gram, Black gram, Dew gram, Ekagram, Golden gram, Greed gram, Green gram, Horse gram, Jeevanasangram, Moth gram, Pratyagram, Program, Red gram, Sagram, Samgram.
Full-text (+1431): Masha, Mudga, Kulattha, Pala, Khanamgattu, Vibhakti, Canaka, Raktika, Sharava, Prasrita, Karsha, Kudava, Prastha, Besana, Tula, Madhyamapurusha, Drona, Horse gram, Adhaka, Purushaniyama.
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Search found 80 books and stories containing Gram, Grām, Grāṃ; (plurals include: Grams, Grāms, Grāṃs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.181 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 1.74 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 3.1.50 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 12c - Table of Measures (mana) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
Chapter 27b - The group of pulses (Shamidhanya—dicotyledons) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 2b - Milk-saturated rice and other preparations (asikta-ksirika) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Chapter 4 - Symptoms and treatment of Asthma (shvasa) and Cough (hikka)
Chapter 6 - Diseases affecting the heart (hridroga)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 236 - Greatness of Gifting Desired Objects < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - The Efficacy of Dhātrī < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 31 - The Rite of Kūṣmāṇḍa-navamī < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (150): Saranana rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (114): Jvara-nrisimha rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (137): Brahma-randhra rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 23 - Purification of tuber poisons < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]
Part 2 - Extraction of oil from seeds of Ankola or Ankolla < [Chapter XXXII - Extraction of oil from seeds]
Part 14 - Dietary presecriptions and prohibitions when taking iron < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
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