Guptagandhi, Gupta-gandhi, Guptagamdhi: 2 definitions
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Guptagandhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuGuptagandhi (गुप्तगन्धि) is another name for Elavālu, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Prunus cerasus Linn. (sour cherry) from the Rosaceae or “rose” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.124-126 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Guptagandhi and Elavālu, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGuptagaṃdhi (ಗುಪ್ತಗಂಧಿ):—
1) [noun] a variety in cardamom plant.
2) [noun] its capsule of seeds or a seed; black cardamom (?).
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: Gandhi, Gupta.
Full-text: Elavalu.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A critical review of the controversy of elavaluka an ayurvedic drug < [2024, Issue 08. August]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Study of pramehaghna dravyas in Bhavprakash’s Nighantu. < [2015: Volume 4, April issue 4]