Haridru, Hari-dru: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Haridru 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsHaridru (हरिद्रु) in the Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (xiii. 8, i, 16) is the name of a tree (Pinus deodora).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Haridru in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Forest Fl. N.W. India (1874)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· The Paradisus Londinensis (1807)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Blumea (1978)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Haridru, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHaridru (हरिद्रु).—
1) A tree.
2) A kind of plant (Mar. dārūhaḷada).
Derivable forms: haridruḥ (हरिद्रुः).
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Haridru (हरिद्रु).—a tree.
Derivable forms: haridruḥ (हरिद्रुः).
Haridru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and dru (द्रु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridru (हरिद्रु).—m.
(-druḥ) 1. A tree. 2. A plant, (Curcuma zanthorrhizon.) E. hari a monkey, dru to go, Unadi aff. ku .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haridru (हरिद्रु):—[=hari-dru] [from hari] 1. hari-dru (hari-) mfn. moving in the yellow (Soma; said of the Soma-stones), [Ṛg-veda] (more correctly accentuated hari-dru).
2) [v.s. ...] 2. hari-dru m. (hari-) a kind of tree ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ‘Chloroxylon Swietenia; a sort of Pinus; Curcuma Aromatica’), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] a tree (in general), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] (hari-dru), Name of a pupil of Kalāpin, [Pāṇini 4-3, 104 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridru (हरिद्रु):—(druḥ) 2. m. A tree, a plant, Curcuma.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Haridruka, Haridruma, Haridrumah, Haridrumant, Haridrumat, Haridrumata.
Full-text: Haridravin, Haridrava, Haridrumat, Surahva, Harivriksha, Pitakadruma, Haridrumant, Haridrumata, Haridruka, Supushpa, Pitadaru, Kadambaka, Pitaka.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Haridru, Hari-dru; (plurals include: Haridrus, drus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Pāman disease < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Treatment of Kaphaja (heart disease) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Treatment of Pāṇḍuroga (Hariman) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.13 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 8, brahmana 1 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 16: Gośāla’s misconduct < [Chapter III - Mahāvīra’s first six years as an ascetic]
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