Harigiri: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Harigiri 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Harigiri (हरिगिरि).—A mountain of Kuśadvīpa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 56; Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 51.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Hari-giri in Japan is the name of a plant defined with Kalopanax septemlobus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panax ricinifolius Siebold & Zucc. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Sylvatica Koreana (1927)
· Mutat. Res. (1988)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1897)
· Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde (1909)
· Planta Medica (1992)
· Species Plantarum
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hari-giri, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Harigiri (हरिगिरि).—[masculine] [Name] of a mountain.
Harigiri (हरिगिरि):—[=hari-giri] [from hari] m. Name of a mountain, [Mahābhārata]
Harigiri (हरिगिरि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Berges [Mahābhārata 6, 452.]
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.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Harigiri, Hari-giri; (plurals include: Harigiris, giris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 178 < [Volume 14 (1904)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - Śālmalika, Krauñca, Kuśa and Puṣkara Dvīpas and Their Mountains < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XII < [Bhumi Parva]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 53 - Geography of the World < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.162 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]