Harimantha, Hari-mantha, Harimamtha: 9 definitions

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Harimantha 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)

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Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Harimantha (हरिमन्थ) refers to “bengal-gram” and is mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., harimantha (bengal-gram)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., kitava (thorn apple)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Harimantha (हरिमन्थ) is another word for Caṇaka (Cicer arietinum “gram”) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Harimantha in India 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 Coss. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· A Revised Handbook of the Flora of Ceylon (1991)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1941)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1937)
· Phytologia (1964)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Harimantha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Harimantha (हरिमन्थ).—a chick-pea; Śukra.4.969.

Derivable forms: harimanthaḥ (हरिमन्थः).

Harimantha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and mantha (मन्थ). See also (synonyms): harimanthaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Harimantha (हरिमन्थ).—m.

(-nthaḥ) 1. A tree, (Premna longifolia.) 2. Chick-pea. E. hari fire or a horse, &c., and mantha agitating or churning.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Harimantha (हरिमन्थ):—[=hari-mantha] [from hari] m. Premna Spinosa (the wood of which by attrition produces flame), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the chick-pea, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] country, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Harimantha (हरिमन्थ):—[hari-mantha] (nthaḥ) 1. m. A tree, Premna longifolia; chick-pea.

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Harimantha in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Harimantha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Harimaṃtha (ಹರಿಮಂಥ):—

1) [noun] the tree Premna spinosa (or Premna serratifolia) of Verbenaceae family, the wood of which is used to produce fire by attrition.

2) [noun] the bushy annual plant Cicer arietinum of Papilionaceae family; chickpea.

3) [noun] its edible pea; chickpea.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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