Jaguda, Jāguḍa: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Jaguda 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)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJāguḍa (जागुड).—A country in ancient India. In Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 51, Stanza 25, it is mentioned that the King of this country took part in the Rājasūya (royal consecration) performed by Yudhiṣṭhira.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesJāguḍa (जागुड) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.48.21) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Jāguḍa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsJaguda [ಜಾಗುಡ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Crocus sativus L. from the Iridaceae (Iris) family. For the possible medicinal usage of jaguda, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Jaguda in India is the name of a plant defined with Crocus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Safran officinarum Medik. (among others).
2) Jaguda in Yoruba is also identified with Jatropha multifida It has the synonym Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. (1826)
· BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2004)
· Irid. Gen. (1827)
· Species Plantarum
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jaguda, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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 dictionaryJāguḍa (जागुड).—Saffron.
-ḍaḥ Name of a country famous for its saffron; अगाद्रथो अवनिं जागुडकुङ्कुमाभिताम्राम् (agādratho avaniṃ jāguḍakuṅkumābhitāmrām) Śiśupālavadha 2.3.
Derivable forms: jāguḍam (जागुडम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJāguḍa (जागुड).—n.
(-ḍaṃ) 1. Saffron. 2. A country so named. deśabhede . saḥ abhijana. asya aṇ . taddeśavāsinitri tatra bhavaḥ aṇ taddeśabhavetri kuṅkumena .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jāguḍa (जागुड):—m. [plural] Name of a saffron-cultivating people, [Mahābhārata iii, 1991; Śiśupāla-vadha]
2) n. saffron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJāguḍa (जागुड):—(ḍaṃ) 1. n. Saffron.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJāguḍa (ಜಾಗುಡ):—
1) [noun] the perennial plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas; saffron.
2) [noun] the dried, aromatic stigmas of this plant, used in flavouring and colouring foods, and formerly in medicine; saffron powder.
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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