Jatamamsi, Jaṭāmāṃsī, Jaṭāmāmsī: 11 definitions

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Jatamamsi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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.

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In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«previous next»] — Jatamamsi in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Jaṭāmāṃsī (जटामांसी) or Māṃsī refers to a medicinal grass, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Jupiter also presides over elephants, horses, priests, rulers, ministers, marriages and health; over mercy, truthfulness, cleanliness, religious observances; over learning, gifts and charity; over citizens, rich men, grammarians, Vedic students, sorcerers, lawyers, the ensigns of royalty—the umbrella, the flag-staff, the Cāmara and the like; over Śaileyaka, Mānsī, Tagara, Kuṣṭha, quicksilver, salt, beans, sweet flavour, wax and Coraka”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Jatamamsi in Biology glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Jatamansi in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Valeriana jatamansi Jones from the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) family having the following synonyms: Valeriana wallichii, Valeriana harmsii, Valeriana mairei. For the possible medicinal usage of jatamansi, 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.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jatamamsi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jaṭāmāṃsī (जटामांसी).—f (S) pop. jaṭāmāṃvasī Indian spikenard, Valeriana jatamansi. 2 Cyperus stolonifer.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jaṭāmāṃsī (जटामांसी).—f Indian spikenard.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jatamamsi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jaṭāmāṃsī (जटामांसी).—f. (-sī) Indian spikenard, (Valeriana jatamansi.) E. jaṭā entangled hair or root, and māṃsī the same plant. jaṭāṃ manyate .

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

Jaṭāmāṃsī (जटामांसी):—[=jaṭā-māṃsī] [from jaṭā > jaṭa] f. = -vatī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Jaṭāmāṃsī (जटामांसी):—[jaṭā-māṃsī] (sī) 3. f. Indian spikenard.

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Jatamamsi 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»] — Jatamamsi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jaṭamāṃsi (ಜಟಮಾಂಸಿ):—[noun] = ಜಟಾಮಾಂಸಿ [jatamamsi].

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Jaṭāmāṃsi (ಜಟಾಮಾಂಸಿ):—[noun] the plant Nardostachys jatamansi, of Valerianaceae family, that yields a fragrant ointment used in ancient times; spikenard.

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jatamamsi in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Jaṭāmāmsī (ஜடாமாம்ஸீ) noun < jaṭā-māṃsī. Indian spikenard. See சடாமாஞ்சி. [sadamanchi.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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