Jyotsni, Jyotsnī: 9 definitions
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Jyotsni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexJyotsni (ज्योत्स्नि).—A Śakti on the Soḍaśa patrābja.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 11.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuJyotsnī (ज्योत्स्नी) is another name for Paṭola, a medicinal plant identified with Trichosanthes dioica (pointed gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.22-24 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Jyotsnī and Paṭola, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJyotsnī (ज्योत्स्नी).—A moonlight-night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotsnī (ज्योत्स्नी).—f. (-tsnī) 1. A moonlight night. 2. A small cucumber, (Trichosanthes diæca;) it is also applied to Luffa acutangula, &c. 3. A kind of perfume: see reṇukā. E. See jyotsnā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jyotsnī (ज्योत्स्नी):—[from jyut] f. (for jyaut) a moonlight night, [Naiṣadha-carita]
2) [v.s. ...] Trichosanthes dioeca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a medical substance, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotsnī (ज्योत्स्नी):—(tsnī) 3. f. A moonlight night; a small cucumber; a perfume.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusJyōtsni (ಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ನಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ನೆ - [jyotsne -] 2; 2.the vine Trichosanthes anguina of Cucurbitaceae family; snake gourd plant.
2) [noun] its long gourd, used as a vegetable; snake gourd.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jyotsnika, Jyotsnike.
Ends with: Vanajyotsni.
Full-text: Jyotsna, Jyautsna, Jyotsnike, Jyautsnika, Vanajyotsni, Patolaka, Patola.
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