Kirtan: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Kirtan means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Kirtan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kirtana.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kirtan in India is the name of a plant defined with Dendrocnide sinuata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urtica ardens Link (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (1853)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1957)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· Flora Indica (1832)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kirtan, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKirtan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) devotional singing/song; ~[kara] the performer of [kirtana]; also [kirtaniya]..—kirtan (कीर्तन) is alternatively transliterated as Kīrtana.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kirtana, Kirtanacintamani, Kirtanagara, Kirtanagey, Kirtanakara, Kirtanamgey, Kirtane, Kirtaniya, Kirtanuphala, Kirtanya.
Ends with: Sankirtan.
Full-text: Kirtana.
Relevant text
Search found 15 books and stories containing Kirtan; (plurals include: Kirtans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study (by Thakkar Harish Gopalji)
Conclusions (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Observations, Discussion and Conclusion]
Part 2 - The sources are mainly < [Chapter 2 - Literature Review]
Part 4 - Observations < [Chapter 5 - Observations, Discussion and Conclusion]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Namghar and Kirtan- ghar < [Chapter 8]
Mising Deka-chang: Morang / Morung / Mrirong / or Murang Akum < [Chapter 8]
Vernacular Architecture and Social Folk Custom < [Chapter 9]
Chaitanya's Life and Teachings (by Krishna-das Kaviraj)
Chapter XXV - The love of the pilgrims from Bengal
Chapter XI - The Dance before Jagannáth's Car
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
First Stop, Holland < [Chapter 2.17 - Beginning of Śrīla Gurudeva's Preaching in the West]
Puppetry in Assam (by Gitali Saikia)
Puppet in Folk belief < [Chapter 4]