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)
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
Kirtan 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)
Partial matches: The, The, Kirtan, Te.
Starts with: Kirtana, Kirtanacintamani, Kirtanadividhi, Kirtanagara, Kirtanagey, Kirtanakara, Kirtanamgey, Kirtanavidhi, Kirtane, Kirtaniya, Kirtanuphala, Kirtanya.
Full-text: Naam kirtan, Kirtana, Namdeo, Jori, Jodi, Namadeva, Caitanyadeva.
Relevant text
Search found 34 books and stories containing Kirtan, The kirtan; (plurals include: Kirtans, The kirtans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
From Meditation to Bliss < [Volume 12, Issue 8 (2021)]
The Reverberation of the Sacred Gurbani’s Vibrations at the Darbar Sahib < [Volume 15, Issue 4 (2024)]
Sacred Music and Hindu Religious Experience < [Volume 10, Issue 2 (2019)]
Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
10.7: The Delhi king kills a cow which Namdev restores to life < [Chapter 10 - Life of Dnyandev (continued)]
12.6: Brahmans angry with Nama < [Chapter 12 - Namdev and Dnyandev (continued)]
54.6: A man bitten by a serpent restored to life < [Chapter 54 - Mankoji Bodhla the Patil (continued)]
Chaitanya's Life and Teachings (by Krishna-das Kaviraj)
Chapter XXV - The love of the pilgrims from Bengal
Chapter XII - The Hora-Panchami Procession of Lakshmi
Chapter XXIV - Meeting with Vallabh Bhatta; the Master stints His food
The sacred complex of Billeswar Devalaya (study) (by Rajesh Kakati)
Part 3.3 - The performance of Parhang < [Chapter 5 - Performing Art practiced in Devalaya]
Part 3.4 - The performance of Sankirtan < [Chapter 5 - Performing Art practiced in Devalaya]
Part 1 - Performing Art: Relevance in Devalaya context < [Chapter 5 - Performing Art practiced in Devalaya]
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]
Sri Krishna-Chaitanya (by Nisikanta Sanyal)
Chapter 4 - Infancy and Boyhood < [Volume II]
Chapter 5 - Boyhood < [Volume II]
Chapter 1 - Country and Society < [Volume II]