Krishnavrinta, Kṛṣṇavṛntā, Krishna-vrinta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Krishnavrinta 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇavṛntā can be transliterated into English as Krsnavrnta or Krishnavrinta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKṛṣṇavṛntā (कृष्णवृन्ता) is another name for Māṣaparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Teramnus labialis from the Fabaceae, or “pea family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.30-33 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 Kṛṣṇavṛntā and Māṣaparṇī, there are a total of twenty-one Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKṛṣṇavṛntā (कृष्णवृन्ता) is a synonym for Pāṭalā (Stereospermum colais, “Trumpet Flower”), from the Bignoniaceae family. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā. This synonym was identified by Amarasiṃha in his Amarakośa (a Sanskrit botanical thesaurus from the 4th century). The literal translation of Kṛṣṇavṛntā is “the black-stalked one”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Krishnavrinta in India is the name of a plant defined with Stereospermum suaveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC..
2) Krishnavrinta is also identified with Teramnus labialis It has the synonym Bujacia gampsonychia E. Mey. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1992)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Bibliothèque universelle de Genève. (1838)
· Synopsis Plantarum (Persoon) (1807)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Krishnavrinta, for example health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇavṛntā (कृष्णवृन्ता).—f.
(-ntā) 1. The trumpet flower, (Bignonia suave-olens.) 2. A leguminous plant, (Glycine dibilis.) E. kṛṣṇa black, and vṛnta footstalk.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛṣṇavṛntā (कृष्णवृन्ता):—[=kṛṣṇa-vṛntā] [from kṛṣṇa] f. the trumpet flower (Bignonia suaveolens), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a leguminous plant (Glycine debilis), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Gmelina arborea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇavṛntā (कृष्णवृन्ता):—[kṛṣṇa-vṛntā] (ntā) 1. f. The trumpet flower; a leguminous plant.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Krishna, Vrinta.
Full-text: Mashaparni, Vrinta.
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