Kuddala, Kuddāla, Kuḍḍāla, Kūddāla: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kuddala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKuddāla (कुद्दाल) is another name (synonym) for Karbudāra, which is the Sanskrit word for Bauhinia variegata (orchid tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraKuddāla (कुद्दाल) is a Sanskrit word for Bauhinia variegata (ebony), identified by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as bearing good fruits. The King should plant such domestic plants in and near villages. He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat.
The following is an ancient Indian recipe for such nourishment of trees:
According to Śukranīti 4.4.105-109: “The trees (such as kuddāla) are to be watered in the morning and evening in summer, every alternate day in winter, in the fifth part of the day (i.e., afternoon) in spring, never in the rainy season. If trees have their fruits destroyed, the pouring of cold water after being cooked together with Kulutha, Māṣa (seeds), Mudga (pulse), Yava (barley) and Tila (oil seed) would lead to the growth of flowers and fruits. Growth of trees can be helped by the application of water with which fishes are washed and cleansed.”
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kuddala in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia chinensis Vogel (among others).
2) Kuddala is also identified with Paspalum scrobiculatum It has the synonym Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. bispicatum Hack. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Reinwardtia (1956)
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda (1762)
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1928)
· Bibliotheca Botanica (1915)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kuddala, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykuddāla : (m.) a spade or hoe.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKuddāla, a spade or a hoe (kanda-mūla-phalagahaṇ’‹-› atthaṃ DA. I, 269) Vin. III, 144; J. V, 45; DhA. IV, 218. Often in combination kuddāla-piṭaka “hoe and basket” D. I, 101; S. II, 88; V, 53; A. I, 204; II, 199; J. I, 225, 336. (Page 221)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykuddāla (कुद्दाल).—m S A sort of pickax or hoe.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuḍḍāla (कुड्डाल).—A spade (Mar. kudaḷa).
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Kuddāla (कुद्दाल).—
1) A spade, hoe; समासाद्य किलं तच्चाप्यखनन्सगरात्मजाः कुद्दालैः (samāsādya kilaṃ taccāpyakhanansagarātmajāḥ kuddālaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.17.23.
2) The Kāñchana tree.
-lakam A copper pitcher.
2) A measure; एकेन कुद्दालकेन खारीसहस्रम् (ekena kuddālakena khārīsahasram) Mahābhārata on P.II.1.69.
Derivable forms: kuddālaḥ (कुद्दालः).
See also (synonyms): kuddāra, kuddālaka.
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Kūddāla (कूद्दाल).—Mountain ebony.
Derivable forms: kūddālaḥ (कूद्दालः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuddala (कुद्दल).—m.
(-laḥ) Mountain ebony.
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Kuddāla (कुद्दाल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A mountain ebony, (Bauhinia variegata, &c.) also kāñcana. 2. A kind of spade or hoe. E. ku the earth, and dala to divide, with ut prefixed, and aṇ affix or with dṝ to divide, kuddāra; also kudāla, &c.
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Kūddāla (कूद्दाल).—m.
(-laḥ) Mountain ebony: see kuddāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuddāla (कुद्दाल).—m. and n. A kind of spade or hoe, Mahābhārata 3, 8871.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuddāla (कुद्दाल).—[substantive] hoe, spade.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuddala (कुद्दल):—m. = kudāra2 [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Kuddāla (कुद्दाल):—[from kuddala] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] mn. a kind of spade or hoe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kūddāla (कूद्दाल):—m. (= kudd) mountain ebony (Bauhinia variegata), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuddala (कुद्दल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Mountain ebony.
2) Kuddāla (कुद्दाल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Idem.
3) Kūddāla (कूद्दाल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Mountain ebony.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kuddāla (कुद्दाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kuddāla.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKuddāla (कुद्दाल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kuddāla.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuddala (ಕುದ್ದಲ):—[adjective] = ಕುದ್ರ [kudra]1.
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Kuddala (ಕುದ್ದಲ):—[noun] = ಕುದ್ರ [kudra]2.
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Kuddāla (ಕುದ್ದಾಲ):—
1) [noun] a long-handled tool with a thin metal blade, used for weeding, loosening and turning up the soil, etc.; a hoe.
2) [noun] the tree Bauhinia variegata of Caesalpiniaceae family; mountain ebony.
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Kuddāḷa (ಕುದ್ದಾಳ):—[noun] = ಕುದ್ದಾಲ [kuddala].
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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Ends with: Kashtakuddala, Kashthakuddala, Siyamahantakuddala.
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