Kurundi, Kurundī: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Kurundi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA village in Ceylon. Cv.lxxxiii.16; lxxxviii.64; Cv.Trs.ii.149, n.9.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kurundi in India is the name of a plant defined with Pongamia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cajum pinnatum Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Bilaspur District, Madhya Pradesh (1989)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1971)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· FBI (1876)
· Jard. Malmaison (1803)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kurundi, for example extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKurundī, N. of one of the lost SS commentaries on the Vinaya, used by Buddhaghosa (cp. Vin. Texts I. 258; II, 14). (Page 222)
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 Dictionarykurundī (कुरुंदी).—a Made of or relating to the stone kurunda.
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kurundī (कुरुंदी).—f A small sickle smaller than the kōyatī.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruṇḍi (कुरुण्डि):—m. Name of a Ṛṣi in the third Manv-antara, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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: Kurundi, I, Na.
Starts with: Kurundi Atthakatha, Kurundirattha, Kurundiya Vihara.
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Full-text: Kurundirattha, Kuranda, Kurundavelu, Kurundi Atthakatha, Samantapasadika.
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Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 2, Chapter 13 < [Khandaka 2 - The Uposatha Ceremony, and the Patimokkha]
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 1 - The Scriptures And Their Commentaries < [Part 1 - General Introduction]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Vinaya Pitaka (4): Parivara (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Analysis: on How Many Offences? (Pācittiya) < [1.2. Monks’ Analysis: on How Many Offences?]