Lauhitya: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Lauhitya (लौहित्य) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of “awned grain” (śūkadhānya), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The literal translation of the word is “redness”. The plant Lauhitya is part of the Śūkadhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of awned grains”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Lauhitya is similar to Śyāmāka in properties, which it is said to be astringent-sweet and light in character. It also aggravates vāta and alleviates kapha and pitta. It is cold, constipating and absorbent.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—A country of Purāṇic fame. This country of out-castes was conquered by Bhīma and he took from there different kinds of diamonds. (Śloka 26, Chapter 30, Sabhā Parva).
2) Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—A sacred place constructed by the powers of Śrī Rāma. If one bathes in a pond there one would become golden in colour. (Śloka 2, Chapter 85, Vana Parva and Chapter 25, Anuśāsana Parva).
1a) Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—A Śrutaṛṣi.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 33. 5.
1b) A son of Bāṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 85.
1c) A R. rising from lake Lohita; noted for Padma class of elephants and place fit for śrāddha offerings.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 11; III. 7. 358; 13. 103; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 11.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Lauhitya (लौहित्य) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—The River Brahmaputra.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Lauhitya (लौहित्य) refers to a country belonging to “Prāñc or Prāgdeśa (far-eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Ārdrā, Punarvasu and Puṣya, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Ārdrā, Punarvasu and Puṣya represent the eastern division consisting of [i.e., Lauhitya] [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Lauhitya (लौहित्य) is the name of a river found in India.—The river Lauhitya is called by the name of Brahmaputra in modern times.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—[lohitasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ svārthe ṣyañ vā] Name of a river, the Brahmaputra; चकम्पे तीर्णलौहित्ये तस्मिन् प्राग्- ज्योतिषेश्वरः (cakampe tīrṇalauhitye tasmin prāg- jyotiṣeśvaraḥ) R.4.81 (where Malli. says :tīrṇā lauhityā nāma nadī yena but quotes no authority).
-tyam Redness.
Derivable forms: lauhityaḥ (लौहित्यः).
Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—nf. (-tya-tī) Redness. m.
(-tyaḥ) 1. A male river. 2. The ocean. E. lohita as above, ṣyañ pleonasm.
Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—i. e. lohita + ya, n. Redness.
Lauhitya (लौहित्य).—[masculine] a kind of rice, [Name] of a river etc.; [neuter] redness. !!
1) Lauhitya (लौहित्य):—[from lauhita] m. ([from] idem) a kind of rice, [Caraka] (cf. lohitya)
2) [v.s. ...] patron. (also [plural]), [Harivaṃśa] (cf. [gana] gargādi)
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, the Brahma-putra, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a sea, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] n. ([probably]) of a Tīrtha, [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] red colour, redness, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Lauhitya (लौहित्य):—[(tyaṃ-tī)] 1. n. 3. f. Redness. m. A male river; the ocean.
Lauhitya (लौहित्य):—(von lohita)
1) m. a) patron. gaṇa gargādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 105.] lauhityāḥ [Harivaṃśa 1771] (st. dessen lohitāḥ [1465]). — b) Nomen proprium eines Flusses (der Brahmaputra) [Medinīkoṣa y. 101.] [Mahābhārata 2, 374.] [Harivaṃśa 12830.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 40, 26.] [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 81.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 6. 16, 16.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 13.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Meeres [Mahābhārata 1, 630. 2, 1100. 17, 33.] [Harivaṃśa 12833.] = sāgara [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) Nomen proprium eines Berges [Mahābhārata 2, 1864] [?(nach Nīlakaṇṭha). Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 1, 352.] — e) Nomen proprium eines Tīrtha [Mahābhārata 3, 8144. 13, 1732.] einer Oertlichkeit [Oxforder Handschriften 339,a,44.] In dieser Bed. eher n. —
3) n. Röthe [Medinīkoṣa] vigatalauhitye savitari (vgl. u. lohitāy) [Suśruta 2, 160, 11.] [Sāhityadarpana 215, 16. fg. 297, 2.] [Scholiast] zu [Kapila 1, 59.] — Vgl. lohitya .
Lauhitya (लौहित्य):——
1) m. — a) eine Art Reis [Śāśvata’s Anekārthasamuccaya 382.] [Carakasaṃhitā 1,27.] Vgl. lohitya — b) Patron. Auch Pl. — c) Nomen proprium — α) eines Flusses (des Brahmaputra). — β) eines Meeres. — γ) eines Berges. — δ) eines Tīrtha. Vielleicht n. —
2) n. Röthe.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Lauhitya (ಲೌಹಿತ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the red metal; copper.
2) [noun] name of a mighty river flowing from the Himalayan range of mountains through Assam (in northeastern part of India) and Bangladesh and joins the Gaṃgā river; Brahmaputra.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lauhityabhattagopala, Lauhityavarasena, Lauhityayana, Lauhityayani.
Full-text: Lauhityabhattagopala, Lauhityayani, Lohitya, Indramanasa, Lohinya, Palligupta, Anuparvata, Rohita, Lohitagiri, Triveda, Shukadhanyavarga, Timira, Padma, Vanga, Java, Mahanada, Sphatika, Shatrunjaya.
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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
15. The river Lauhitya or Brahmaputra and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
10. Various other rivers in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Matsya Purana and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Kamboja-Janapada < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 137 < [Volume 22 (1918)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 147 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)
Part 3.1 - Discussion on Aśokāṣṭamī-vrata < [Chapter 3]