Madayantika, Madayantikā: 8 definitions
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Madayantika 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Madayantika in India is the name of a plant defined with Lawsonia inermis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rotantha combretoides Bak. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Harvard Papers in Botany (2005)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1792)
· Dermatology Online Journal (2003)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1975)
· Journal d’Agriculture Traditionelle et de Botanique Appliquée (1983)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madayantika, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadayantikā (मदयन्तिका).—A kind of jasmine (Arabian).
See also (synonyms): madayantī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadayantikā (मदयन्तिका).—f.
(-kā) Arabian jasmine. E. kan added to the next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadayantikā (मदयन्तिका).—[feminine] names of women.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madayantikā (मदयन्तिका):—[from mad] f. Arabian jasmine,[Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman, [Mālatīmādhava]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadayantikā (मदयन्तिका):—(kā) 1. f. Arabian jasmin.
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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)
Full-text: Madayanti, Upanayika, Malatimadhava.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Madayantika, Madayantikā; (plurals include: Madayantikas, Madayantikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2 - Popular beliefs in the Mālatīmādhava and 8th-century India < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 2g - Act-wise Summary of the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 2c - The Plot of the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.3. Use of Madayantikā (Henna) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
1. Materials for Cosmetics (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)