Mardita, Marddita: 12 definitions
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Mardita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mardit.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Mardita (मर्दित) refers to “combining ingredients to forma a paste” [?], according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.7cd-8ab: “The juice of Droṇapuṣpa and oil made into paste (mardita) with ripe Tamarind can be used as nasal application and a drink with sugarcane juice [droṇapuṣpāmbumat tailaṃ tintriṇīphalamarditam]”.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Mardita (मर्दित) refers to “rubbing (a seed)”, as prescribed by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, such as changing a plant into a creeper, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A seed of any variety freely rubbed (mardita) with the bark of Mangifera indica creeper, Jasminum grandiflorum, Woodfordia fruticosa and Hiptage benghalensis mixed with the milk of a she-goat and then sown in a pit, filled with soil dug up from around the roots of trees belonging to different species and thereafter sufficiently sprinkled with the powder of sesame and barley and (the seed so sown) watered with curd and milk grows into the respective creeper”.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Marditā (मर्दिता) refers to “having crushed something”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “21. The creation of elephants (as told in the following) was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. [...] 25. Durvasas respectfully gave the Lord of the Gods a marvelous garland. It was crushed (marditā) by Airāvata, which seeing the sage mercilessly cursed him. By his curse he was destroyed, and then was (re-) born (as) the mate of Abhramu in the ocean when it was churned (by Indra) to win him back and to win complete supremacy. Hence he is reputed to be born of the milk ocean”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mardita (मर्दित).—p (S) Rubbed, kneaded, squeezed, ground, pounded &c. See the noun mardana.
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
Mardita (मर्दित).—a.
1) Crushed, pounded.
2) Rubbed.
3) Strung or tied together.
Marddita (मर्द्दित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Strung, tied. 2. Rubbed, ground, pounded. 2. Obtained, got. E. mṛd to rub, aff. kta .
Marddita (मर्द्दित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Rubbed, ground; strung; obtained.
Mardita (मर्दित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Daramaliya, Maḍḍia.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Mardita (मर्दित) [Also spelled mardit]:—(a) massaged; rubbed; crushed down/trampled over.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Mardita (ಮರ್ದಿತ):—
1) [adjective] crushed; pulverised; pounded.
2) [adjective] rubbed against.
3) [adjective] massaged.
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Mardita (ಮರ್ದಿತ):—[noun] (dance.) the rubbing of the ground with one’s foot, placed obliquely.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Mardita (मर्दित):—adj. → मर्दन [mardana]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Marditar, Marditavya.
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