Medura, Medurā: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Arts
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Medura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Medurā (मेदुरा) is another name for Kākolī, a medicinal plant identified with Roscoea purpurea from the Zingiberaceae or “ginger family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.25-27 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Medurā and Kākolī, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Medura (मेदुर) refers to a “soft (breeze)” (of lotus perfume), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “Thus after hawking the fatigued king should take rest in a shady place, fanned by, soft breezes (medura-anila) fragrant with the perfume of lotuses. His followers should then all rally , even those who formed the circle. The chief among them should present to the king all that they have bagged in hawking and speak about the achievements of the hawks, etc., for the amusement, of their lord. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Medura (मेदुर).—a. [mid-ghurac]

1) Fat.

2) Smooth, unctuous, soft.

3) Thick, dense; पर्यन्तप्रतिरोधिमेदुरचयस्त्यानं चिता- ज्योतिषाम् (paryantapratirodhimeduracayastyānaṃ citā- jyotiṣām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.11; thick with, full of, covered with (usually with instr. or at the end of comp.); मेघै- र्मेदुरमम्बरम् (meghai- rmeduramambaram) Gītagovinda 1; मकरन्दसुन्दरगलन्मदाकिनीमेदुरम् (makarandasundaragalanmadākinīmeduram) (padāravindam) 7; श्रीगोविन्दपदाम्भोजप्रमोदभरमेदुरम् (śrīgovindapadāmbhojapramodabharameduram) Śiva B.25.27; कुटजामोद- मेदुरः पवनः (kuṭajāmoda- meduraḥ pavanaḥ) 26.69.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Medura (मेदुर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Smooth, soft, bland, unctuous, saponaceous, &c. E. mid to be unctuous, ghurac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Medura (मेदुर).— (cf. medas), adj. 1. Unctuous. 2. Smooth. 3. Soft. 4. Thick, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 143, 2.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Medura (मेदुर).—[adjective] fat, thick, dense; as thick as, full of (—°).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Medura (मेदुर):—[from med] mfn. fat, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] smooth, soft, bland, unctuous, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] thick, dense, thick like ([compound]), [Uttararāma-carita]

4) [v.s. ...] thick with, full of ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [Kāvya literature]

5) Medurā (मेदुरा):—[from medura > med] f. a [particular] medicinal plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Medura (मेदुर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Smooth, soft, bland, unctuous, oily, saponaceous.

[Sanskrit to German]

Medura in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mēdura (ಮೇದುರ):—

1) [adjective] having a continuously even and soft surface; soft.

2) [adjective] crowded close together; thickly situated; dense.

3) [adjective] having a lot of flesh and overweight; plump, fleshy, corpulent.

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Mēdura (ಮೇದುರ):—

1) [noun] a more than sufficient quantity or number; abundance.

2) [noun] a person superior to another or others; a superior, excellent man.

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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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