Medura, Medurā: 11 definitions
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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)
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.
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)
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. [...]”.
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
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.
Medura (मेदुर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Smooth, soft, bland, unctuous, saponaceous, &c. E. mid to be unctuous, ghurac aff.
Medura (मेदुर).— (cf. medas), adj. 1. Unctuous. 2. Smooth. 3. Soft. 4. Thick, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 143, 2.
Medura (मेदुर).—[adjective] fat, thick, dense; as thick as, full of (—°).
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.]
Medura (मेदुर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Smooth, soft, bland, unctuous, oily, saponaceous.
Medura (मेदुर):—(von 1. mid)
1) adj. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 161.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 151.] a) fett: varāha [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 4, 3, 18.] māṃsa [Suśruta 1, 49, 4.] — b) dicht, dick: mudira Wolke [Gītagovinda 2, 3.] mit einer Ergänzung im instr. oder im comp. vorangehend dick —, voll —, erfüllt von: meghairmeduramambaram [Gītagovinda 1, 1.] meghamedurāndhakāra [UTTARARĀMAC. 105, 9.] paryantapratirodhimeduracaya [Mālatīmādhava 77, 9.] makarandasundaragalanmandākinīmeduraṃ śrīgovindāravindam ganz bedeckt [Gītagovinda 7, 42.] prakṛṣṭapramodamedurāṅga [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 14, 572, 11.] = sāndrasnigdha [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 30.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 476.] —
2) f. ā eine best. Arzeneipflanze [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Medura (मेदुर):—
1) b) kalpāntāmbuda (vidyādharabala) dicht wie [Kathāsaritsāgara 107, 95.] mallikāpāṭalāmodamedurā marutaḥ erfüllt von [95, 13. Z. 3. fg.] meghamedurāndhakāra [UTTARARĀMAC. 105, 9] bedeutet eine Finsterniss dicht wie Wolken...
Medura (मेदुर):——
1) Adj. — a) fett [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5,4,3,19.] — b) dick , dicht , — wie (im Comp. vorangehend) , dick — , voll — , erfüllt — , ganz bedeckt von (Instr. oder im Comp. vorangehend) [Kād. (1872) 129,19.2,71,20.] —
2) *f. ā eine best. Arzeneipflanze [Rājan 3,13.]
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
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.
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: Meduranila, Medureccha.
Full-text: Medurita, Medureccha, Meghamedura, Kakoli, Dhurac, Modara, Meduranila, Snigdha.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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