Meghanada, Meghanāda, Meghanādā, Megha-nada: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Meghanada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
1) Meghanādā (मेघनादा):—One of the sixty-eight Rasauṣadhi, very powerful drugs known to be useful in alchemical processes related to mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
2) Meghanādā (मेघनादा) or Meghanāda (मेघनाद) or Meghanādarasa is the name of various Ayurvedic recipes defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, dealing with jvara: fever). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., meghanādā-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) is another name for Taṇḍulīya, a medicinal plant identified with Amaranthus spinosus Linn. or “spiny amaranth” from the Amaranthaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.73-75 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Meghanāda and Taṇḍulīya, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) refers to one of the sixteen varieties of “rats” (Ākhu or Mūṣika), 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 Kāśyapasaṃhitā seems to consider rat poison as the next powerful one, seriously affecting human beings. Kāśyapa gives antidotes for the 16 varieties of rats (e.g., Meghanāda). The author follows this up with certain general instructions in tackling poisons.
Symptoms of Meghanāda: Cardiac discomfort, fever, numbness, eye infection hallucination and falling of teeth.
Treatment (Antidote) of Meghanāda: Drink of powdered root of Karañja with urine of cow and ghee. Fumigation and ointment with its leaves. This is supplmented with paste of snake skin (slough), hair of mongoose and cat’s excreta. Curd rice is to be given.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) or Meghanādarasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Meghanāda-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: viṣamajvare,—meghanādarasaḥ .
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) Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa. (Only portions which were left off under the entry Indrajit are given here. Synonyms of Meghanāda. Kānīna, Rāvaṇi, Māyāvī, Indrajit. The origin of each name is given below: (See full article at Story of Meghanāda from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—A soldier of Subrahmaṇya. (Śloka 57, Chapter 44, Śalya Parva).
1a) Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—A younger brother of Candrahāsa, killed by Lakṣmaṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 113, 116.
1b) A name of Vigneśvara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 70.
1c) A gaṇa, got a higher status at Meghanāda kṣetra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 190. 4.
1d) A tīrtha on the Narmadā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 190. 4.
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.57) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Meghanāda) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) refers to one of the eight Guardians (kṣetrapāla-aṣṭaka) associated with Jālandhara (which is in the southern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight guardians: Agnivetāla, Jayanta, Jvālāmukha, Bhīmanāda, Ghora, Meghanāda, Mahākāla, Khaga.
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) refers to the “sound of the rain clouds”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] My mind does not strive after the divine state, just as a woman giving birth never craves enjoyment. Having gained perfect devotion to you it sings like a peacock who has heard the sound of the rain clouds (meghanāda). There is no place where you do not reside; there is no voice in which you are not expressed. There is no word in which you are not heard; there is no thing in which you do not shine. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Meghanāda (मेघनाद) is the son of Vidyādhara-king Meghavāhana and Meghamālinī, according to chapter 5.2 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“When Anantavīrya’s soul had consumed the fruit of its evil acts, it came out of hell, enlightened, like gold ore out of a fire. In the city Gaganavallabha in the north row on Vaitāḍhya in Bharatakṣetra in this same Jambūdvīpa he became the son, Meghanāda, of the noble Vidyādhara-king, Meghavāhana, by his wife Meghamālinī. Meghavāhana established him in the kingdom, when he had gradually attained youth, and performed his own duties for the next world. Lord of the two rows on Vaitāḍhya, he became gradually the sole resplendent one, like the sun and heaven to earth”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Meghanada in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Amaranthus tricolor L. from the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family having the following synonyms: Amaranthus gangeticus, Amarannthus tristis, Amaranthus mangostanus. For the possible medicinal usage of meghanada, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
1) Meghanada in India is the name of a plant defined with Amaranthus retroflexus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl. (among others).
2) Meghanada is also identified with Amaranthus spinosus It has the synonym Galliaria spinosa (L.) Nieuwl. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1817)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1977)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· Darwiniana (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Meghanada, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
meghanāda : (m.) a thunder.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—
1) the roar of clouds, thunder.
2) an epithet of Varuṇa.
3) Name of Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa; भक्तिप्रह्वं कथमपि यवीयांसमुत्सृज्य चापारोपव्यग्राङ्गुलिकिसलयं मेघनादक्षयाय (bhaktiprahvaṃ kathamapi yavīyāṃsamutsṛjya cāpāropavyagrāṅgulikisalayaṃ meghanādakṣayāya) Mv.6.37.
4) the Palāśa tree. °अनुलासिन्, अनुलासकः (anulāsin, anulāsakaḥ) a peacock. °जित् (jit) m. an epithet of Lakṣmaṇa.
Derivable forms: meghanādaḥ (मेघनादः).
Meghanāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms megha and nāda (नाद).
Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. The son of Ravana. 2. A name of Varuna, the deity of water. 3. The noise or grumbling of clouds. 4. The Pala- śha tree, (Butea frondosa.) 5. A sort of amaranth, (Amaranthus Polygamus.) E. megha a cloud, and nāda sound or noise.
Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—m. 1. Varuṇa. 2. a son of Varuṇa.
Meghanāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms megha and nāda (नाद).
Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—1. [masculine] thunder (lit. cloud-noise).
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Meghanāda (मेघनाद).—2. [adjective] sounding like thunder, roaring.
1) Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—[=megha-nāda] [from megha] m. ‘cl°-noise’, thunder, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. sounding or rumbling like th°, [Rāmāyaṇa; Inscriptions]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Varuṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Amaranthus Polygonoides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Butea Frondosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of one of Skanda’s attendants, [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] of a Dānava or Daitya, [Harivaṃśa; Vīracarita]
8) [v.s. ...] of a son of Rāvaṇa (afterwards called Indra-jit), [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Inscriptions]
9) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Kādambarī]
10) [v.s. ...] of a frog, [Pañcatantra]
11) Meghanādā (मेघनादा):—[=megha-nādā] [from megha-nāda > megha] f. Name of a Yoginī, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—[megha-nāda] (daḥ) 1. m. Son of Rāvana; Varuna; noise of clouds; a tree (Butea frondosa); amaranth.
Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—1. (megha + nāda) m. Donner [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 144.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2859.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 65.]
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Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—2. (wie eben)
1) adj. donnerähnliche Töne hervorbringend. laut schallend, tönend, brüllend: ratha [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 16, 28.] sainya Inschr. in Journ. of the Am. Or. [S. 6, 507, Śloka 26.] —
2) m. a) Beiname Varuṇa’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 75.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 188.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 144.] [Medinīkoṣa d. 52.] — b) Nomen proprium α) eines Wesens im Gefolge Skanda's [Mahābhārata 5, 2564.] — β) eines Dānava [Harivaṃśa 12959]; vgl. meghanādin . — γ) eines Sohnes des Rāvaṇa, der spater den Namen Indrajit erhielt, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 6.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 706.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 3, 34. 6, 108, 9.] [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 76.] Inschr. in Journ. of the Am. Or. [S. 6, 507, Śloka 26.] jit Beiname Lakṣmaṇa’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 5.] — δ) eines Menschen [KĀD.] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7, 588.] — ε) eines Frosches [Pañcatantra 81, 13. 17.] — c) Amaranthus polygonoides Roxb. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1184.] — d) Butea frondosa [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—2.
2) b) γ) [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 12, 28. 30.]
Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—1. m. Donner.
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Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—2. —
1) Adj. donnerähnliche Töne hervorbringend , laut schallend , — tönend , — brüllend. —
2) m. — a) *Beiname Varuṇa's. — b) *Amaranthus polygonoides. — c) *Butea frondosa. — d) Nomen proprium — α) eines Wesens im Gefolge Skanda's. — β) eines Dānava oder Daitya [Indische studien von Weber 14,125.] — γ) eines Sohnes des Rāvaṇa , der später den Name Indrajit erhielt. — δ) eines Menschen. — ε) eines Frosches. —
3) f. ā Nomen proprium einer Yoginī [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 2,a.98,14.fgg.]
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Kannada-English dictionary
Mēghanāda (ಮೇಘನಾದ):—
1) [noun] the sound following a flash of lightning, due to the disturbance of the air by the electric discharge; a thunder.
2) [noun] Varuṇa, the Lord of Oceans.
3) [noun] the medium sized, deciduous tree Butea frondosa ( = B. monosperma) of Papilionaceae family; flame of the forest.
4) [noun] the plant Amaranthus polygonoides of Amaranthaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Meghanāda (मेघनाद):—n. 1. thunder; 2. Mythol. Varun (वरुण [varuṇa] ); 3. Mythol. Ravan's son, Indrajit (इंद्रजीत [iṃdrajīta] );
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Megha, Na-da, Nada, Nata.
Starts with (+0): Meghanadajit, Meghanadalasin, Meghanadamandapa, Meghanadamandasha, Meghanadanulasaka, Meghanadanulasin, Meghanadarasa, Meghanadari, Meghanadarisuri, Meghanadatirtha.
Full-text (+34): Meghanadajit, Meghanadatirtha, Meghanadamandapa, Shakrajit, Meghanadarasa, Dhamma-megha, Meghanadalasin, Meghanadanulasaka, Meghanadanulasin, Indrajit, Meghanirghosha, Meghanadin, Meghanadari, Mekanatam, Meghanisvana, Meghanadi, Meghaninada, Parishkand, Ghanasvana, Apariskanda.
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