Menda, Memda, Meṇḍa: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Menda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Meṇḍa (मेण्ड).—(mendha) A Saṅskrit poet who lived in the 5th century A.D. Among his works only one is known viz. Hayagrīvavadha (the assassination of Hayagrīva). This book is known by another name "Hastipāka".

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Menda in Bangladesh is the name of a plant defined with Litsea glutinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sebifera glutinosa Lour. (among others).

2) Menda is also identified with Litsea monopetala It has the synonym Tetranthera monopetala Roxburgh (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1798)
· Plantarum Rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis (1797)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1805)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1911)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Menda, for example health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

meṇḍa : (m.) a ram; sheep.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Meṇḍa, (dial. , cp. Prk. měṇṭha & miṇṭha: Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 293. The Dhtm (156) gives a root meṇḍ (meḍ) in meaning of “koṭilla, ” i.e. crookedness. The Ved. (Sk.) word for ram is meṣa) 1. a ram D. I, 9; J. IV, 250, 353 (°visāṇa-dhanu, a bow consisting of a ram’s horn).—°patha Npl. “ram’s road” Nd¹ 155=415.—°yuddha ram fight D. I, 6.—2. a groom, elephant-driver in cpd. hatthi° elephants’keeper J. III, 431; V, 287; VI, 489. (Page 540)

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

meṇḍa—

(Burmese text): သိုး၊ ဆိတ်ကုလား။ (နိဿယများ၌ ＂မေဏ္ဍ,မေဏ္ဍက

(Auto-Translation): Goat, sheep. (In some contexts "goat" refers to "ghost")

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mēṇḍa (मेंड).—m ( H) Edge, margin, or border of a field, esp. as raised: also a ridge or raised edge more generally.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mēṇḍa (मेंड).—m A raised edge or ridge.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Meṇḍa (मेण्ड).—An elephant-keeper.

Derivable forms: meṇḍaḥ (मेण्डः).

[Sanskrit to German]

Menda 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

Mēṃḍa (ಮೇಂಡ):—[noun] a male sheep; a ram.

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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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