Mridvi, Mṛdvī: 4 definitions
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Mridvi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛdvī can be transliterated into English as Mrdvi or Mridvi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mridvi in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum heterophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum heterophyllum Wall..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Numer. List (4722)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mridvi, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛdvī (मृद्वी).—A vine or bunch of grapes; वाचं तदीयां परिपीय मृद्वीं मृद्वीकया तुल्यरसां स हंसः (vācaṃ tadīyāṃ paripīya mṛdvīṃ mṛdvīkayā tulyarasāṃ sa haṃsaḥ) N.3.6; मृद्वीका रसिता सिता समशिता (mṛdvīkā rasitā sitā samaśitā)... Bv.4.13,37; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.64.7.
See also (synonyms): mṛdvīkā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛdvī (मृद्वी):—[from mṛdu > mṛd] f. a vine with red grapes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. mṛdvīkā)
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mridvika, Mridvikadi, Mridvikarasa, Mridvike, Mridvindriya.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Mridvi, Mṛdvī, Mrdvi; (plurals include: Mridvis, Mṛdvīs, Mrdvis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.220 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.9.19 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 19 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Obtaining the proper Stones (Shila) < [Chapter 2 - Shaiva iconography in Prayogamanjari]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
4. Materials for the Construction of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Cultivation of medicinal plants in Ayurvedic texts. < [Volume 1 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1982]