Nyagrodhi, Nyagrodhī, Nyag-rodhi: 3 definitions
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Nyagrodhi 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 nighaṇṭu1) Nyagrodhī (न्यग्रोधी) is another name for Śrutaśreṇī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.136-137 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Nyagrodhī and Śrutaśreṇī, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Nyagrodhī (न्यग्रोधी) is another name for Dravantī an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Jaipal—Croton tiglium, (2) Baliospermum sinuatum Muell or (3) Ratanjota—Jatropha glandulifera Roxb., according to verse 5.134-136. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Nyagrodhī and Dravantī, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNyagrodhī (न्यग्रोधी):—[=nyag-rodhī] [from nyag-rodha > nyag > ny-añc] f(ī or ikā). idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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 corpusNyagrōdhi (ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧಿ):—[noun] the plant Salvinia cucullata of Salviniaceae family.
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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Starts with: Nyagrodhika, Nyagrodhin.
Full-text: Shrutashreni, Dravanti.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)