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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Oḍḍa (ओड्ड) (cf. Oḍḍiyāna/Uḍḍiyāna) is the name of a sacred place, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(You) desire to hear (śrotukāmā) in (the place) called Oḍḍa. (You) desire to speak (vaktukāmā) in the one called Jālaka (i.e. Jālandhara). (You are in the place) called Pūrṇa (lit. ‘Full’) for (nourishing) fulfilment (puṣṭi) and (in the place) called Kāma (impelled) by the desire to see. The goddess abides (associated) with these places and (these) sacred seats burn splendidly with their own qualities. Without them living beings (would be) deaf, dumb, impotent and blind”.

2) Oḍḍā (ओड्डा) or Oḍḍāvvā is the name of the Mother (avvā) associated with the sacred seat of Oṃkāra (Oḍḍiyāna), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Oḍḍa (ओड्ड) refers to an ancient country, kingdom or tribe of people, according to the 8th-century Kuvalayamālā written by Uddyotanasūri, a Prakrit Campū (similar to Kāvya poetry) narrating the love-story between Prince Candrāpīḍa and the Apsaras Kādambarī.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] On page 2.9 occurs a list of peoples in a country in which persons are born: [i.e., Oḍḍa] [...]

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Odda in Central Africa is the name of a plant defined with Polyalthia suaveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xylopia otunga Exell) (Greenwayodendron Verdc., for the South African (b. Transvaal) botanist Percy (Peter) James Greenway, 1897–1980, from 1927 to 1950 East African Agricultural Research Station (Amani), in 1928 a Fellow of the Linnean Society, 1950–1958 botanist of the East African Herbarium in Nairobi, systematic botanist, plant collector with Colin Graham Trapnell and John P. Micklethwait Brenan (1917–1985) in Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1970–1971 President of the Kew Guild, author of A Swahili-Botanical-English Dictionary of Plant Names. Dar es Salaam 1940 and “The Pawpaw or Papaya.” E.A. Agri. Journ. 13: 228–233. Nairobi 1948, coauthor (with Ivan Robert Dale, 1904–1963) of Kenya Trees & Shrubs. Nairobi 1961, editor of Jessie Williamson’s Useful Plants of Nyasaland. Zomba, Nyasaland 1955 and of the East African Agricultural Journal (among others).

2) Odda in India is also identified with Cleistanthus collinus It has the synonym Lebidieropsis collina (Roxb.) Müll.Arg. (etc.).

3) Odda in Kenya is also identified with Ximenia americana It has the synonym Pimecaria odorata Raf. (etc.).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1866)
· Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise (1735)
· J. Assoc. Physicians India (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2009)
· Flora of the British India (1887)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Odda, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Oḍḍa (ओड्ड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Oḍra.

2) Odda (ओद्द) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Odre.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Oḍḍa (ಒಡ್ಡ):—

1) [noun] a class of persons engaged in cutting stone, road-work, digging tanks etc.

2) [noun] a member of this class.

3) [noun] one who lacks finish, grace, tact or taste in his work; a crude worker; a rude person.

4) [noun] a man belonging to the modern Orissa state in Eastern India, on the Bay of Bengal.

5) [noun] ಒಡ್ಡರ ಗಾಡಿ [oddara gadi] (ಬಂಡಿ [bamdi]) oḍḍara gāḍi (baṇḍi) a low-level cart whose wheels are made without spokes; ಒಡ್ಡರಲ್ಲಿ ದಡ್ಡನಾಗಬಾರದು [oddaralli daddanagabaradu] oḍḍaralli daḍḍanāgabāradu one should not be a boor of crude people; ಒಡ್ಡರ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಕುಪ್ಪಸ ಬೇಡು [oddara hattira kuppasa bedu] oḍḍara hattira kuppasa bēḍu to beg a beggar for alms.

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Oḍḍa (ಒಡ್ಡ):—[noun] a stupid fellow.

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Oḍḍa (ಒಡ್ಡ):—

1) [noun] a heap; a piled up mass.

2) [noun] that which is pledged as in a wager; a wager; a stake; a bet.

3) [noun] ಒಡ್ಡಮಾಗು [oddamagu] oḍḍamāgu (in intransitive sense) to gather in to a group or assemble at a place.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+3): Oddadere, Oddadu, Oddaisu, Oddaka, Oddali, Oddalisu, Oddalu, Oddamba, Oddamti, Oddan, Oddana, Oddane, Oddanegol, Oddara, Oddaragi, Oddata, Oddatana, Oddava, Oddavane, Oddavisu.

Ends with (+9): Addadodda, Baddi bodda, Bodda, Chooti lodda, Dodda, Eddumodda, Godda, Hemtegodda, Hennu godda, Hennugodda, Kallodda, Kandagodda, Karakabodda, Kempugodda, Khodda, Lodda, Malaiyutiyam nelagodda, Mannodda, Miltugodda, Modda.

Full-text: Odra, Odre, Uppuvadda, Vadi, Niyamika, Nivrittistha, Ottan, Jalaka, Padi, Mitrananda, Atta, Jalandhara.

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