Paribhadra, Pāribhadra: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Paribhadra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र) or Pāribhadrarasa 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—Pāribhadra-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: pāribhadrarasaḥ.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र) is another name for Devadāru, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Cedrus deodara (Himalayan cedar), from the Pinaceae family. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.28), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
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)
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र).—A territorial division of Śālmalidvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 9.
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)
Paribhadra [पारिभद्र] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Erythrina suberosa Roxb. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Erythrina stricta var. suberosa, Erythrina maxima, Erythrina glabrescens. For the possible medicinal usage of paribhadra, 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.
Paribhadra in India is the name of a plant defined with Erythrina variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chirocalyx indicus Walp. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1929)
· Natuur-Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indie (1846)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Paribhadra, for example extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
pāribhadra (पारिभद्र).—m S A tree, the bitter nimba. 2 In Sanskrit. The name of other trees, the coral tree, and species of the pine.
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
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र).—
1) The coral tree.
2) The Devadāru tree; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.125.3.
3) The Sarala tree.
4) The Nimba tree.
5) The Mandāra tree; also पारिभद्रक (pāribhadraka); Rām.4.1.8.
Derivable forms: pāribhadraḥ (पारिभद्रः).
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र).—m.
(-draḥ) 1. The coral tree, (Erythrina fulgens.) 2. The Nimba tree. 3. A sort of pine, (Pinus Devadaru.) 4. The Sarala, also a sort of pine, (P. longifolia.) E. pari completely, bhadra auspicious, aff. aṇ; also with kan added, pāribhadraka.
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र).—i. e. pari -bhadra + a, and pāribhadraka pāribhadra + ka, m. The coral and other trees.
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र).—[masculine] [Name] of a tree.
1) Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र):—[=pāri-bhadra] [from pāri] m. Erythrina Fulgens Indica, [Bālarāmāyaṇa; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Azadirachta Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Pinus Deodora or Longifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Yajña-bāhu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a Varṣa in Śālmala-dvīpa ruled by Pāribhadra, [ib.]
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र):—[pāri-bhadra] (draḥ) 1. m. The coral tree, pine tree, Nimb tree.
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र):—(von pari + bhadra)
1) m. der Korallenbaum, Erythrina indica Lam. (s. pārijāta) [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 6.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 271.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 284.] [Suśruta 2, 258, 16.] = nimba Azadirachta indica Juss. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] = devadāru (s. d.) [Medinīkoṣa] = sarala Pinus longifolia [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Yajñabāhu, n. Name eines nach diesem Fürsten benannten Varṣa in Śālmaladvīpa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 20, 9.]
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र):——
1) m. — a) Erythrina indica [Bālarāmāyaṇa 90.2.] — b) *Azadirachta indica. — c) *Pinus Deodora. — d) *Pinus longifolia. — e) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Yajṅbāhu —
2) n. Nomen proprium des von Pāribhadra beherrschten Varṣa in Śālmaladvīpa.
Pāribhadra (पारिभद्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāribhadda.
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
Pāribhadra (ಪಾರಿಭದ್ರ):—
1) [noun] = ಪಾರಿವಾಳ [parivala]2.
2) [noun] the tree Azadirachta indica of Meliaceae family; the neem tree; the margosa tree.
3) [noun] the tree Erythrina indica of Papilionaceae family.
4) [noun] the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaceae family.
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)
Partial matches: Bhadra, Pari.
Starts with: Paribhadrah, Paribhadraka, Paribhadrakamu, Paribhadram, Paribhadrarasa.
Full-text: Sutiktaka, Paribhadrah, Paripattiram, Paribhadram, Paribhadrikas, Paribhadda, Paribhadrarasa, Nimba, Bahupushpa, Phalibhaddaka, Kaula, Krimighna, Paribhadraka, Narikela, Jimutavahana, Devadaru, Parijata.
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