Partha, Pārtha: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Partha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, 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)
Pārtha (पार्थ).—Son of Pṛthā (Kuntī). (Śee under Kuntī).
Pārtha (पार्थ).—Arjuna;1 married Subhadrā and got by her Abhimanyu.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 178; Matsya-purāṇa 50. 56; 246. 93; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 12. 19 etc.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 176; 99. 249.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Pārtha (पार्थ) refers to “‘Son of Pṛthā’, Arjuna”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Pārtha (पार्थ) or Pārtharasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 6, Hridroga: heart-diseases). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., pārtha-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
One of the ten names assigned to Arjuna, the Hindu hero of the Mahabharata. Meaning of the name: "Son of Pritha or Kunti"
Pārtha (पार्थ): Another name of Arjuna.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pārtha (पार्थ) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Pārtha] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Pārtha (पार्थ) is an example of a name based on an Epic or Purana mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Derivation of personal names (e.g., Pārtha) during the rule of the Guptas followed patterns such as tribes, places, rivers and mountains.
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)
Partha in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia arjuna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1981)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· Fl. Austral. (1864)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1828)
· Flora Sylvatica (1869)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Partha, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, 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
Pārtha (पार्थ).—[pṛthāyāḥ apatyam aṇ]
1) A metronymic of all Pāṇḍavas; सर्वेषामेव पार्थानां फाल्गुनो बलवत्तरः (sarveṣāmeva pārthānāṃ phālguno balavattaraḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.158.8; but especially of Arjuna; उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान् समवेतान् कुरूनिति (uvāca pārtha paśyaitān samavetān kurūniti) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.25 and several other places.
2) A king.
Derivable forms: pārthaḥ (पार्थः).
Pārtha (पार्थ).—m.
(-rthaḥ) 1. A king, a prince. 2. A name of the Pandu prince Arjuna. 3. A name of Kartavirya. 4. A tree, (Pentaptera arjuna.) E. pṛthā a proper name, aṇ aff. of descent.
Pārtha (पार्थ).—i. e. pṛthā, a proper name, + a, metronym. 1. Offspring of Pṛthā, a surname of Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena, and Arjuna. 2. m. A proper name.
Pārtha (पार्थ).—1. [masculine] patr. from Pṛthi; [neuter] cert. sacred texts.
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Pārtha (पार्थ).—2. [masculine] descendant of Pṛthā, [Epithet] of the Panduids.
1) Pārtha (पार्थ):—1. pārtha m. ([from] pṛthi) [patronymic] of Tānva, [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā]
2) n. Name of 12 sacred texts (ascribed to Pṛthi Vainya and repeated during the ceremony of unction in the Rāja-sūya sacrifice), [Brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) of sub voce Sāmans, [Brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana]
4) 2. pārtha m. ([from] pṛthā) [metronymic] of Yudhi-ṣṭhira or Bhīma-sena or Arjuna ([especially] of the last; [plural] the 5 sons of Pāṇḍu), [Mahābhārata] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 381 n. 4])
5) Name of a king of Kaśmīra (son of Paṅgu) and of another man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
6) Terminalia Arjuna, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) 3. pārtha m. = pārthiva, a prince, king, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) 4. pārtha or pārthona m. (in [astronomy]) = παρθένος as (the Virgo of the zodiac).
Pārtha (पार्थ):—(rthaḥ) 1. m. A king; Arjuna; Mars; a tree (Pentaptera arjuna.)
[Sanskrit to German]
Pārtha (पार्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pattha.
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
Pārtha (ಪಾರ್ಥ):—
1) [noun] a ruler; a king.
2) [noun] Arjuna, the sun of Pṛthā, and the heroic character in Mahābhārata.
3) [noun] the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga, containing the star Algol; Perseus.
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: The, The, Partha, Te.
Starts with (+4): Partarappu, Parthagarthya, Parthagjanaka, Parthagjanika, Parthah, Parthaja, Parthakirata, Parthaktvika, Parthakya, Parthamaya, Parthangi, Parthaparakrama, Parthapura, Partharasa, Parthasarathi, Parthasarathi mishra, Parthasarthi, Parthashravasa, Parthastuti, Parthastutitika.
Full-text (+88): Parthasarathi, Parthamaya, Parthapura, Parthaparakrama, Parthastuti, Parthavijaya, Parthakirata, Parthaja, Parthasarathi mishra, Kodamdapartha, Parthya, Parthah, Parttan, Aghayu, Prithi, Parthastutitika, Partharasa, Vanam-parttakatir, Vivedayishu, Parthasarthi.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLVII < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Section CLVIII < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Section CXV < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.34 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IX, adhyaya 3, brahmana 4 < [Ninth Kanda]
Kanda V, adhyaya 3, brahmana 5 < [Fifth Kanda]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 109 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
Page 72 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Page 161 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.78 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Verse 1.26 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verse 2.21 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 11-12 - Hymn-owning and incidental deities; Seers of Vaisvadeva hymns < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
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