Piccha: 19 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Pichchha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Piccha (पिच्छ) [=piñccha] refers to “feathers” (e.g., of a peacock), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—A number of different permutation and combination of herbs are prescribed as Lepa and Pāna for removing the poison of Maṇḍalī snakes.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse 9.80: “Paste of Kāpī, blue Lotus and sesame when used for fumigation destroy the poison of Ghoṇasa snake. Also fumigation with mango bark, sesame the lorement of the Boar and feather of peacock (mayūra-piñccha)”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Piccha (पिच्छ):—[picchaḥ] Slimy
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.
India history and geography
1) Piccha refers to one of the septs (khilai) among the Sembanattus (Sembanadus): an important sub-divisions of the Maravans (one of the first of the Dravidian tribes that penetrated to the south of the peninsula). The Maravan people claim descent from Guha or Kuha, Rāma’s boatman, who rowed him across to Ceylon.
2) Piccha (mendicancy symbolic of family priests) refers to a type of “privilege” applied to certain divisions of the Nambutiris. Piccha refers to the right of officiating as family priests. The Nambutiri people form the socio-spiritual aristocracy of Malabar, and, as the traditional landlords of Parasu Rama’s land, they are everywhere held in great reverence.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
piccha : (nt.) 1. tail-feather; 2. (any kind of) gum.
Piccha, (nt.) (cp. Epic Sk. piccha & puccha tail, to Lat. pinna, E. fin. Ger. finne) tail-feather, esp. of the peacock Vin. I, 186 (mora°).—dve° (& de°) having two tail-feathers J. V, 339, 341 (perhaps to be taken as “wing” here, cp. Halāyudha 2, 84=pakṣa). Cp. piñcha & piñja. (Page 457)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
piccha (पिच्छ).—n (S) A feather. 2 The tail of a peacock. 3 A crest. 4 m S A tail.
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picchā (पिच्छा).—m (piccha S through H) The hinder parts. 2 The back-piece (of an Angrakha &c.) Used gen. in figurative senses, such as these following. picchā ghēṇēṃ-puraviṇēṃ-dharaṇēṃ, picchayāsa basaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ, picchayāvara asaṇēṃ To pursue with closeness and determination, lit. fig.; to hang upon; to be closely dodging, intently following or watching (in order to injure, befriend &c.) picchā karaṇēṃ To recoil or kick--a gun.
piccha (पिच्छ).—n A feather. A crest. A tail.
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picchā (पिच्छा) [-ḍā, -डा].—m The hinder parts. The back piece. picchā ghēṇēṃ-puraviṇēṃ-dharaṇēṃ, picchayāsa basaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ, picchayāvara asaṇēṃ To pursue with closeness and determination. picchā karaṇēṃ To recoil or kick-a gun.
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
Piccha (पिच्छ).—[picch-ac]
1) A feather of a tail (as of a peacock); Bhāgavata 1.12.4.
2) The tail of a peacock; शिखिपिच्छलाञ्छितकपोलभित्ती (śikhipicchalāñchitakapolabhittī) Kirātārjunīya 12.41; क्षणमलघुविलम्बिपिच्छ- दाम्नः शिखरशिखाः शिखिशेखरानमुष्य (kṣaṇamalaghuvilambipiccha- dāmnaḥ śikharaśikhāḥ śikhiśekharānamuṣya) Śiśupālavadha 4.5.
3) The feathers of an arrow.
4) A wing.
5) A crest.
-cchaḥ A tail in general.
-cchā 1 A sheath, covering, coat.
2) The scum of boiled rice.
3) A row, line.
4) A heap, multitude.
5) The gum or exudation of the silk-cotton tree.
6) A plantain.
7) An armour.
8) The calf of the leg.
9) The venomous saliva of a snake.
1) A betel-nut.
11) A diseased affection of a horse's feet.
Derivable forms: piccham (पिच्छम्).
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Piccha (पिच्छ).—q. v.
See also (synonyms): piñccha.
Piccha (पिच्छ).—n.
(-cchaṃ) 1. The tail of a peacock. 2. A crest. 3. The feather of a tail. 4. The feather of an arrow. m.
(-cchaḥ) A tail in general. f.
(-cchā) 1. The gum of the silk cotton tree. 2. A line, a row or range. 3. A diseased affection of a horse’s feet. 4. The nut of the Areca, betel-nut. 5. A plantain. 6. The scum of boiled rice. 7. A sort of body dress, or jacket. 8. The venomous saliva of a snake. 9. The Sisu tree, (Dalbergia Sisu.) 10. A sheath, a coat or cover. 11. An armour. 12. A multitude, a heap. 13. The calf of the leg. 14. The Indian cuckoo. 15. The exudation of the Salmali tree. E. picch to divide, aff. ghañ or ac .
Piccha (पिच्छ).—I. m. A tail. Ii. n. 1. A feather of the tail, [Pañcatantra] 175, 9; especially of a peacock. 2. A crest.
Piccha (पिच्छ).—[neuter] feather of a tail ([especially] of the peacock); [plural] the feathers of an arrow. [feminine] ā the scum of boiled rice etc.; lump, mass, heap, multitude.
1) Piccha (पिच्छ):—[from pich] n. a feather of a tail ([especially] of a peacock, [probably] from its being spread or expanded), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) the feathers of an arrow, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] a tail (also m.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a wing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a crest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Picchā (पिच्छा):—[from piccha > pich] f. the scum of boiled rice and of other grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] the gum of Bombax Heptaphyllum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] slimy saliva, [Caraka]
9) [v.s. ...] the venomous saliva of a snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] a multitude, mass, heap, [Caraka]
11) [v.s. ...] the calf of the leg, [Varāha-mihira]
12) [v.s. ...] a sheath or cover, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] the areca-nut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] a row or line, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] a diseased affection of a horse’s feet, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] Dalbergia Sissoo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] = mocā and picchila, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) [v.s. ...] armour, a sort of cuirass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Piccha (पिच्छ):—(cchaṃ) 1. n. The tail of a peacock; a crest. m. A tail. f. (chā) A gum; arrow; betel nut; plantain; a coat or sheath; a sore in horse’s feet; scum of rice; saliva of a snake; a Sisu tree.
Piccha (पिच्छ):—
1) n. [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 3, 30.] Schwanzfeder, insbes. beim Pfau [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 31.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1320.] [Medinīkoṣa kh. 3, 4.] mayūra [Mahābhārata 4, 185.] dhvajena śikhipicchānāmucchritena 191. śikhīn ucchritapicchabhārān [Harivaṃśa 8787.] [Śiśupālavadha 4, 50.] tuṇḍena likhedyadā svapicchāni (balibhuk) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 94, 31.] ṣaṇmāse ṣaṇmāse picchamekaikaṃ parityajanti (haṃsāḥ) [Pañcatantra 175, 9.] Vgl. nīla . pl. das Gefieder eines Pfeils [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 13, 3, 13.] Flügel [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1317.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 64.] [Halāyudha 2, 84.] Schwanz überh. m. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa Manu’s Gesetzbuch Nalopākhyāna] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 80.] n. = cūḍā Haarbüschel auf dem Kopf [Medinīkoṣa] —
2) f. ā [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 1, 9.] a) Schleim von Reis und andern Fruchtkörnern [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 100.] = bhaktamaṇḍa, maṇḍa, bhaktasaṃbhūtamaṇḍa [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī 157.] vasti ein schleimiges Klystier [Suśruta 2, 192, 15. 204, 5. 205, 4. 438, 5. 439, 17.] — b) das Gummi von Bombax heptaphyllum [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 27.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — c) der Speichel der Schlangen [Hārāvalī 230.] — d) = chaṭā Klumpen, Masse, Menge [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī] — e) Wade [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 58, 17]; vgl. picaṇḍikā, piṇḍikā . — f) = kośa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī] Scheide [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] — g) = pūga Betelnuss [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī] — h) = paṅkti Reihe. — i) eine best. Krankheit der Füsse bei den Pferden [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — k) = mocā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Musa sapientum [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] — l) = śiṃśapā Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb. [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] — m) Harnisch [Hārāvalī] — n) = picchila [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha]
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Piccha (पिच्छ):—
1) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 12, 4.]
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Piccha (पिच्छ):—
2) d) samyakaprasrutasveda adj. [CARAKA 1, 14.] — e) hierher wohl [CARAKA 1, 28.]
Piccha (पिच्छ):——
1) n. — a) Schwanzfeder , insbes. beim Pfau. Pl. das Gefieder eines Pfeils Nach den Lexicographen m. n. Schwanz überh. — b) *Flügel. — c) *Scheitelhaar. = cūḍā. —
2) f. ā — a) Schleim von Reis und andern Fruchtkörnern [Carakasaṃhitā 3,8.] — b) Schleimiger Auswurf [Carakasaṃhitā 1,14,18.] — c) *das Gummi von Bombax heptaphyllum. — d) *der Speichel der Schlangen. — e) Klumpen , Masse , Menge. — f) Wade. — g) *Scheide ( kośa) — h) *Betelnuss. — i) *Reiher. — k) *eine best. Krankheit der Füsse bei den Pferden. — l) *Dalbergia Sissoo , * = mocā und picchila — m) *Harnisch.
Piccha (पिच्छ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Piccha.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Piccha (पिच्छ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Dṛś, Prekṣ.
2) Piccha (पिच्छ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Piccha.
3) Picchā (पिच्छा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prekṣā.
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
Piccha (ಪಿಚ್ಛ):—
1) [noun] a feather of a bird.
2) [noun] the long, brightly coloured feather of a peacock.
3) [noun] one of the feathers tied or fixed to one end of an arrow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Piccha (पिच्छ):—n. 1. the tail of a peacock; 2. tail;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Piccamdaka, Picchabana, Picchadi, Picchaka, Picchala, Picchaladala, Picchalanga, Picchalatika, Picchana, Picchanaya, Picchanda, Picchasrava, Picchavana, Picchavat, Picchavatashru.
Full-text (+26): Nilapiccha, Paravatanghripiccha, Picchabana, Mayurapiccha, Picchalatika, Picchasrava, Picchavat, Paripiccha, Pincha, Shikhipiccha, Picchavana, Citrapiccha, Citrapicchaka, Pinccha, Piccam, Mayurapicchamaya, Preksha, Picchika, Pinja, Picchila.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Critical review of Parikartika as a disease < [Vol. 1 No. 02 (2016)]
Ayurvedic management of Enteropathic arthritis : A Case Study < [Vol. 5 No. 05 (2020)]
The role of modified Pichha Basti in the management of Ulcerative Colitis - A... < [Vol. 8 No. 3 (2023)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 2.10.18-22 < [Chapter 10 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Herding the Cows]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A comparative pharmaceutical study on mridu and khara satvapatana w.s.r. to tuttha (mridu) mayura piccha and bhunaga (khara) satavpatana < [2018, Issue VII, July]
Role of piccha basti in the management of ulcerative colitis: a case study < [2022, Issue 10, October]
Role of basti in ulcerative colitis – a review < [2017, Issue XII, december,]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
Critical Insights into the Therapeutic Potential of Piccha Basti < [Vol. 7 No. 5: May (2024)]
Role of Piccha Basti in the Management of Abnormal UterineBleeding – A Case... < [Vol. 7 No. 10: Oct (2024)]
Ayurvedic Management Of Ulcerative Colitis- A Case Study < [Vol. 4 No. 8: Aug (2021)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Prabhav – a conceptual view < [2022: Volume 11, October issue 13]
Ayurvedic treatment for raktaatisara (ulcerative colitis): case study < [2022: Volume 11, October issue 13]
An ayurvedic review on ulcerative colitis < [2023: Volume 12, December issue 21]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Atisāra (diarrhea) according to Caraka < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Arśa (piles) according to Caraka < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]