Pilu, Pīlu: 24 definitions
Introduction:
Pilu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesPīlu (पीलु) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VIII.30.24) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Pīlu) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī BhāgavatamPīlu (पीलु) is the name of a tree found in maṇidvīpa (Śakti’s abode), according to the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 12.10. Accordingly, these trees always bear flowers, fruits and new leaves, and the sweet fragrance of their scent is spread across all the quarters in this place. The trees (e.g. Pīlu) attract bees and birds of various species and rivers are seen flowing through their forests carrying many juicy liquids. Maṇidvīpa is defined as the home of Devī, built according to her will. It is compared with Sarvaloka, as it is superior to all other lokas.
The Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa, or Śrīmad-devī-bhāgavatam, is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPilu [पीलू] in the Rajasthani language is the name of a plant identified with Salvadora oleoides Decne. from the Salvadoraceae (Salvadora) family. For the possible medicinal usage of pilu, 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.
Pilu [पीलु] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [પીલુ] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Salvadora persica L. from the Salvadoraceae (Salvadora) family.
Pilu [पीलु] in the Hindi language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [પીલુ] in the Kachchhi language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [पिलु] in the Marathi language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [ପୀଲୁ] in the Odia language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [ਪੀਲੂ] in the Punjabi language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [पीलु] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Pilu [پيلو] in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaPīlu (पीलु) refers to “Salvadora persica” and represents a type of fruit-bearing plant, according to the Mahābhārata Anuśāsanaparva 53.19 , and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—We can see the description of flowering and fruit bearing plants in Ṛgveda. But we come across the specific names of them only in the later Saṃhita and Brāhmaṇa literature. [...] From the epics, we know that the hermits generally lived on fruits, roots and tubers. Mahābhārata the commonly used fruits are kāsmarya, iṅguda, śṛṅgāṭaka, bhallātaka (marking nut), the fruits of plakṣa (fig tree), aśvattha (pipal tree), vibhītaka (fruit of Terminallia) and pīlu (Salvadora persica).
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaPīlu (पीलु) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Salvadora persica Linn. var. wightiana Verdc.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning pīlu] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsPīlu (पीलु) is the name in the Atharvaveda of a tree (Careya arborea or Salvadora persica) on the fruit of which doves fed.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismPīlu (पीलु) is the name of a Piśāca mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Pīlu).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPīlu.—(IE 8-3), Indian form of Arabic-Persian fīl, an ele- phant. Note: pīlu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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) Pilu in India is the name of a plant defined with Careya arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Careya arborea Roxb. & Roxb. (among others).
2) Pilu is also identified with Coffea arabica It has the synonym Coffea arabica var. cultoides A. Chev., nom. inval. (etc.).
3) Pilu is also identified with Salvadora oleoides.
4) Pilu is also identified with Salvadora persica It has the synonym Salvadora paniculata Zucc. ex Steud. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1988)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Pl. Corom. (1811)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Bangladesh J. Pharmacol. (2008)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pilu, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypiḷū (पिळू).—f R (Or pēḷū) A rude twist or roll with the hand of cocoanut-fibres or cotton.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpiḷū (पिळू).—f A rude twist or roll with the hand of cocoanut-fibres or cotton.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPilu (पिलु).—See पीलु (pīlu).
Derivable forms: piluḥ (पिलुः).
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Pīlu (पीलु).—[pīl-u]
1) An arrow.
2) An atom; प्रत्यक्षं न पुनाति नापहरते पापानि पीलुच्छटा (pratyakṣaṃ na punāti nāpaharate pāpāni pīlucchaṭā) Viś. Guṇa.552.
3) An insect.
4) An elephant.
5) The stem of the palm.
6) A flower.
7) A group of palm trees; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.178.24.
8) A kind of tree.
9) A heap of bones.
1) The central part of the hand.
-lu n. The fruit of the Pīlu tree.
Derivable forms: pīluḥ (पीलुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPīlu (पीलु).—name of a piśāca: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 18.5; piśāco pīlu-nāmataḥ (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 611.19 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīlu (पीलु).—m.
(-luḥ) 1. The name of a tree, applied in some places to the Careya arborea, and in others to the Salvadora persica; it is very commonly assigned also to all exotic, and unknown trees. 2. An elephant. 3. An arrow. 4. A flower. 5. The blossom of the Saccharum sara. 6. An atom. 7. An insect. 8. The metacarpus, the central part of the hand. 9. The stem of the palm tree. E. pīl to stop, aff. u; also with kan added, pīluka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPilu (पिलु).—pīlu, m. A certain tree; cf. pailava.
Pilu can also be spelled as Pīlu (पीलु).
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Pīlu (पीलु).—perhaps piṣ + lu, m. 1. An elephant. 2. An arrow. 3. A tree, Careya arborea Roxb. n. Its fruit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīlu (पीलु).—[masculine] [Name] of a tree ([neuter] its fruit); elephant, atom.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pilu (पिलु):—[from pil] (or piluka) m. a species of tree (= pīlu), [Suśruta]
2) Pīlu (पीलु):—[from pīl] m. (cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 38 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) a species of tree (Careya Arborea or Salvadora Persica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a group of palm trees or the stem of the palm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the blossoms of Saccharum Sara, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a piece of bone (asthi-khanda), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] an arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] a worm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] an atom, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
10) [v.s. ...] an elephant (cf. Aribic فيل, Persian پيل), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit of the Pilu tree, [Atharva-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīlu (पीलु):—(luḥ) 2. m. The name of any exotic tree; elephant; arrow; flower; atom; insect; metacarpus; the stem of the palm tree.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pīlu (पीलु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pīlu.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPīlū (पीलू):—(nm) a kind of thorny tree; a typical [rāga] in classical Indian music.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPīlu (पीलु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pīlu.
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 corpusPilu (ಪಿಲು):—[noun] the tree Careya arborea of Myrtaceae family.
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Pīlu (ಪೀಲು):—
1) [noun] the tree Careya arborea of Myrtaceae family.
2) [noun] the tree Cordia latifolia of Boraginaceae family.
3) [noun] a flower.
4) [noun] an arrow.
5) [noun] an elephant.
6) [noun] a worm or insect.
7) [noun] a tiny particle of anything; an atom.
8) [noun] (in gen.) grass.
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Pīlu (ಪೀಲು):—[noun] (mus.) name of a musical mode in Hindūstāni system.
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 (+12): Pilu ka pala, Pilu-parnni, Pilua, Piludi, Piludu, Piluh, Piluka, Pilukam, Piluki, Piluku, Pilukuna, Pilum, Pilumant, Pilumati, Pilumula, Piluni, Pilupaka, Pilupakavada, Pilupakavadin, Piluparni.
Ends with (+11): Anantapilu, Bada-pilu, Badapilu, Brihatpilu, Chhota-pilu, Chhotapilu, Chota-pilu, Dujopilu, Ghjopilu, Giripilu, God-pilu, Gujapilu, Guzon-pilu, Kakapilu, Kampilu, Kapilu, Kumpilu, Kupilu, Langhupilu, Madhupilu.
Full-text (+64): Pailava, Piluparni, Dhvamsin, Akshota, Kupilu, Piluka, Shitasaha, Gudaphala, Pilukuna, Auparaidhika, Gudashaya, Vamapidana, Giripilu, Svadumajjan, Brihatpilu, Mriducchada, Kireshta, Pilupattra, Karparala, Madhupilu.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.23.4 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 5 - Uparatna (5): Pilu (jade) < [Chapter XXVII - Uparatna (minor gems)]
Part 2 - Uparatna (2): Rudhra (carnelian) < [Chapter XXVII - Uparatna (minor gems)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 44 < [Karna Parva]
Section CLXXVI < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section CLXXVIII < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.45 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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