Pindita, Pimdita, Piṇḍita: 13 definitions
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Pindita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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)
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित):—[piṇḍitaṃ] Contraction
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Pindita in India is the name of a plant defined with Altingia excelsa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Liquidambar altingiana Blume.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1977)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pindita, for example health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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
Pali-English dictionary
piṇḍita : (pp. of piṇḍeti) balled together; contracted; mixed.
Piṇḍita, (adj.) (pp. of piṇḍeti, cp. BSk. piṇḍitamūlya lump-sum Divy 500) 1. made into a lump, massed together, conglomerated, thick Th. 2, 395.—2. “balllike, ” close, compact; of sound: J. II, 439; VI, 519. (Page 458)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित).—a. [piṇḍ-kta]
1) Pressed or rolled into a ball or lump.
2) Thick, lumpish.
3) Heaped together, collected; एष पिण्डितार्थः (eṣa piṇḍitārthaḥ) M.1 'this is the meaning on the whole'.
4) Mixed with; न समा मम वीर्यस्य शतांशेनापि पिण्डिताः (na samā mama vīryasya śatāṃśenāpi piṇḍitāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.12.17.
5) Added, multiplied.
6) Counted, numbered.
-taḥ Incense.
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित).—adj. (= Pali id.; the word is Sanskrit but is not there recorded of sounds), full, compact, of sound: Mahāvastu i.171.7 (verse), cited s.v. avistara, q.v.
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Multiplied, added. 2. Counted, numbered. 3. Thick, massy, lumpish. 4. Collected, heaped together. E. piṇḍa a lump, a heap, and itac aff.; or piḍi-kta .
1) Piṇḍita (पिण्डित):—[from piṇḍ] mfn. rolled into a ball or lump, thick, massy, densified, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mixed, mingled with ([compound]), [Varāha-mihira]
3) [v.s. ...] heaped, collected, united, added, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] (ifc. after a numeral) repeated, counted, numbered, [Varāha-mihira]
5) [v.s. ...] multiplied, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Multiplied, counted; thick; collected.
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित):—
1) adj. s. u. piṇḍay . —
2) m. Weihrauch [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित):——
1) Adj. s.u. piṇḍay —
2) *m. Olibanum [Rājan 12,106.]
Piṇḍita (पिण्डित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Piṃḍiya.
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
Piṃḍita (ಪಿಂಡಿತ):—
1) [adjective] converted into a shapeless mass or turned into a sphere.
2) [adjective] crowded; thronged.
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: Pinditadruma, Pinditagara, Pinditagaraka, Pinditailika, Pinditak, Pinditaka, Pinditamulya, Pinditartha, Pinditaru, Pinditasneha.
Full-text (+1): Sampindita, Apindita, Avapindita, Pinditadruma, Pinditamulya, Utpindita, Pinditasneha, Pinday, Pind, Avistara, Pinditartha, Pindeti, Pimdiya, Sampinditanguli, Hundi, Pandita, Paripindayati, Pindikar, Nilamani, Bindu.
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