Pitani, Piṭaṇī, Pīṭaṇi: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Pitani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaPitāni (पितानि) refers to a “baskets” and represents one of the items held in the left hand of Heruka: one of the main deities of the Herukamaṇḍala described in the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Heruka is positioned in the Lotus (padma) at the center; He is the origin of all heroes; He has 17 faces (with three eyes on each) and 76 arms [holding, for example, pitāni]; He is half black and half green in color; He is dancing on a flaming sun placed on Bhairava and Kālarātrī.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pitani in India is the name of a plant defined with Pseudarthria viscida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hedysarum viscidum L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pitani, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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 Dictionarypiṭaṇī (पिटणी).—f (Verbal of piṭaṇēṃ) Beating, pounding &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpiṭaṇī (पिटणी).—f Beating, pounding &c.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPīṭaṇi (பீடணி) noun < bhiṣaṇī. A malignant deity causing pālāriṭṭam; பாலாரிட்டத்தை உண்டு பண்ணும் ஒரு தேவதை. [palarittathai undu pannum oru thevathai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pitanidra, Pitanila.
Ends with: Hatajalpitani, Napitani.
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