Plavanga, Plavaṅga, Plavamga: 14 definitions
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Plavanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग) is another name name for Pravaṅga, a country pertaining to the Oḍramāgadhī local usage (pravṛtti) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 14. It can also be spelled as Plavaṃga (प्लवंग). These pravṛttis provide information regarding costumes, languages, and manners in different countries of the world. It is mentioned that this local usage (adopted by these countries) depends on the verbal style (bhāratī) and the graceful style (kaiśikī).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग) refers to the forty-first of the sixty-year cycle of Jupiter, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The first year of the ninth yuga is Plavaṅga, the next year is known as Kīlaka, the third is known as Saumya and the last two years are known as Sādhāraṇa and Rodhakṛt respectively; of these, during the years Kīlaka and Saumya mankind will be happy. In the year Plavaṅga mankind will suffer much; in Sādhāraṇa there will be slight rain and crops will suffer; in the fifth year there will be a variety of rainfall and crops will thrive”.
Source: The effect of Samvatsaras: SatvargasPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग) refers to the forty-first saṃvatsara (“jovian year)” in Vedic astrology.—The native who is born in the ‘samvatsara’ of ‘plavanga’ is volatile or of restless mind, does not have a desire to do good deeds, is deceitful, devoid of good conduct, thoughtless and has a weak body.
According with Jataka Parijata, the person born in the year plavanga (2027-2028 AD) will be lustful, fond of relatives, evincing a partiality for children and slow-witted.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionPlavanga (प्लवन्ग) is the forty-first of sixty years (saṃvatsara) in the Vedic lunar calendar according to the Arcana-dīpikā by Vāmana Mahārāja (cf. Appendix).—Accordingl, There are sixty different names for each year in the Vedic lunar calendar, which begins on the new moon day (Amāvasyā) after the appearance day of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu (Gaura-pūrṇimā), in February or March. The Vedic year [viz., Plavanga], therefore, does not correspond exactly with the Christian solar calendar year.
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)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग) refers to the Slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient IndiaPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग) refers to a “monkey”, the bones of which is used in certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, such as to delay of ripening in fruits, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “The ripening of fruits of a tree can be delayed by one year by piercing their roots with long bones of monkey’s legs (plavaṅga-nalaka) dipped in the ichor of an intoxicated elephant. Ripening of fruits of a particular branch of a tree can be stopped by covering that branch firmly by the skin of the hunch of a bull that is just then killed. The fruits of a particular branch of a tree do not ripen if it is covered seven times with the skin from the dewlap of a black bull, killed for the purpose”.
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPlavanga [प्लवंग] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Urostigma arnottiana. For the possible medicinal usage of plavanga, 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.
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 Dictionaryplavaṅga (प्लवंग).—m S plavaṅgama m S A monkey. Ex. ānandēṃ nā- cati plavaṅgama ||. 2 A frog.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishplavaṅga (प्लवंग).—m plavaṅgama m A monkey. A frog.
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 dictionaryPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग).—
1) An ape, a monkey.
2) A deer.
3) The fig-tree.
4) Name of a संवत्सर (saṃvatsara).
Derivable forms: plavaṅgaḥ (प्लवङ्गः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A monkey. 2. A deer. E. plava leaping, gam to go, aff. khac with the power of ḍa, whence the nasal is inserted, and final syllable rejected; also plava, plavaga, and plavaṅgama .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPlavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग):—[plava-ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A monkey; a deer.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Plavaṅga (प्लवङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pavaṃga.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPlavaṃga (ಪ್ಲವಂಗ):—
1) [noun] a monkey.
2) [noun] a frog.
3) [noun] a kind of deer.
4) [noun] the fig tree Ficus carica of Moraceae family.
5) [noun] its fruit.
6) [noun] the forty fifth year in the Hindu cycle of sixty years.
7) [noun] a horse.
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: Plava, Nga, Na.
Starts with: Plavamgavidye, Plavangama, Plavangamatanga, Plavangamendu, Plavangava.
Full-text (+16): Plavamga, Pravamga, Plavamgavidye, Samvatsara, Plavangama, Pavamga, Pravaga, Pilavanka, Pravamgama, Alpajala, Mandura, Sadharana, Bahusha, Citrajala, Rodhakrit, Monkey bone, Pravanga, Chittamaiyaprabhu, Rattihalli, Plavana.
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