India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXIX (1951-1952)

Poṇḍī (पोण्डी) is the name of a village mentioned in the Bilhari Chedi inscription.—Accordingly, “[...] there arose a man from whom proceeded the clan of the Chalukyas and in that powerful family was born Avanivarman who had as his father Sadhanvan and grandfather Siṃhavarman. The illustrious Nohalā was born of Avanivarman and she became the beloved of the Kalachuri prince Kēyūravarṣa, i.e., Yuvarājadēva I. Queen Nohalā is stated to have endowed a temple of Śiva with the villages of Vīḍā, Poṇḍī, Khailapāṭaka and others”.

Note: Poṇḍī and Khailapāṭaka, two of the gift-villages, are represented by the modern Pondi and Khailwara which are to the north-west and north-east of Bilhārī respectively. Vīḍā must be another village in the same locality.

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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)

Pondi in India is the name of a plant defined with Callicarpa tomentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hedyotis arborescens Noronha, nom. inval. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Symbolae Botanicae (1794)
· Repert. Bot. Syst. (1845)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg (1921)
· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pondi, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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 Dictionary

pōṇḍī (पोंडी).—f See under pōṇḍhī.

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pōndī (पोंदी).—a Bulky and fleshy but uncompact and feeble. Applied also to an indolent do-nothing person whether corpulent or not.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Paumdimane, Pomdige, Pomdike, Pomdisu.

Full-text: Khailapataka, Yuvaraja, Nohala, Keyuravarsha.

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