Pranada, Prana-da, Praṇāda, Prāṇadā, Praṇadā: 13 definitions
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Pranada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
1a) Praṇadā (प्रणदा) is another name for Mahārāṣṭrī, a medicinal plant identified with Lippia nodiflora Mich., synonym of Phyla nodiflora (“frog fruit”) from the Verbenaceae or verbena family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.106-108 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Praṇadā and Mahārāṣṭrī, there are a total of thirteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
1b) Praṇadā (प्रणदा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Jīvaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis wallichii Lindl., which is a synonym of Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach. from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.11-13. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Prāṇada and Jīvaka, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Prāṇadā (प्राणदा) is another name for Ṛddhi, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.28-33. Together with the names Prāṇadā and Ṛddhi, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
1) Prāṇadā (प्राणदा) or Prāṇadāguḍikā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Prāṇadā-guḍikā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—prāṇadāguḍikāvidhānam.
2) Prāṇadā (प्राणदा) or Prāṇadāguṭikā also refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: prāṇadāguṭikā .
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)
Pranada in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia chebula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Taxon (1979)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pranada, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Praṇāda (प्रणाद).—
1) A loud noise, shout, cry; यियासतस्तस्य महीध्ररन्ध्रभिदापटीयान्पटहप्रणादः (yiyāsatastasya mahīdhrarandhrabhidāpaṭīyānpaṭahapraṇādaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 3.24.
2) Roaring, a roar.
3) Neighing, braying.
4) A murmur of rapture; a burst of applause; huzza.
5) A cry for help.
6) A particular disease of the ear (a buzzing sound in the ear).
Derivable forms: praṇādaḥ (प्रणादः).
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Prāṇadā (प्राणदा).—Terminalia Chebula (Mar. hiraḍā).
Prāṇadā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāṇa and dā (दा).
Praṇada (प्रणद).—[, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 51.13, read tuṇava, q.v.]
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Praṇāda (प्रणाद).—(= Pali Panāda, both mgs.), (1) name of a king (according to Mahāvyutpatti a cakravartin): Mahāvyutpatti 3576; Divyāvadāna 57.9 ff.; (2) name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 236.28.
Praṇāda (प्रणाद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. A loud noise, especially expressing approbation or delight, a huzza, a shout. 2. A low sound expressive of great pleasure, a murmur or sigh of rapture. 3. A cry for help. 4. Neighing, bringing. 5. A disease of the ear, a noise or buzzing in the ear from thickening of the membranes, &c. E. pra much, and nāda sound.
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Prāṇada (प्राणद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Who or what gives life. n.
(-daṃ) 1. Water. 2. Blood. E. prāṇa life and da who gives.
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Prāṇāda (प्राणाद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Fatal, deadly. E. prāṇa and ada what eats.
Praṇāda (प्रणाद).—i. e. pra-nad + a, m. 1. A loud noise, Mahābhārata 4, 1684; a shout. 2. Neighing, Mahābhārata 6, 137. 3. Roar, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 79, 10. 4. Tingling in the ear.
Praṇāda (प्रणाद).—[masculine] sound, shout, roar.
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Prāṇada (प्राणद).—[adjective] giving or saving life.
1) Praṇāda (प्रणाद):—[=pra-ṇāda] [from pra-ṇad] m. a loud sound or noise ([especially] expressive of approbation or delight), shout, cry, roar, yell, neigh etc., [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a murmur or sigh of rapture, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] noise or buzzing in the ear (from thickening of the membranes etc.), [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Cakra-vartin, [Divyāvadāna]
5) Prāṇada (प्राणद):—[=prāṇa-da] [from prāṇa > prān] mf(ā)n. life-giving, saving or preserving life, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
6) [v.s. ...] m. Terminalia Tomentosa or Coccinia Grandis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of Brahmā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
9) Prāṇadā (प्राणदा):—[=prāṇa-dā] [from prāṇa-da > prāṇa > prān] a f. Terminalia Chebula, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] a species of bulbous plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] Commelina Salicifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] (with guḍikā) a kind of pill used as a remedy for hemorrhoids, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Prāṇada (प्राणद):—[=prāṇa-da] [from prāṇa > prān] n. water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] blood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) Prāṇadā (प्राणदा):—[=prāṇa-dā] [from prāṇa > prān] b mfn. giving breath, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
16) Prāṇāda (प्राणाद):—[from prāṇa > prān] mfn. ‘l°-devouring’, deadly, murderous, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
1) Praṇāda (प्रणाद):—[pra-ṇāda] (daḥ) 1. m. A loud or low sound of joy; noise in the ear.
2) Prāṇada (प्राणद):—[prāṇa-da] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Life-giving or sustaining. n. Water; blood.
3) Prāṇāda (प्राणाद):—[prāṇā+da] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Idem.
Praṇāda (प्रणाद):—(von nad mit pra) m.
1) Schall, Laut, Ruf, Geschrei: talatālaśabdaḥ saśaṅkhabherīpaṇavapraṇādaḥ [Mahābhārata 4, 1685. 2309.] tūryapraṇādāḥ [Harivaṃśa 9022. 11036.] śaṅkhapraṇādaiḥ [10484.] vom Gewieher der Pferde [Mahābhārata 6, 137.] ghaṇṭāninada (khara) [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 35, 11.] vihagapraṇādaiḥ śubhaiḥ [Mahābhārata 13, 643.] mattakrauñca [Harivaṃśa 4012.] hā vīra kururājeti hā bhīma iti jalpatām . puruṣāṇāṃ suvipulāḥ praṇādāḥ sahasotthitāḥ .. [Mahābhārata 1, 5348. 11, 275.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 38, 2.] siṃha (eines Helden) [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 79, 10.] = śabdo nurāgajaḥ Beifallsruf [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 5, 11.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1403.] = tāraśabda [Medinīkoṣa d. 36.] —
2) Ohrenklingen [Medinīkoṣa] [Suśruta 2, 360, 20.] —
3) Nomen proprium eines Cakravartin [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 92.]
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Prāṇada (प्राणद):—(1. prāṇa + 1. da)
1) adj. das Einathmen gebend [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 17, 15.] lebengebend, Jmd das Leben schenkend, rettend [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 35, 5.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 2, 4.] puṇyaṃ prāṇāndhārayati puṇyaṃ prāṇadamucyate [Mahābhārata 1, 6056.] yaśca taṃ samare hanyātsa me syātprāṇadaḥ suhṛt [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 8, 26.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 524.] arthadaḥ prāṇadaḥ proktāḥ prāṇā hyartheṣu kīlitāḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 28, 9. 39, 238. 49, 46.] svāmi [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 182.] prāṇarājyada [Kathāsaritsāgara 49, 82.] —
2) m. eine best. Pflanze, = jīvaka [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]; vgl. prāṇaka . —
3) f. ā Terminalia Chebula (harītakī) und = ṛddhi eine best. Arzeneipflanze [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) n. a) Wasser (vgl. jīvana) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1070.] — b) Blut [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 621.]
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Prāṇāda (प्राणाद):—(1. prāṇa + āda) adj. das Leben raubend, todbringend: bāṇa [Bhaṭṭikavya 6, 122.] Nach den Comm. prāṇa + ada essend; vgl. jedoch u. 1. dā mit ā 2. gegen das Ende.
Praṇāda (प्रणाद):—m. —
1) Schall , Laut , Ruf , Geschrei , Gewieher , Gebrüll u.s.w. —
2) Ohrenklingen. —
3) *Nomen proprium eines Cakravartin.
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Prāṇada (प्राणद):——
1) Adj. Jmd das Leben schenkend , — rettend. prāṇadā guḍikā f. Bez. bestimmter Pillen gegen Hämorrhoiden [Materia medica of the Hindus 242.] —
2) *m. Terminalia tomentosa oder Coccinia grandis. —
3) *f. ā — a) Terminalia Chebula [Rājan 11,22.] — b) eine best. Heilpflanze (Knolle). = ṛddhi [Rājan 5,28.] — c) *Commelina salicifolia [Rājan 4,109.] —
4) *n. — a) Wasser. — b) Blut.
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Prāṇadā (प्राणदा):—Adj. das Einathmen gebend [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 17,15.]
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Prāṇāda (प्राणाद):—Adj. des Leben verzehrend , todbringend [Bhaṭṭikāvya]
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Kannada-English dictionary
Praṇāda (ಪ್ರಣಾದ):—
1) [noun] a loud or heavy sound.
2) [noun] a roaring, rumbling (as of a lion).
3) [noun] a sharp, piercing cry; shriek; scream.
4) [noun] a particular involuntary sound made in the excitement during sexual coition.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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