Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Punniyam in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissus setosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cyphostemma setosum (Roxb.) Alston.

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

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora Indica

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

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṇṇiyam (புண்ணியம்) noun < puṇya.

1. Virtue; moral or religious merit; தருமம். (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [tharumam. (uricholnigandu)]

2. Charity, good deeds; நல்வினை. புண்ணி யம் பாவம் புணர்ச்சி பிரிவென்றிவையாய் [nalvinai. punni yam pavam punarchi pirivenrivaiyay] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 6, 3, 4).

3. Merit of virtuous deeds done in previous births; நல்வினைப்பயன். வையத்துப் புண் ணியமோ வேறே [nalvinaippayan. vaiyathup pun niyamo vere] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 264).

4. Purity, holiness; தூய்மை. [thuymai.]

5. (Jaina philosophy) Good karma which brings peace of mind, one of nava-patārttam, q.v.; நவபதார்த்தங்களுளொன்றான மனவமைதியைத் தரும் நற்கருமம். [navapatharthangalulonrana manavamaithiyaith tharum narkarumam.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2814, உரை. [urai.])

6. Divine nature; தெய்வத்தன்மை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [theyvathanmai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

7. Acts of hospitality shown to an honoured guest. See நவபுண்ணியம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [navapunniyam. (sudamaninigandu)]

8. Meritorious acts, of seven kinds, viz., nakaṅkiruti, tāṉam, viratam, ciṉekam, nayapōcaṉam, kamai, uṟcākam; நகங் கிருதி, தானம், விரதம், சினேகம், நயபோசனம், கமை, உற்சாகம் என எழுவகைப்பட்ட நற்செய்கை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nagang kiruthi, thanam, viratham, sinegam, nayaposanam, kamai, ursagam ena ezhuvagaippatta narseykai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

9. See புண்ணியசாந்தம். (அரு. நி.) [punniyasantham. (aru. ni.)]

10. Trough; நீர்த்தொட்டி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nirthotti. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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: Punniyamutalvan.

Ends with: Kaippunniyam, Navapunniyam, Pativiratapunniyam, Pavapunniyam, Purvapunniyam.

Full-text: Navapatarttam, Pativiratapunniyam, Pavapunniyam, Makilccivinai, Purvapunniyam, Kaippunniyam, Annatacukirutam, Nallul, Punniyanati, Nakankiruti, Punniya-kanaperumakkal, Viratam, Navapunniyam, Natcattirapatavi, Velvi, Poruntu, Tavam, Aram.

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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)

Pasuram 10.2.4 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Ketum itar)]

Pasuram 6.3.4 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Nalkuravum, Celvum)]

Pasuram 10.2.5 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Ketum itar)]

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 3 - Grace And Ethics < [Volume 4.2.2 - Philosophy of Soul]

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