Pushtida, Puṣṭida, Puṣṭidā, Pushti-da: 12 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Puṣṭida and Puṣṭidā can be transliterated into English as Pustida or Pushtida, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Puṣṭidā (पुष्टिदा) is another name for Aśvagandhā, a medicinal plant identified with Withania somnifera Dunal. (“Indian ginseng” or “Winter Cherry”) from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.109-112 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 Puṣṭidā and Aśvagandhā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Puṣṭidā (पुष्टिदा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Vṛddhi, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.28-33. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Puṣṭidā and Vṛddhi, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

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Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study

Puṣṭidā (पुष्टिदा) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) [defined as इ.इ.वं.इ] of the Vaṃśastha type as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—We find fourty-one examples of Puṣṭidā variety of Vaṃśastha metre in the Bhīṣmacarita. The example of it is verse XV.4. [...] The other examples are as follows: XV.5, XV.13, XV.14, XV.16, XV.20, XV.27, XV.33, XV.42, XV.43, XV.45, XVI.8, XVI.9, XVI.18, XVI.27, XVI.31, XVI.41, XVI.50, XVII.5, XVII.13, XVII.22, XVII.37, XVII.46, XVII.47, XVIII.22, XVIII.28, XVIII.31, XVIII.35, XVIII.36, XVIII.43, XVIII.44, XVIII.46, XIX.15, XIX.23, XIX.37, XIX.38, XX.8, X.19, XX.34, XX.36 and XX.45.

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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Puṣṭidā (पुष्टिदा) refers to “she who bestows”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “[...] O goddess, (this form) bestows all fruits and gives (both) worldly enjoyment and liberation and accomplishes all (one’s) goals. She destroys all suffering and drags (away all) disturbance. She bestows tranquillity, fulfillment [i.e., puṣṭidā] and accomplishment. She bestows flight and the rest as well as the most divine gathering in the circle (of initiates). O beloved, she bestows the cosmic form and whatever desire (kāma) and wealth (one may) wish for. You will thus be the object of adoration (pujyā) by means of the Vidyā of thirty-two syllables”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद) refers to “that which bestows prosperity”, according to the Saṅkarṣaṇa Samhitā (verse 8.5-8).—Accordingly, the Garuḍamantra clears all the doubts of the person who chants it and protects him irrespective of his desire. It always bestows peace, prosperity (puṣṭida) and wellness on its aspirant voluntarily just like a mother, and showers strength like a father. It gives joy like one’s own spouse and showers knowledge even as a preceptor would do to a student. To put it succintly, the Garuḍamantra is on par with lord Hari himself in bestowing on his devotees, the best of everything desired by them, simultaneously assuring them of constant protection in this and the other world

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pushtida in India is the name of a plant defined with Withania somnifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Physaloides somnifera Moench (among others).

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

· Methodus (Moench) (1794)
· Taxon (1980)
· Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. (1927)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1978)
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen (1951)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद).—a.

1) nourishing.

2) causing growth or prosperity.

Puṣṭida is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣṭi and da (द).

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Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद).—Name of a medicinal plant (Mar. āsaṃdha).

Derivable forms: puṣṭidaḥ (पुष्टिदः).

Puṣṭida is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣṭi and da (द).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद).—mfn.

(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Nourishing, cherishing. f.

(-dā) 1. Increase, thriving. 2. A plant, (Physalis flexuosa.) E. puṣṭi, and da what gives.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद).—[puṣṭi + da], I. adj. Yielding prosperity, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 833. Ii. m. A class of Manes, Mārk. P. 96, 45. Iii. f. , The name of a plant, Physalis flexuosa Lin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद):—[=puṣṭi-da] [from puṣṭi > puṣ] mfn. yielding or causing pr°, nourishing, cherishing, [Harivaṃśa; Varāha-mihira; Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a class of Pitṛs, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

3) Puṣṭidā (पुष्टिदा):—[=puṣṭi-dā] [from puṣṭi-da > puṣṭi > puṣ] f. Name of a drug (= vṛddhi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣṭida (पुष्टिद):—[puṣṭi-da] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Increasing. f. Increase; Physalis flexuosa.

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Pushtida in German

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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.

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