Putrada, Putradā: 7 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
2. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Putrada 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

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Devotees Vaishnavas: Śrī Garga Saṃhitā

Putradā (पुत्रदा) refers to the fourth of twenty-six ekādaśīs according to the Garga-saṃhitā 4.8.9. Accordingly, “to attain Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy you should follow the vow of fasting on ekādaśī. In that way You will make Lord Kṛṣṇa into your submissive servant. Of this there is no doubt”. A person who chants the names of these twenty-six ekādaśīs (e.g., Putradā) attains the result of following ekādaśī for one year.

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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)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Putradā (पुत्रदा) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.159-160 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Putradā is possibly identified with Iṅgudī or Balanites aegyptiaca Linn. According to Nāḍkarṇī Putradā is Mandragora officinarum Linn. Hakīm Daljeet Singh identifies Putradā with the Ūnānī drug Fāsarā, which corresponds to Śivaliṅgī (Bryonia laciniosa Linn., cf. Bāpālāl).

Putradā is mentioned as having six synonyms: Garbhadātrī, Prajādā, Apatyadā, Sṛṣṭipradā, Prāṇimātā and Tāpasadrumasaṃnibhā.

Properties and characteristics: “Putradā is sweet and cooling. It cures menstrual disorders and alleviates pitta-doṣa, burning and exhaustion. It helps females to concieve”.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Putrada in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Mandragora officinarum from the Solanaceae (Potato) family. For the possible medicinal usage of putrada, 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.

Putrada [पुत्रदा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Ipomoea sepiaria, Ipomoea maxima, Ipomoea marginata.

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

Putrada in India is the name of a plant defined with Hygrophila schulli in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Barleria auriculata Schumach. (among others).

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

· Amoen. Acad. (1759)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1825)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1987)
· Kew Bulletin (1962)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Beskr. Guin. Pl. (1827)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Putrada, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Putrada (पुत्रद):—[=putra-da] [from putra] mfn. giving sons or offspring, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) Putradā (पुत्रदा):—[=putra-dā] [from putra-da > putra] f. Name of a kind of shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ; of a species of bulbous plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] = vandhyā-karkoṭakī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Putrada 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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Search found 9 books and stories containing Putrada, Putra-da, Putra-dā, Putradā; (plurals include: Putradas, das, dās, Putradās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 4.8.13 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī]

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Chapter 41 - Putradā Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]

Chapter 55 - Putradā Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]

Preface to seventh part

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Page 258 < [Volume 16 (1913)]

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