Rajavriksha, Rājavṛkṣa, Rajan-vriksha: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rājavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Rajavrksa or Rajavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: CikitsaRājavṛkṣa (राजवृक्ष) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “royal tree”, a species of plant from the Fabaceae (pea/bean) family of flowering plants. It is also known by the name Āragvadha or Kṛtamāla, or as Girimālā in the Hindi language. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. The official botanical name is Cassia fistula (selected synonyms: Cathartocarpus excelsus and Cathartocarpus fistula) but is commonly referred to in English as “Indian laburnum” or “Golden shower tree”. It is a deciduous tree growing up to 15m high and has bright yellow flowers in long racemes. It grows all over India. The compound Rājavṛkṣa is composed of the words Rāja (‘royal’) and Vṛkṣa (‘tree’).
This plant (Rājavṛkṣa) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers, as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā. In this work, the plant has the following synonyms: Āragvadha, Śampāka and Kiramālaka.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)Rājavṛkṣa (राजवृक्ष) refers to a kind of tree (vṛkṣa) commonly found in the forests (vaṇa) of ancient India, mentioned in the 1st century Uvavāiya-sutta (sanksrit: Aupapātika-sūtra). Forests have been a significant part of the Indian economy since ancient days. They have been considered essential for economic development in as much as, besides bestowing many geographical advantages, they provide basic materials for building, furniture and various industries. The most important forest products are wood and timber which have been used by the mankind to fulfil his various needs—domestic, agricultural and industrial.
Different kinds of trees (e.g., the Rājavṛkṣa tree) provided firewood and timber. The latter was used for furniture, building materials, enclosures, staircases, pillars, agricultural purposes, e. g. for making ploughs, transportation e. g. for making carts, chariots, boats, ships, and for various industrial needs. Vaṇa-kamma was an occupation dealing in wood and in various otherforest products. Iṅgāla-kamma was another occupation which was concerned with preparing charcoal from firewood.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRājavṛkṣa (राजवृक्ष).—the tree Cassia Fistula; गुच्छैः कृतच्छविरराजत राजवृक्षः (gucchaiḥ kṛtacchavirarājata rājavṛkṣaḥ) Rām. Ch.5.9.
Derivable forms: rājavṛkṣaḥ (राजवृक्षः).
Rājavṛkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājavṛkṣa (राजवृक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) 1. The Piyala tree, (Buchanania latifolia.) 2. A sort of tree, (Cassia fistula.) “sondāla”. 3. Euphorbia of various kinds. E. rāja royal, and vṛkṣa a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājavṛkṣa (राजवृक्ष):—[=rāja-vṛkṣa] [from rāja > rāj] m. ‘royal tree’, Name of a kind of tree, [Caraka; Bhāvaprakāśa] ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.], Cathartocarpus Fistula; Buchanania Latifolia; or Euphorbia Tirucalli).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājavṛkṣa (राजवृक्ष):—[rāja-vṛkṣa] (kṣaḥ) 2. m. The Piyāl tree; Cassia fistula; Euphorbia.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRājavṛkṣa (ರಾಜವೃಕ್ಷ):—[noun] = ರಾಜತರು [rajataru].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vriksha, Rajan, Raja.
Ends with: Surarajavriksha.
Full-text: Rajadruma, Surarajavriksha, Nripavriksha, Naradhipa, Vaishnavi, Shyamadi, Aragvadha, Sarpa.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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