Rajadana, Rājādana, Rajan-adana: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Dharmashastra
2. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Rajadana 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

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Rājādana (राजादन) is a Sanskrit word, identified with Mimusops hexandra (obtuse-leaved mimusops) by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as bearing good fruits. The King should plant such domestic plants in and near villages. He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat.

The following is an ancient Indian recipe for such nourishment of trees:

According to Śukranīti 4.4.105-109: “The trees (such as rājādana) are to be watered in the morning and evening in summer, every alternate day in winter, in the fifth part of the day (i.e., afternoon) in spring, never in the rainy season. If trees have their fruits destroyed, the pouring of cold water after being cooked together with Kulutha, Māṣa (seeds), Mudga (pulse), Yava (barley) and Tila (oil seed) would lead to the growth of flowers and fruits. Growth of trees can be helped by the application of water with which fishes are washed and cleansed.”

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Rājādana (राजादन) refers to a type of fruit-bearing plant, according to the Arthaśāstra II.15.19, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—We can see the description of flowering and fruit bearing plants in Ṛgveda. But we come across the specific names of them only in the later Saṃhita and Brāhmaṇa literature. [...] Karamarda, parūṣaka, cūta (a variety of mango), Emblic myrobalan (āmalaka), Citrus medica, jujube, rose apple (jambu), cucumber (urvāruka), palm fruit (tālaphala), rājādana, pomegranate and jack fruit are referred to in Arthaśāstra. [...] According to Suśruta among all the fruits pomegranates, Emblic myrobalan, grapes, dates, parūṣaka, rājādana and mātuluṅga (Citrus medica) are considered as the best.

Rājādana or “badam” is mentioned as being beneficial (hita) to the body according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala in the dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana, which contains the discussions on different food articles and their dietetic effects according to the prominent Ayurvedic treatises. Here In the phala (fruits) group rājādana (badam) is mentioned as beneficial to the body (hita).

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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

Rajadana [राजादन] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Manilkara hexandra from the Sapotaceae (Mahua) family having the following synonyms: Mimusops hexandra. For the possible medicinal usage of rajadana, 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.

Rajadana [राजादन] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Alstonia venenata R.Br. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Blaberopus venenatus, .

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

Rajadana in India is the name of a plant defined with Buchanania lanzan in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Buchanania latifolia Roxb..

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

· Journal of Tree Sciences (1984)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1978)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
· Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (1963)
· Flora Indica (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Rajadana, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rājādana (राजादन).—

1) the Piyāla tree.

2) The seed of the tree Chirongia Sapida; राजादनं कन्दरालम् (rājādanaṃ kandarālam) Śiva B.3.15.

Derivable forms: rājādanaḥ (राजादनः).

Rājādana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and adana (अदन).

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

Rājādana (राजादन).—m.

(-naḥ) 1. A tree, (Bachanania latifolia.) 2. Another tree, (Mimusops kauki.) “kṣīriṇīvṛkṣe”. 3. The Kinśuka, (Butea frondosa.) E. rāja a king, adana eating; also rājātana, and rājādanaphala .

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

Rājādana (राजादन).—[masculine] a kind of tree.

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

Rājādana (राजादन):—[from rāja > rāj] m. (and f(ī). , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Name of a kind of tree, [Harṣacarita; Suśruta] etc. ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.], Buchanania Latifolia [n. its nut]; Mimusops Kauki [n. its fruit]; Butea Frondosa).

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

Rājādana (राजादन):—[rājā+dana] (naḥ) 1. m. Idem; Mimusops kauki; Butea frondosa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rajadana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rājādana (ರಾಜಾದನ):—

1) [noun] the tree Buchanania lanzan ( = B.latifolia) of Anacardiaceae family.

2) [noun] its nut.

3) [noun] the tree Butea frondosa of Papilionaceae family.

4) [noun] the tree Mimusops kauki of Sapotaceae family.

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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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