Renu, Reṇu: 25 definitions
Introduction:
Renu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Reṇu (रेणु).—A teacher-priest, who was the son of hermit Viśvāmitra and the author of a Sūkta in Ṛgveda. (Aitareya-Brāhmaṇa 7. 17. 7; Ṛgveda 9. 70).
2) Reṇu (रेणु).—King of the dynasty of Ikṣvāku. Reṇukā the wife of the hermit Jamadagni, and the mother of Paraśurāma was the daughter of this King. Reṇu had other names such as Prasenajit, Prasena and Suveṇu. (M. B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 116; Verse 2).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Reṇu (रेणु).—The father of Reṇukā; a Kauśika and a sage.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 15. 12; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 118.
1b) A branch of Kauśika gotra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 71.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuReṇu (रेणु) is another name for Parpaṭa, a medicinal plant identified with various varieties and species, according to verse 5.8-10 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Reṇu and Parpaṭa, there are a total of eighteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Reṇu (रेणु) refers to the “dust” (of the surface of the earth), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “In summer, [...] when the river water flows, boiling as it were, the earth’s surface becomes hardly touchable on account of the heated dust (pratapta-reṇu); [...] then the season, like the forest fire, becomes intolerable to these birds [i.e., hawks], [...]. Therefore cooling processes should be now resorted to”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Renu. Son and successor of King Disampati. On the death of his father Renu, with the advice and co operation of his chief steward (Mahagovinda) Jotipala, who was also his great friend, divided his kingdom into seven parts and shared it with his friends- Sattabhu, Brahmadatta, Vessabhu, Bharata, and the two Dhataratthas.
The seven divisions of the kingdom were called Kalinga, Assaka, Avanti, Sovira, Videha, Anga and Kasi; their capitals were, respectively, Dantapura, Potana, Mahissati, Roruka, Mithila, Campa and Baranasi. Renu himself occupied the central kingdom. A ii.228 36; Renu probably reigned in Benares, though the account given in the Mahagovinda Sutta does not make it clear which was his kingdom; see Dial.ii.270 n.; also Mtu.iii.197 209; and Renu (2).
2. Renu. Son of Disampati, king of Benares (Dpv.iii.40; MT. 130). He is probably identical with Renu (1).
3. Renu. King of Uttarapancala, the capital of the Kurus. He was the father of Somanassa. For details see the Somanassa Jataka. J.iv.444ff.
4. Renu. A king of forty five kappas ago, a previous birth of Vajjiputta (Renupujaka) Thera. ThagA.i.143=Ap.i.146.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismReṇu (रेणु) is the name of a Pratyekabuddha mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Reṇu).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismReṇu (रेणु) is the son of Disampati: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. Samiddha’s son was King Disampati. Disampati’s son was King Reṇu. Reṇu’s son was King Kusa.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsRenu in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Glossocardia bosvallia from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Verbesina bosvallia. For the possible medicinal usage of renu, 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.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Renu in India is the name of a plant defined with Ziziphus jujuba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ziziphus sativa Gaertner (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1819)
· Taxon
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Renu, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryreṇu : (m.; f.) dust; pollen.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryReṇu, (cp. Vedic reṇu) 1. dust; pl. reṇū particles of dust.—Vin. I, 32 (°hatā bhūmi); Vism. 338=Nd1 505=J. I, 117 (rāgo rajo na ca pana reṇu vuccati); J. IV, 362 (okiṇṇā raja-reṇūhi; C. explains by “paṃsūhi”); Miln. 274 (pl.); SnA 132 (reṇuṃ vūpasāmeti allays).—2. pollen (in this meaning found only in the so-called Jātaka-style) J. I, 233 (mahā-tumba-matta), 349 (pupphato reṇuṃ gaṇhāti); III, 320; V, 39 (puppha°); VI, 530 (padumakinjakkha°); DhA. IV, 203 (°vaṭṭhi). (Page 576)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrēṇu (रेणु).—m S Dust.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrēṇu (रेणु).—m Dust.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryReṇu (रेणु).—m., f. [rīyateḥ ṇuḥ nit Uṇādi-sūtra 3.38]
1) Dust, an atom of dust, sand &c.; तुरगखुरहतस्तथा हि रेणुः (turagakhurahatastathā hi reṇuḥ) Ś.1.32.
2) The pollen of flowers.
3) A particular measure.
Derivable forms: reṇuḥ (रेणुः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryReṇu (रेणु).—(1) (= Pali id., Dīghanikāya (Pali) ii.230.24 ff.), name of the son and successor of King Diśāṃpati: Mahāvastu iii.204.11 ff. In Lalitavistara 171.1 he seems to have the epithet Diśāṃpati himself, and further, by a confusion in the story, he is represented as a previous incarnation of Śākyamuni: Reṇu bhū (= abhūḥ) Diśāṃpati.In both the Mahāvastu and the Pali versions it is the purohita Jyotipāla (Mahāgovinda) who was the future Buddha. In Mahāvyutpatti 3580 called Sureṇu. (2) name of a former Buddha: Lalitavistara 171.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryReṇu (रेणु).—mf.
(-ṇuḥ-ṇuḥ) 1. Dust. 2. The pollen of flowers. m.
(-ṇuḥ) A medicinal plant, commonly Khet-Papra. E. ri to hurt, Unadi aff. nu .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryReṇu (रेणु).—m. (and f.), Dust, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 4; [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 108.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryReṇu (रेणु).—[masculine] dust, pollen of a flower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Reṇu (रेणु):—m. (or f., [Siddhānta-kaumudī]; or n. [gana] ardharcādi; [from] √ri, rī) dust, a grain or atom of dust, sand etc., [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) the pollen of flowers, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) powder of anything, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
4) a [particular] measure, [Lalita-vistara] (= 8 trasa-reṇus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
5) m. Name of a [particular] drug, Piper Aurantiacum, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta] (cf. reṇukā)
6) Oldenlandia Herbacea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Name of the author of [Ṛg-veda ix, 70 and x, 81] (with the [patronymic] vaiśvāmitra), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; ???]
8) of a descendant of Ikṣvāku, [Harivaṃśa]
9) of a son of Vikukṣi, [Rāmāyaṇa]
10) f. Name of a wife of Viśvāmitra, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryReṇu (रेणु):—[(ṇuḥ-ṇu)] 2. m. f. Dust. m. Medicinal plant Pāpar.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryReṇu (रेणु):—(nf) dust, soil; sand; a small particle, an atom.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRēṇu (ರೇಣು):—
1) [noun] any fine, dry particle; dust.
2) [noun] the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering; pollen.
3) [noun] the size of a fine particle, as a unit of measure.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconRēṇu (ரேணு) noun < rēṇu. Dust; பொடி. [podi.]
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 (+24): Renudikshita, Renugarbha, Renugunthita, Renuja, Renujala, Renuka, Renuka acarya, Renukabija, Renukacarya, Renukacharya, Renukakata, Renukakavaca, Renukamahatmya, Renukamalamantra, Renukarika, Renukasahasranaman, Renukashtaka, Renukastotra, Renukasuta, Renukatanaya.
Ends with (+33): Anurenu, Arenu, Asrarenu, Bhadrarenu, Bhasmarenu, Brihadrenu, Candrarenu, Chandrarenu, Citakarenu, Dhaturenu, Gangarenu, Harenu, Hemarenu, Heroarenu, Iratarenu, Irattarenu, Irenu, Kareṇu, Katakarenu, Kunkumarenu.
Full-text (+146): Pushparenu, Renuka, Nagarenu, Candrarenu, Virarenu, Renuvasa, Bhadrarenu, Trasareṇu, Renusara, Nabhorenu, Renurushita, Raktareṇu, Anurenu, Rainava, Disampati, Renutva, Renushas, Renusaraka, Renugarbha, Rathareṇu.
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