Rohina, Rohiṇa: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Rohina means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rohiṇa (रोहिण).—Same as Rohita.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 122. 97.
1b) The banyan tree in the Ramaṇaka varṣa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 4.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramRohiṇa (रोहिण) refers to one of the eight Servants (ceṭa-aṣṭaka) associated with Avyaktapīṭha (i.e., ‘the unmanifest seat’ representing the act of churning—manthāna), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Servants (ceṭāṣṭaka): Ceṭaka, Dhuṃdhukāra, Nāgāri, Rikta, Rohiṇa, Aṭṭahāsa, Kadamba, Sukhabhogin.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Rohiṇa (रोहिण) is the name of a Devaputra appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Aśva, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Devaputra Rohiṇa in Aśva], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Rohina in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus benghalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus cotonaeifolia Vahl (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio plantarum (1805)
· Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Bot. Mat. Med. (1812)
· Species Plantarum
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rohina, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRohiṇa (रोहिण).—a. Born under the asterism Rohiṇī.
-ṇaḥ 1 Name of Viṣṇu.
2) Name of several plants :-वट, रोहितक, भूतृण (vaṭa, rohitaka, bhūtṛṇa); नगराद्बहिरतिमहतो रोहिणद्रुमस्य (nagarādbahiratimahato rohiṇadrumasya) Daśakumāracarita 2.1.
-ṇam Name of the 9th muhūrta (in which śrāddhas are performed).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRohiṇa (रोहिण).—name of a rich Śākyan: Avadāna-śataka ii.14.6 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohiṇa (रोहिण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. The Indian-fig tree. 2. A fragrant grass. n.
(-ṇaṃ) A part of the fore-noon, extending to mid-day, in which Shraddhas are especially to be observed. E. ruh to grow, Unadi aff. inan .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohiṇa (रोहिण).—i. e. ruh + in + a, I. m. 1. The Indian fig-tree. 2. A fragrant grass. Ii. n. A part of the forenoon. See rohita.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohiṇa (रोहिण).—[masculine] a kind of tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rohiṇa (रोहिण):—[from rohi] mfn. born under the asterism Rohiṇī, [Pāṇini 4-3, 37 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a man [gana] aśvādi ([plural] his descendants, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra])
4) [v.s. ...] of various plants, [Mālatīmādhava] (Andersonia Rohitaka; Ficus Indica; Andropogon Schoenanthus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
5) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the ninth Muhūrta (a part of the forenoon extending to midday, in which Śrāddhas are especially to be performed), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohiṇa (रोहिण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. The Indian fig tree; a fragrant grass. n. Forenoon, the time of shrāddhas.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRōhiṇa (ರೋಹಿಣ):—[adjective] having (one’s) birth star as Rōhiṇi.
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Rōhiṇa (ರೋಹಿಣ):—
1) [noun] Viṣṇu.
2) [noun] the tree Butea superba of Papilionaceae family.
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)
Full-text: Rauhinayana, Nyagrodharohina, Ramaṇaka, Rikta, Sukhabhogin, Cetaka, Dhumdhukara, Nagari, Shukla, Ashva, Loha, Rauhiṇa, Rohini, Attahasa, Kadamba.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 90 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Saptadvīpa (5): Śālmaladvīpa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - The Redemption of Puṇḍarīka and Aṃbarīṣa < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 2 - Yama’s Prayer < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 38 - The Glory of Kṣīrakuṇḍa: Kadrū’s Expiation for her Deceitful Action < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.3g - Bhayānaka Rasa (The Terrible Sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.24.1 < [Sukta 24]
Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)