Rukmavanti, Rukmavantī: 2 definitions
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Rukmavanti 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
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureRukmavantī (रुक्मवन्ती) refers to one of the seventy-two sama-varṇavṛtta (regular syllabo-quantitative verse) mentioned in the 334th chapter of the Agnipurāṇa. The Agnipurāṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the rukmavantī metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Rukmavanti in India is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza rubribarbis (Desv.) Steud. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Indian Forester (1952)
· Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (1965)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1990)
· Blumea, Supplement (1946)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1871)
· Chin. J. Rice Sci. (1996)
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