Sindhuka: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Sindhuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)
Sindhuka (सिन्धुक).—An Āndhra: overcame the Kaṇva Suśarman (Śunga) and began the Āndhra line: ruled for 23 years.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 161; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 348-9.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Sindhuka in India is the name of a plant defined with Vitex trifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex trifolia var. subtrisecta (Kuntze) Moldenke (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. (Bolivia) Com. (1990)
· Revised Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1983)
· Phytologia (1961)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sindhuka, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
sindhuka (सिंधुक).—a S Produced in the ocean or a sea, marine. 2 Produced in or belonging to the country Sindh.
sindhuka (सिंधुक).—a Marine. Belonging to Sindh.
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
Sindhuka (सिन्धुक).—a. Marine.
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Sindhuka (सिन्धुक).—Name of a tree.
Derivable forms: sindhukaḥ (सिन्धुकः).
See also (synonyms): sindhuvāra.
Sindhuka (सिन्धुक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Marine. 2. Born or produced in Sindh. m.
(-kaḥ) A small tree, (Vitex negundo.) E. kan added to the last, implying place of origin or production.
1) Sindhuka (सिन्धुक):—[from sindhu] mfn. marine, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] born or produced in Sindh, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Vitex Negundo, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Sindhuka (सिन्धुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A small tree, Vitex negundo. a. Marine; produced in Sindh.
Sindhuka (सिन्धुक):—
1) adj. am Indus geboren, von daher stammend u.s.w. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 32.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 472,] [Nalopākhyāna 39.] —
2) m. = sinduvāra Vitex Negundo [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 59, 6.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sindhukalaka, Sindhukanya, Sindhukapha, Sindhukara, Sindhukarika.
Full-text: Nilasindhuka, Nisindhuka, Nisindhu, Cintukam, Sinduka, Sindhuvara, Sindhu.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Sindhuka; (plurals include: Sindhukas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Vitex negundo linn in ayurvedic classics (a bird eyes view) < [2017: Volume 6, November special issue 15]
Pharmaceutical review of Nirgundi Taila and Sneha Kalpana. < [2022: Volume 11, February issue 2]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 268 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 3]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.314 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra (by M. N. Indrani)
Summary of Chapter 3—Kakolukiyam < [Chapter 3 - Contents of the Panchatantra]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]