Suradruma: 7 definitions
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Suradruma 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaSuradruma (सुरद्रुम) is another name for “Devadāru” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning suradruma] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanySuradruma (सुरद्रुम) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “deodar tree” coniferous tree, from the Pinaceae family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. It is also known as Devadāru. Its official botanical name is Cedrus deodara and is commonly known in English as “Deodar cedar” or “Himalayan cedar”. It is native to the western Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent. The compound Suradruma is composed of the words Sura (‘divinity’) and Druma (‘tree’).
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Suradruma in India is the name of a plant defined with Cedrus deodara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pinus deodara Roxburgh (among others).
2) Suradruma is also identified with Lobelia nicotianaefolia It has the synonym Lobelia nicotianifolia B. Heyne (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Loudon’s Hortus Britannicus. (2363)
· Dictionnaire classique d’histoire naturelle (1823)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Watsonia (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Suradruma, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySuradruma (सुरद्रुम).—m.
(-maḥ) The Deodar Pine. E. sura, and druma a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suradruma (सुरद्रुम):—[=sura-druma] [from sura > sur] m. idem
2) [v.s. ...] = kalpa-vṛkṣa, [Naiṣadha-carita; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of reed, Arundo Bengalensis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] the Deva-dāru pine, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySuradruma (सुरद्रुम):—[sura-druma] (maḥ) 1. m. The devadāru pine.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Shrutyantasuradruma, Subhashitasuradruma.
Full-text: Vaishnavadharmasuradrumamanjari, Shrutyantasuradruma, Subhashitasuradruma, Animesha-anokaha.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Suradruma, Sura-druma; (plurals include: Suradrumas, drumas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Teachers and Pupils of the Nimbārka School < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]
Part 4 - Rāmānuja Literature < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.3.26 < [Adhikaraṇa 11 - Sūtra 26]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LXI - Symptoms and Treatment of Epilepsy (Apasmara) < [Canto IV - Bhuta-vidya-tantra (psychology and psychiatry)]
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