Tamrapushpa, Tāmrapuṣpa, Tamra-pushpa: 7 definitions

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Tamrapushpa 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.

The Sanskrit term Tāmrapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Tamrapuspa or Tamrapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tamra-pushpa [ତାମ୍ର ପୁଷ୍ପ] in the Oriya language is the name of a plant identified with Bauhinia variegata L. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of tamra-pushpa, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tamrapushpa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tāmrapuṣpa (ताम्रपुष्प).—Kæmpferia Rotunda (Mar. bāhavā).

Derivable forms: tāmrapuṣpaḥ (ताम्रपुष्पः).

Tāmrapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāmra and puṣpa (पुष्प).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tāmrapuṣpa (ताम्रपुष्प).—m.

(-ṣpaḥ) 1. A kind of ebony, (Bauhinia variegata.) 2. A plant, (Kæmpfera rotunda.) f.

(-ṣpā) Trumpet flower, (Bignonia suaveolens.) f. (-ṣpī) 1. Lythrum or uticosum: see dhātṛ-puṣpikā. 2. Trumpet flower. 3. Red Teori: see trikṛt. E. tāmra coppery red, and puṣpa a flower, bearing red blossoms. tāmraṃ puṣpaṃ yasya .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tāmrapuṣpa (ताम्रपुष्प):—[=tāmra-puṣpa] [from tāmra] mfn. decorated with red flowers, [Harivaṃśa 12003]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Kaempferia rotunda, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] = ṣpaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tāmrapuṣpa (ताम्रपुष्प):—[tāmra-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. Bauhinia variegata; Kæmpferia rotunda. f. Trumpet flower. f. pā Bignonia suave-olens; Lythrum fruticosum; trumpet flower.

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Tamrapushpa in German

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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.

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