Tandra, Tamdra, Tandrā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Tandra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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 IndexTandrā (तन्द्रा).—A Kalā of Rudra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 35. 96.

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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraTandrā (तन्द्रा) refers to “drowsiness” according to the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 23). Accordingly, “In drowsiness (tandra), there is absence of perception of the objective world, appearance of heaviness of the body, yawning, fatigue, and the other characteristics of sleep”.
Source: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemyTandra (तन्द्र, “sleep”).—In drowsiness (tandra), there is absence of perception of the objective world, appearance of heaviness of the body, yawning, fatigue, and the other characteristics of sleep.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsTandrā (तन्द्रा):—Drowsiness; Torpor: lassitude ; characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

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)Tandra in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia bellirica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1851)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1856)
· Flora of the British India (1878)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytandrā (तंद्रा).—f S Lassitude. 2 Sleepiness or drowsiness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtandrā (तंद्रा).—f Lassitude. Drowsiness.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTandra (तन्द्र).—a.
1) Tired, fatigued.
2) Lazy.
-ndram Ved. A series or row; Vāj.15.5.
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Tandrā (तन्द्रा).—
1) Lassitude, weariness, fatigue, exhaustion.
2) Sleepiness, sluggishness; तन्द्रालस्यविवर्जनम् (tandrālasyavivarjanam) Y.3.158; Mv.7.42; H.1.33; Bhāgavata 12.3.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTandrā (तन्द्रा).—f.
(-ndrā) 1. Lassitude, exhaustion, weariness, syncope. 2. Sleepiness, sluggishness. E. tadi a Sautra root, to be weary, affix bhāve a; also with kin affix tandri f.
(-ndriḥ) and with ṅīp added tandrī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTandrā (तन्द्रा).—i. e. tand + ra, f. 1. Lassitude, [Suśruta] 1, 13, 8. 2. Want of energy, Mahābhārata 14, 874; [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 29.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTandra (तन्द्र).—[neuter] series, line.
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Tandrā (तन्द्रा).—[feminine] weariness, laziness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tandra (तन्द्र):—[from tan] n. a row ([Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa viii, 5, 2, 6]), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xv, 5.]
2) Tandrā (तन्द्रा):—[from tand] f. lassitude, exhaustion, laziness, [Yājñavalkya iii, 158; Mahābhārata iii, 3008; xiv, 874; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTandrā (तन्द्रा):—(ndrā) 1. f. Lassitude; sleepiness.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTandra in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) drowse, drowsiness; somnolence, dormancy; ~[lu] drowsy..—tandra (तंद्रा) is alternatively transliterated as Taṃdrā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTaṃdra (ತಂದ್ರ):—[adjective] worn-out; tired; exhausted; weary.
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Taṃdra (ತಂದ್ರ):—[noun] the tendency of disinclination to work, physical exertion; aversion to work; laziness; indolence.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryTandrā (तन्द्रा):—n. 1. doze; light sleep; drowsiness; weariness; 2. trance; hypnotic state;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Tamdrasa, Tamdrasi, Tamdrate, Tamdravasthe, Tandrachettu, Tandralu, Tandramanu, Tandrana, Tandravaya, Tandravin, Tandray, Tandrayu.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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Part 3.2 - The effects of Rajas-guṇa < [Chapter 3b - Puruṣa, Prakṛti and Guṇa in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa]
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Effect of punarnavadi churna with kati basti in gridhrasi wsr to sciatica- a clinical study < [2018, Issue VIII, August]
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A survey study on disease produced by suppression of sleep < [2019, Issue 3, March]