Tarn, Tarṇ: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Tarn 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tarn in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Bombax costatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv. var. vuilletii Pellegr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Notulae Systematicae (1914)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tarn, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, 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
[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)
Starts with: Tarna, Tarnabindaviya, Tarnaka, Tarnakarna, Tarnakarniputra, Tarnasa, Tarnavindaviya, Tarnayana, Tarni, Tarnippu, Tarnnum, Tarnu, Tarnul.
Full-text: Trin, Upayanti Sutta, Tarunaka, Shaka, Pratamaka, Trifolium repens, Amavata, Vicia villosa.
Relevant text
Search found 20 books and stories containing Tarn, Tarṇ; (plurals include: Tarns, Tarṇs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 267: Kakkatā-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Jataka 389: Suvaṇṇakakkaṭa-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 516: Mahākapi-jātaka < [Volume 5]
A Rapture of Devotion < [April – June, 1986]
Conquest of Self in “Clear Light of Day” < [April – June and July – September, 1996]
Chapter IX - The Group Of The Hindrances < [Part I]
Part II - The Suttanta Pairs Of Terms < [Book III - The Division Entitled 'elimination']
Chapter I - The Group Of Triplets < [Part I]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 8.7.3 < [Section 8.7]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Bhāskara and Śaṅkara < [Chapter XV - The Bhāskara School of Philosophy]