Tilaparṇa, Tila-parna: 9 definitions
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Tilaparṇa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyTilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण) is another name (synonym) for Candana, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Santalum album (Indian sandalwood). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.6-8), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-puranaTilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण) is the name of a gaṇa (attendant of Śiva), mentioned in the Skandapurāṇa 4.2.53. In this chapter, Śiva (Giriśa) summons his attendants (gaṇas) and ask them to venture towards the city Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) in order to find out what the yoginīs, the sun-god, Vidhi (Brahmā) were doing there.
While the gaṇas such as Tilaparṇa were staying at Kāśī, they were desirous but unable of finding a weakness in king Divodaśa who was ruling there. Kāśī is described as a fascinating place beyond the range of Giriśa’s vision, and as a place where yoginīs become ayoginīs, after having come in contact with it. Kāśī is described as having both the power to destroy great delusion, as well as creating it.
The Skandapurāṇa narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (tīrtha-māhātmya) throughout India. It is the largest Mahāpurāṇa composed of over 81,000 metrical verses, with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण).—turpentine.
-rṇam sandal-wood.
Derivable forms: tilaparṇaḥ (तिलपर्णः).
Tilaparṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tila and parṇa (पर्ण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण).—n.
(-rṇaṃ) 1. Sandal. 2. The leaf of the Tila tree. m.
(-rṇaḥ) Turpentine. E. tila, and parṇa a leaf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण).—[neuter] sandal-wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण):—[=tila-parṇa] [from tila > til] m. the resin of Pinus longifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a sesamum leaf, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] sandal-wood, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 2, 16]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTilaparṇa (तिलपर्ण):—[tila-parṇa] (rṇaṃ) 1. n. Sandal; leaf of the Tila tree. m. Turpentine.
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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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Full-text: Tilaparni, Tailaparnika, Tailaparni, Tailaparnaka, Avana, Candana.
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