Timisa, Timisha: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Timisa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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)Timisha in India is the name of a plant defined with Benincasa hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Benincasa cerifera Savi (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. (1783)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1881)
· Memoria sopra una pianta cucurbitacea. (1818)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Timisha, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytimisa : (nt.) darkness. (adj.), dark.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTimisa, (nt.) (Vedic tamisrā=tamas) darkness J. III, 433 (andhakāra-timissāya); Pug. 30 (andh°-timisāya); Miln. 283 (Page 303)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTimiṣa (तिमिष).—n.
(-ṣaṃ) 1. A kind of pumpkin gourd: see grāmyakarkaṭī. 2. A watermelon. E. tam to desire or be desired, iṣak affix, it inserted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTimiśa (तिमिश).—probably to be corrected to tiniśa, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 94, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Timiśa (तिमिश):—m. Name of a tree, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 94, 8]
2) ([B]), [ iii, 15, 16]
3) cf. tiniśa.
4) Timiṣa (तिमिष):—[from timiśa] m. Name of a plant (Beninkasa cerifera, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; water-melon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 9, 134] ([Matsya-purāṇa])
5) [v.s. ...] cf. rāja-
6) [v.s. ...] dīrgha-timiṣā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTimiṣa (तिमिष):—(ṣaḥ) 1. n. A kind of pumpkin, gourd; a water-melon.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Timiṣa (तिमिष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Timisa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Timisa (तिमिस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Timiṣa.
2) Timisā (तिमिसा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Timisrā.
2) Timisā has the following synonyms: Timissā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Timisaka, Timisarata, Timishatru.
Ends with: Dirghatimisha, Rajatimisha.
Full-text: Rajatimisha, Tinisha, Temisha, Dirghatimisha, Timisra, Timissa, Timisika, Rajatemisha, Timisaka, Andha, Timira.
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