Tinisha, Tiniśa: 14 definitions

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Tinisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Tiniśa can be transliterated into English as Tinisa or Tinisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Tiniśa (तिनिश):—A Sanskrit word referring to the “chariot tree”, a species of plant from the Fabaceae (bean) family of flowering plants. It is also known as Timiśa or Syandana (literally translating to ‘moving on swiftly’). It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. Its official botanical name is Ougeinia dalbergioides (common synonyms: Desmodium oojeinense, Ougeinia oojeinensis and Dalbergia oojeinensis) but is commonly referred to in English as “Sandan”, among others. It is a medium-sized semi-deciduous tree, growing 7-14 meters in height. It has light-pink to white flowers that emerge in clusters from February to May.

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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.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Tiniśa (तिनिश)—Sanskrit word for a plant (Ougeinia dalbergioides).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Tinisa in India is the name of a plant defined with Dalbergia oojeinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ougeinia dalbergioides Benth. (among others).

2) Tinisa is also identified with Desmodium oojeinense It has the synonym Ougeinia oojeinensis Hochr. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Fl. Indica (1832)
· Ginkgoana (1973)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève (1909)
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1852)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tiniśa (तिनिश).—A particular tree; दात्यूहैस्तिनिशस्य कोटरवति स्कन्धे निलीय स्थितम् (dātyūhaistiniśasya koṭaravati skandhe nilīya sthitam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.7.

Derivable forms: tiniśaḥ (तिनिशः).

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

Tiniśa (तिनिश).—m.

(-śaḥ) A tree, (Dalbergia ougenensis.) E. ati exceeding, niś to meditate, affix ka and the initial of the prefix rejected, deriv. irr. atiśayena neśati ati + niśa-ka pṛṣo0 aterakāralopaḥ .

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

Tiniśa (तिनिश).—m. A tree, Dalbergia ougeinensis Roxb., [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 17, 7.

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

Tiniśa (तिनिश).—[masculine] [Name] of a tree.

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

1) Tiṇisa (तिणिस):—m. = tiniśa, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) Tiniśa (तिनिश):—m. Dalbergia Ujjeinensis, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 17, 7; 21, 15; 79, 37; Suśruta i, iv, vi]

3) cf. timiśa.

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

Tiniśa (तिनिश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Tiniśa (तिनिश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tiṇisa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tinisha 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Tiṇisa (तिणिस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tiniśa.

2) Tiṇisa (तिणिस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Tainiśa.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tiniśa (ತಿನಿಶ):—[noun] the tree Ougeinia oojeinensis (= O. dalbergioides, = Dalbergia ougeinensis) of Papilionaceae family.

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Tinisa (ತಿನಿಸ):—[noun] = ತಿನಿಶ [tinisha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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