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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Ṭonā (टोना) (or Ṭunā) refers to one of the eight kinds of Yellow-Eyed Hawks (known as the Pāṭalākṣā division), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “There are different ways of taming them according to the species to which they belong. There are two distinctly separate divisions, namely, ‘black-eyed’ and ‘yellow-eyed’ [e.g., Ṭunā]. The subdivisions of these are many. ”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Tona in Angola is the name of a plant defined with Dalbergia nitidula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amerimnon nitidulum (Welw. ex Baker) Kuntze (among others).

2) Tona in Benin is also identified with Omphalogonus calophyllus It has the synonym Periploca calophylla (Baill.) Roberty, nom. illeg., non Periploca calophylla (Wight) Falc. (etc.).

3) Tona is also identified with Parquetina nigrescens It has the synonym Omphalogonus calophyllus Baill. (etc.).

4) Tona is also identified with Pterocarpus erinaceus It has the synonym Lingoum erinaceum (Poir.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris (1889)
· Phytomedicine (2004)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1804)
· East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2003)
· Stirpium in Guinea medicinalium species novae (1818)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tona, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭōṇā (टोणा) [or ण्या, ṇyā].—m A term for a fat, well filled bug, flea, or louse. 2 An exclamation at the games with Songṭya.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ṭonā (टोना):—(nm) magic, spell; sorcerous act; (v) to touch, to feel; -[ṭoṭakā] sorcerous act, supersititious remedy; witchcraft, black art; hence [ṭonahāī] (nf).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Toṇa (तोण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tūṇa.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+4): Tonace, Tonaci, Tonaga, Tonagata, Tonagi, Tonagu, Tonahu, Tonaka, Tonakanem, Tonamukam, Tonangrahari, Tonapa, Tonapanatha, Tonapanem, Tonapashuddha, Tonape, Tonapeshvara, Tonaposo, Tonase, Tonasi.

Ends with: Abrotona, Atoṇa, Bellatona, Bittona, Dayalatona, Jadutona, Kattona, Lutona, Omutona, Pellatona, Saptona, Shatona, Stona, Tanatona, Tetona, Tonatona, Vahirontona, Vatona.

Full-text (+3): Tonapa, Tuna, Tonatona, Jadu, Bhayanaka, Bibhatsa, Antra, Nirudyama, Shishu, Pakshavega, Nilina, Bhakshayat, Hari, Anivarya, Nipata, Tiryannipatin, Nipatin, Vetrin, Margana, Alakshya.

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