Tuda, Tūda: 10 definitions

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Tuda 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.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Tūda (तूद) is a Sanskrit word, identified with Morus indica (mulberry) by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as bearing good fruits. The King should plant such domestic plants in and near villages. He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat.

The following is an ancient Indian recipe for such nourishment of trees:

According to Śukranīti 4.4.105-109: “The trees (such as tūda) are to be watered in the morning and evening in summer, every alternate day in winter, in the fifth part of the day (i.e., afternoon) in spring, never in the rainy season. If trees have their fruits destroyed, the pouring of cold water after being cooked together with Kulutha, Māṣa (seeds), Mudga (pulse), Yava (barley) and Tila (oil seed) would lead to the growth of flowers and fruits. Growth of trees can be helped by the application of water with which fishes are washed and cleansed.”

Dharmashastra book cover
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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Tuda in India is the name of a plant defined with Euphorbia nivulia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Euphorbia neriifolia Roxb., nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Tuda is also identified with Morus indica.

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

· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1824)
· Taxon (1981)
· Glimpses of Cytogenetics in India (1989)
· FBI (1888)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1980)

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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

Tuda (तुद).—a. Striking, tormenting &c.

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Tūda (तूद).—The cotton tree. -दी () Name of a country.

Derivable forms: tūdaḥ (तूदः).

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

Tuḍa (तुड) or Tuḍṛ.—[dvidhākaraṇe (toḍati)] also (i) tuḍi r. 1st cl. niṣpīḍane (tuṇḍate) also tuḍa r. 6th cl. bhede (tuḍati) 1. To tear, to break or cut, to pull to pieces, to hurt or kill. E. bhvā0 para0 saka0 idit seṭ . tudā0 kuṭā0 para0 aka0 seṭ .

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

Tuda (तुद).—[adjective] striking (—°).

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

1) Tuda (तुद):—[from tud] mfn. ifc. ‘striking’ See aruṃ-, tilaṃ-, vidhuṃ-

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man [gana] śubhrādi

3) [v.s. ...] cf. ut-.

4) Tūda (तूद):—m. the cotton tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) = tūta (توت), [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

6) Thespesia populneoides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Tuda 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

Tuda (तुद) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Toda.

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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

Tudā (ತುದಾ):—[conjunction] a conjunction that introduces an alternative; 'oṛ.

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Tūda (ತೂದ):—

1) [noun] the tree Thespesia populnea (= Hibiscus populnea) of Malvaceae family; umbrella tree.

2) [noun] the tree Areca catechu of Arecaceae family; areca nut tree.

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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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