Vakini, Vākinī, Vākiṉi: 4 definitions

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Vakini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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)

Vakini in India is the name of a plant defined with Stereospermum colais in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dipterosperma personatum Hassk. (among others).

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

· Numer. List (6501)
· Bibliothèque Universelle de Genève (1838)
· Taxon (1977)
· Taxon (1978)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1990)
· Flora (1842)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)
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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

1) Vākinī (वाकिनी):—[from vākina] f. Name of a Tantra deity, [Catalogue(s)] (cf. ḍākinī, rākiṇī, lākinī).

2) Vākini (वाकिनि):—[from vākina] m. [patronymic] [from] vākina, [Pāṇini 4-1, 158.]

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

Vākini (वाकिनि):—m. desgl. ebend.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch
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Tamil dictionary

Vākiṉi (வாகினி) noun < vāhinī.

1. Army, host; படை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [padai. (pingalagandu)]

2. A division of an army consisting of 81 elephants, 81 chariots, 243 horse and 405 foot; 81 யானைகளும் [yanaigalum] 81 தேர்களும் [therkalum] 243 குதிரைகளும் [kuthiraigalum] 405 காலாட்களும் உள்ள படை யின் வகுப்பு. [kaladkalum ulla padai yin vaguppu.]

3. See வாகினீபதி [vaginipathi],

2. வண்மை தலை வருமோ வாகினிக ளாவோமோ [vanmai thalai varumo vaginiga lavomo] (ஆதியூரவதானி சரித்திரம் [athiyuravathani sarithiram] 45).

4. A great number; ஒரு பேரெண். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [oru peren. (pingalagandu)]

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Vākiṉi (வாகினி) noun probably from vāsinī. Yellow-flowered fragrant trumpet-flower tree. See பாதிரி¹ [pathiri¹], 1. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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