Vamshalocana, Vamsha-locana, Vaṃśalocana, Vaṃśalocanā, Vaṃśalōcana: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Vaṃśalocana and Vaṃśalocanā and Vaṃśalōcana can be transliterated into English as Vamsalocana or Vamshalocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vamshalochana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāVaṃśalocana (वंशलोचन) is a synonym of Tugākṣīrī, which refers to Bambusa arundinacea Willd., and is a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Synonym of Tugākṣīrī: Vaṃśalocana; Bambusa bambos Druce. (Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 353 , Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—Note: Bambusa arundinacea Willd. is a synonym of Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss (Cf. The Plant List, A Working List of All Plant Species, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden). Maranta arundinacea Linn. (Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants 4:1, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.)
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvaṃśalōcana (वंशलोचन).—n The manna of the bamboo.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṃśalocanā (वंशलोचना).—bamboo-manna.
Vaṃśalocanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaṃśa and locanā (लोचना). See also (synonyms): vaṃśakarpūrarocanā, vaṃśarocanā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśalocanā (वंशलोचना).—f.
(-nā) The manna of the bamboo: see the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśalocanā (वंशलोचना):—[=vaṃśa-locanā] [from vaṃśa] f. an earthy concretion of a milk white colour formed in the hollow of a b° and called b°-manna, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also -locana, [Caraka])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśalocanā (वंशलोचना):—(nā) 1. f. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaṃśalōcana (ವಂಶಲೋಚನ):—
1) [noun] = ವಂಶರೋಚನ [vamsharocana].
2) [noun] the bamboo Bambusa arundinacea ( = B. spinosa) of Poaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vamsha, Locana.
Full-text: Vamsharocana, Karmari, Tavakshira, Vamshakarpurarocana, Shavamrocana, Tugakshiri.
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