Vanapippali, Vanapippalī, Vana-pippali: 3 definitions
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Vanapippali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVanapippalī (वनपिप्पली) [=Vanādipippalī?] is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with either Piper sylvaticum Roxb. or Piper peepuloides Roxb., both from the Piperaceae or ‘pepper’ family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.19-20 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: All the synonyms of Vana, Sūkṣma and Kṣudra preceeding Pippalī or the synonyms of Kaṇa following Vana are the names of Vanādipippalī.
Properties and characteristics: “Vanādipippalī is hot (uṣṇa), sharp (tīkṣṇa), appetiser and digestive stimulant. The unripe Vanādipippalī has better properties and action than the dried one”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanapippalī (वनपिप्पली):—[=vana-pippalī] [from vana > van] f. wild pepper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vana, Pippali.
Full-text: Vanapippili, Sukshmapippali, Kshudrapippali, Vanakana, Vanadipippali.
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