Vanci, Vañci, Vaṃci, Vamci, Vāñcī, Vāñci: 5 definitions

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Vanci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vanchi.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)

Vāñcī (वाञ्ची) refers to a type of fish identified with Silonia childreni Sykes., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—Vanchi has been described as a scaly, medium-sized fish, which probably inhabits rivers. In Sanskrit, vaanchhi means desired, vacha is a fish name, and vanch means to deceive. For some reason Hora (1951) suggested that vanchi could be Silonopangasius taakri Sykes, which is a medium-sized fish but is without scales. He ruled out Silonia silondia Sykes as vanchi, even though its name in Telugu is wanjou, because it is large and usually found in northern India. Another species, however, Silonia childreni Sykes is found in Godavari and Krishna rivers and is also called wanjou in Telugu. We believe vanchi should be S. childreni. This species belongs to family Schilbeidae.

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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.

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India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Vañci (Karuvūr) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: (VIS 566), identified with Koṭuṅkallūr (Rajarajan 2016: 115-25), see Karūr.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vanci [வஞ்சி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vanci, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Vanci in India is the name of a plant defined with Salix tetrasperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Salix azaolana Blanco (among others).

2) Vanci is also identified with Tinospora cordifolia It has the synonym Menispermum cordifolium Willd. (etc.).

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

· Nucleus (1989)
· Alsographia Americana (1838)
· Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1851)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2003)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanci, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaṃci (ವಂಚಿ):—

1) [noun] = ವಂಚ - [vamca -] 2.

2) [noun] a man who plays the flute; a flutist.

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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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