Vanira, Vānīra: 11 definitions

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Vanira 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Vanira in India is the name of a plant defined with Calamus rotang in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Palmijuncus monoecus (Roxb.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Vanira is also identified with Salix tetrasperma It has the synonym Pleiarina tetrasperma (Roxb.) N. Chao & G.T. Gong (etc.).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1986)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1985)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) (1908)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. (1845)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vānīra (वानीर).—[van-īran Uṇādi-sūtra 4.36] A sort of cane or ratan; वानीरमालिनी रम्या नदी पुलिनशोभिता (vānīramālinī ramyā nadī pulinaśobhitā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.95.1; स्मरामि वानीरगृहेषु सुप्तः (smarāmi vānīragṛheṣu suptaḥ) R.13.35; Meghadūta 43; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.15; R.13.3;16.21; Uttararāmacarita 2.2; Mv.5.4; यमुनातीरवानीर- निकुञ्जे मन्दमास्थितम् (yamunātīravānīra- nikuñje mandamāsthitam) Gīt.

Derivable forms: vānīraḥ (वानीरः).

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

Vānīra (वानीर).—m.

(-raḥ) A sort of cane or ratan, (Calamus rotang.) E. vana water, īran aff., and the first vowel made long.

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

Vānīra (वानीर).—m. A sort of cane, Calamus rotang, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 42; [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 13, 30.

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

Vānīra (वानीर).—[masculine] a kind of reed or cane.

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

1) Vānīra (वानीर):—[from vāna] a m. (ifc. f(ā). ) a sort of cane or reed, Calamus Rotang, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] = citraka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) b See p. 940, col. 3.

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

Vānīra (वानीर):—(raḥ) 1. m. The ratan.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vānīra (वानीर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāṇīra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vanira 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

Vāṇīra (वाणीर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vānīra.

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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

Vānīra (ವಾನೀರ):—[noun] the rattan Calamus rotang of Arecaceae family.

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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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