Vasantaduti, Vasantadūtī, Vasanta-duti, Vasamtaduti: 6 definitions

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Vasantaduti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Vasantaduti in Ayurveda glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Vasantadūtī (वसन्तदूती) is another name for Mādhavī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Hiptage benghalensis (hiptage) from the Malpighiaceae family, which is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine). It is used throughout literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā and the Suśrutasaṃhita.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Vasantaduti in Biology glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vasantaduti [वसन्तदूती] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz from the Malpighiaceae (Barbados cherry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vasantaduti, 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) Vasantaduti in India is the name of a plant defined with Hiptage benghalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Banisteria tetraptera Sonn. (among others).

2) Vasantaduti is also identified with Stereospermum colais It has the synonym Dipterosperma personatum Hassk. (etc.).

3) Vasantaduti is also identified with Stereospermum suaveolens It has the synonym Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC..

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

· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Prod. (DC.) (1845)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Index Lectionum in Lyceo Regio Hosiano Brunsbergensi: Banisteria (1901)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Taxon (1978)

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vasantaduti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vasantadūtī (वसन्तदूती).—

1) the trumpet-flower.

2) the female cuckoo.

3) Bignonia Suaveolens (Mar. pāṭalā).

Vasantadūtī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vasanta and dūtī (दूती).

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

1) Vasantadūtī (वसन्तदूती):—[=vasanta-dūtī] [from vasanta-dūta > vasanta > vas] f. the female of the Indian cuckoo

2) [v.s. ...] Gaertnera Racemosa

3) [v.s. ...] Bignonia Suaveoleus

4) [v.s. ...] a plant like the Premna Spinosa.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vasantaduti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vasaṃtadūti (ವಸಂತದೂತಿ):—

1) [noun] the flowering plant Jasminum sambac ( = J heyneanum; = Nyctanthes sambac) of Oleaceae family.

2) [noun] its flower; sambac jasmine.

3) [noun] the plant Hiptage benghalensis ( = H. madablota) of Malpighiaceae family.

4) [noun] a female Indian-cuckoo.

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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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