Vaṇita, Vanita: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Vaṇita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVanitā (वनिता) refers to “women”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Menā eulogised Śivā (i.e., Umā/Durgā):—“[...] I bow to the grandmother, of perpetual bliss. I bow to the goddess who dispels the sorrow of the devotees, who is a model for all women [i.e., vanitā] and who constitutes the intellect of all living beings. You are the cause of the snapping of all fetters of ascetics. Which one of your powers can be sung by women like me? You are violence mentioned in the Atharvaveda. You (of such powerful means) fulfil my desire. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Vanitā (वनिता) or Strī refers to “female” (=feminine), according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “Know bindu to be of two kinds (dvividha), male and female (vanitā). Semen (bīja) is said to be the male [bindu] and rajas (female generative fluid) is female (strī). As a result of their external union people are created. When they are united internally, then one is declared a yogi. [...]
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVanitā (वनिता) refers to a “woman”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Having assented to your own births in the forest of life, the pain you have been suffering previously for a long time by roaming about on the path of bad conduct subject to wrong faith is [like] an external fire. Now, having entered the self which is cherishing the end of all restlessness, wise, solitary, supreme [and] self-abiding, may you behold the beautiful face of liberation (siddhi-vanitā-vaktra). [Thus ends the reflection on] difference [between the body and the self]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryVaṇita.—(IE 8-4; SITI), Kannaḍa; same as vaḻita; a small territorial unit like a Parganā. Note: vaṇita is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsVanita [वनीता] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Papaver guilelmi-waldemarii (Klotzsch) Christenh. & Byng from the Papaveraceae (Poppy) family having the following synonyms: Meconopsis aculeata, Meconopsis guilelmi-waldemarii, Meconopsis bikramii. For the possible medicinal usage of vanita, 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) Vanita in India is the name of a plant defined with Aglaia odoratissima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aglaia heterophylla Merrill (among others).
2) Vanita is also identified with Callicarpa macrophylla It has the synonym Callicarpa dunniana H. Lév. (etc.).
3) Vanita is also identified with Crocus sativus It has the synonym Safran officinarum Medik. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Fitoterapia (1987)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Gard. Chron. (1879)
· Fl. Ital. (1860)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1911)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanita, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaṇita : (pp.) wounded.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaṇita, (pp. of *vaṇeti, denom. fr. vaṇa) wounded, bruised Pv. II, 24; J. I, 150; Sdhp. 395. (Page 596)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvanitā (वनिता).—f S A woman or female.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvanitā (वनिता).—f A woman or female.
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 dictionaryVanita (वनित).—p. p.
1) Begged, asked, solicited &c.
2) Served, worshipped.
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Vanitā (वनिता).—
1) A woman in general; वनितेति वदन्त्येतां लोकाः सर्वे वदन्तु ते । यूनां परिणता सेयं तपस्येति मतं मम (vaniteti vadantyetāṃ lokāḥ sarve vadantu te | yūnāṃ pariṇatā seyaṃ tapasyeti mataṃ mama) || Bv.2.117; पथिकवनिताः (pathikavanitāḥ) Meghadūta 8.
2) A wife, mistress; वनेचराणां वनिता- सखानाम् (vanecarāṇāṃ vanitā- sakhānām) Kumārasambhava 1.1; R.2.19.
3) Any beloved woman.
4) The female of an animal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanita (वनित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Solicited, begged. 2. Served. f.
(-tā) 1. A woman in general. 2. A beloved woman, a wife, a mistress. E. van to ask, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanitā (वनिता).—[feminine] mistress, wife; girl or woman i.[grammar]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṇita (वणित):—[from baṇ] mfn. [varia lectio] for veṣṭita, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] = vyūta, [ib.]
3) Vanita (वनित):—[from van] mfn. solicited, asked, wished for, desired, loved, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] served, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) Vanitā (वनिता):—[from vanita > van] a f. a loved wife, mistress, any woman (also applied to the female of an animal or bird), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]
7) [v.s. ...] b f. (See [preceding]) in [compound]
8) Vāṇitā (वाणिता):—[from vāṇa] f. Name of a metre, [Kedāra’s Vṛtti-ratnākara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanita (वनित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Solicited; served. f. A woman, a wife.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vanitā (वनिता) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaṇiā, Vilayā.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVanitā (वनिता):—(nf) a woman; beloved.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVanita (ವನಿತ):—
1) [adjective] requested; prayed; beseeched.
2) [adjective] desired; wished.
3) [adjective] worshipped; adored.
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)
Full-text (+29): Nakavanita, Tridashavanita, Vanitam, Vanitadvish, Van, Vanitavilasa, Samanyavanita, Lalitavanita, Veshavanita, Varavanita, Vanitamukha, Vanitabhogini, Vanitasakha, Vania, Vrajavanita, Vanitarajya, Balavanita, Prativanita, Sanakavanita, Samanyanayika.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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