Vedhani, Vēḍhaṇī, Veḍhaṇī, Vedhanī: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vedhani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)Vedhani in India is the name of a plant defined with Trigonella foenum-graecum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Medicago tibetana (Alef.) Vassilcz. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1986)
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vedhani, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvēḍhaṇī (वेढणी).—f A cake of pulse-flour fried with salt peppers &c.
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 dictionaryVedhanī (वेधनी).—
1) An instrumant for piercing an elephant's ear.
2) A sharp-pointed instrument for perforating shells and jewels, a gimblet.
3) Depth (in measurement).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vedhanī (वेधनी):—[from vedhana > vedha] f. an auger, gimlet, any piercing instrument ([especially] for piercing an elephant’s ears), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Trigonella Foenum Graecum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVedhanī (वेधनी):—n. a borer; augur; gimlet;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vedhanika, Vedhanike, Vedhaniya.
Ends with: Karnavedhani, Matsyavedhani, Venivedhani.
Full-text: Karnavedhani, Venivedhani, Matsyavedhani, Karnavedhanika, Vedhanika.
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