In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Vetra (वेत्र) refers to “see karṇavetra”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)

Vetra (वेत्र) refers to “caning (of wood frames)”.—Cf. Paṭṭikāvetrabāṇavikalpa which refers to “caning of wood frames of coats, chairs etc.”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.

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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Vetra (वेत्र) refers to “canes” (carried by Vetrins during hunting), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] If the king, delighted with the pleasure of this, wants to have the sport alone, he should collect a large number of expert cane-holders. These, brandishing their canes (vetra-prahāra) on all sides, should make the Lāvas and other slow-moving quarry rise, and bring them within range (of the hawk)”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vetra (वेत्र) refers to a “cane”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That [cosmos] is not at all produced by anyone, not at all sustained by anyone, so also not destroyed by anyone. Nevertheless, that exists by itself without support in the atmosphere. [...] It is the shape of a cane stool (vetra-āsana-ākāra) in the lower region, like a cymbal in the middle and it is like a drum on the top. Thus, that consists of three parts”.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Vetra 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 Kuntze (among others).

2) Vetra is also identified with Calamus tenuis It has the synonym Palmijuncus amarus Kuntze (etc.).

3) Vetra is also identified with Calamus travancoricus It has the synonym Calamus travancoricus Bedd. ex Hook.f..

4) Vetra is also identified with Calamus viminalis It has the synonym Palmijuncus fasciculatus (Roxb.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Flora of the British India (1893)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ ed. 1832 (1832)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1985)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) (1908)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vētra (वेत्र).—n S A ratan or cane. 2 The wand, rod, mace, or staff of particular officers of a great household.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vētra (वेत्र).—n A ratan; the rod of particular offi- cers of a great household.

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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 dictionary

Vetra (वेत्र).—[aj-tral vībhāvaḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 4.166]

1) The cane, ratan; सकष्टकान् कीचकवेणुवेत्रवम् (sakaṣṭakān kīcakaveṇuvetravam) Bhāgavata 8.2.2; the bamboo; Kirātārjunīya 15.18.

2) A stick, staff, particularly the staff of a doorkeeper; वामप्रकोष्ठार्पितहेमवेत्रः (vāmaprakoṣṭhārpitahemavetraḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.41.

3) Name of the demon वृत्र (vṛtra); L. D. B.

4) the tube of a flute.

Derivable forms: vetraḥ (वेत्रः), vetram (वेत्रम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vetra (वेत्र).—nt. (= Pali vetta; it is not clear that the Sanskrit word is used in this sense; compare Sanskrit vetralatā), rope (made of reeds or creepers ?), used in fastening a ship: (tatas tair…) vahanasyaikaṃ vetraṃ chinnaṃ; paścād… sarve varatrāś chinnāḥ Divyāvadāna 230.3. See śiṭā.

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

Vetra (वेत्र).—m.

(-traḥ) A reed, a cane, the ratan. n.

(-traṃ) A stick, a staff. E. vi to go, Unadi aff. trala .

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

Vetra (वेत्र).—[ve + tra], I. m. A reed, a cane, the ratan, [Nala] 12, 5. Ii. n. A staff, [Pañcatantra] 16, 1; the staff of a door-keeper, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 6, 26.

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

Vetra (वेत्र).—[masculine] [neuter] a kind of reed; [neuter] also staff.

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

1) Vetra (वेत्र):—m. n. ([according to] to [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 166], [from] √1. vī; [probably] connected with √1. ve cf. veṇu) a kind of large reed (used for making sticks, [probably] Calamus Rotang or Fasciculatus), [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) n. a cane, staff, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Maitrī-upaniṣad [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) the rod or mace of an officer, staff of a door-keeper (See [compound])

4) the tube of a flute, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

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

Vetra (वेत्र):—(traḥ) 1. m. A reed. n. A stick.

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

Vetra (वेत्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vetta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vetra 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vetra (वेत्र):—(nm) a cane, stick.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vētra (ವೇತ್ರ):—

1) [noun] the rattan Calamus polygamus ( = C. flagellum) of Arecaceae family, the slender, long stems of which are used in making furniture.

2) [noun] a piece of rattan or the stem of anyother plant, used for flogging.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+29): Vetrabhighata, Vetrabhrit, Vetradamda, Vetradamdadhara, Vetradandika, Vetradhara, Vetradharaka, Vetradharin, Vetraghata, Vetragita, Vetragra, Vetragrahana, Vetrah, Vetrahan, Vetrahasta, Vetrahaste, Vetrakara, Vetrakarira, Vetrakhetaka, Vetrakicakavenu.

Ends with: Karnavetra, Krishnavetra, Shvetra, Totravetra.

Full-text (+48): Vetradhara, Vetradharaka, Vetrasana, Vetrin, Vetrakiya, Vetralata, Totravetra, Vetravati, Vetriya, Vetrakara, Vetrahan, Retra, Vetrayashti, Sudanda, Yogidanda, Vetrasura, Vetradandika, Vaitraka, Vetraphala, Vetala.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 2.7.24 < [Chapter 7 - Kidnapping of the Calves and Cowherd Boys]

Verse 2.22.36 < [Chapter 22 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]

Verse 1.16.48 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.1.173 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 2.276 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]

Verse 3.3.477 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]

Verse 3.5.517 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]

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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)

Kunta (Lance) < [Chapter 3]

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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

Chapter CXCVI - Therapeutic properties of drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]

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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)

Chapter 94 - Shri Rama decides to spend his exile on the mountain < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]

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