Vibhitaka, aka: Vibhītaka; 5 Definition(s)
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Vibhītaka (विभीतक) is a Sanskrit word referring to Terminalia bellirica, a deciduous tree from the Combretaceae family of flowering plants. It can also be spelled as Bibhītaka, Vibhītakī or Bibhītakī. and is also known as Akṣa. In English, the tree is known as the “bastard myrobala”, “Bahera” or “Beleric”. It is a deciduous tree growing up to 30 meters in height. It has bad-smelling greenish yellow flowers with ovoid fruits. It grows all over India up to 900m elevation.
This plant (Vibhītaka) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā. In this work, the plant is mentioned being part of the Triphalā group of medicinal drugs.
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
vibhītaka : (m.) Beleric Myrobalan.
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English DictionaryVibhītaka, (& °ṭaka) (cp. *Sk. vibhīta & °ka) the plant Terminalia belerica; beleric myrobolan. Dice were made from its fruits, which are also used as medicine (intoxicant); its flowers smell vilely.—Vin. I, 201; J. III, 161; V, 363; VI, 529. (Page 630)
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
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
vibhītaka (विभीतक).—m S See bibhītaka.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryMarathi 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-English dictionary
Vibhītaka (विभीतक).—Name of tree, Terminalia Belerica, one of the three myrobalans.
Derivable forms: vibhītakaḥ (विभीतकः), vibhītakam (विभीतकम्).
See also (synonyms): vibhīta, vibhītakī.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Yajna | Yajña (यज्ञ).—m. (-jñaḥ) A sacrifice, a ceremony in which oblations are presented. E. yaj to wo... | |
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| Bibhitaka | bibhītaka (बिभीतक).—m (S) A tree and its fruit, Beleric myrobalan, Terminalia belerica. 2 In po... | |
| Mustadi |
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| Phala Sutta | 1) Phala, 3 (etym. ? Sk. *phala) the point of a spear or sword S. II, 265 (tiṇha°). Cp. phāla2.... | |
| Jvarahara | Jvarahara (ज्वरहर).—a. febrifuge.Jvarahara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jvara... | |
| Vibhitaki | Vibhītakī (विभीतकी).—Name of tree, Terminalia Belerica, one of the three myrobalans.See also (s... | |
| Pravata | Pravaṭa (प्रवट).—Wheat.Derivable forms: pravaṭaḥ (प्रवटः).--- OR --- Pravāta (प्रवात).—p. p. Ex... | |
| Phala Jataka | 1) Phala, 3 (etym. ? Sk. *phala) the point of a spear or sword S. II, 265 (tiṇha°). Cp. phāla2.... | |
| Vibhita | Vibhīta (विभीत).—mfn. (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Fearless. E. vi priv., bhīta afraid. | |
| Triphaladi |
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constit... | |
| Vriddhavibhitaka | Vṛddhavibhītaka (वृद्धविभीतक).—m. (-kaḥ) Hog-plum, (Spondias mangifera.) “āmḍā.” E. vṛddha old ... |
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Vibhitaka or Vibhītaka. You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Mahabharata - Third Book (by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
Section LXXII < [Nalopakhyana Parva]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCIV - Various other medicinal Recipes (continued) < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCVIII - Aphrodisiacs, Love, charms, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XLIV - Symptoms and Treatment of Jaundice (Pandu-roga) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XI - Treatment of Shleshma Ophthalmia < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter LIV - Symptoms and Treatment of Worms (Krimi-roga) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Apastamba Dharma-sutra (by Āpastamba)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXV - The medical treatment of a variety of diseases
Chapter XXIII - The medical treatment of swellings
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 28 - The rite (vidhi) of planting of trees (pādapa) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]