Vimardaka: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Vimardaka 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVimardaka (विमर्दक) is another name for Cakramarda, a medicinal plant identified with Cassia tora Linn., synonym of Senna tora or “sickle senna” from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.198-200 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Vimardaka and Cakramarda, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vimardaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna obtusifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia toroides Roxb., nom. nud. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1989)
· Man. Med. Bot. (1841)
· Med. Fl. (1828)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vimardaka, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVimardaka (विमर्दक).—
1) Grinding, pounding, bruising.
2) The trituration of perfumes.
3) An eclipse.
4) The conjunction of the sun and the moon.
5) Destroying.
6) Cassia Tora (Mar. ṭākaḷā).
Derivable forms: vimardakaḥ (विमर्दकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimardaka (विमर्दक).— (vb. mṛd), m. A proper name, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Vimardaka (विमर्दक).—[adjective] crushing, destroying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vimardaka (विमर्दक):—[=vi-mardaka] [from vi-marda > vi-mṛd] mfn. crushing, pounding, destroying, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the act of pounding, grinding, destroying, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] rolling, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] the trituration of perfumes, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] the conjunction of the sun and moon, eclipse, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] Cassia Tora, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Daśakumāra-carita]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vimardakarin.
Full-text: Cakramarda.
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