Viratara, Vīratara: 9 definitions
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Viratara 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Viratara in India is the name of a plant defined with Vetiveria zizanioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum squarrosum (L.f.) Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Weed Biology and Management (2002)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1925)
· Molecular Ecology (1998)
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1830)
· Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (1904)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVīratara (वीरतर).—
1) A great hero.
2) An arrow.
-ram A kind of fragrant grass.
Derivable forms: vīrataraḥ (वीरतरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīratara (वीरतर).—n. (-ra) 1. A fragrant grass, (Andropogon muricatum.) m.
(-raḥ) 1. An arrow. 2. A great hero. E. vīra powerful, tarap aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīratara (वीरतर).—[vīra + tara], m. 1. A distinguished hero, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 48, 11. 2. An arrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīratara (वीरतर).—[masculine] greatest & greater hero.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vīratara (वीरतर):—[=vīra-tara] [from vīra > vīr] mfn. (vīra-) stronger, bolder
2) [v.s. ...] m. a great or a greater hero, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] an arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a corpse (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. = vīraṇa, Andropogon Muricatus
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīratara (वीरतर):—[vīra-tara] (raṃ) 1. n. A fragrant grass. m. An arrow; a hero; a corpse.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVīratara (ವೀರತರ):—
1) [noun] = ವೀರಣ [virana]2.
2) [noun] a man of marked bravery, courage.
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: Virataran, Viratarasana.
Ends with: Praviratara.
Full-text: Viratarasana, Virataran, Virataru, Vira.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.24.15 < [Sukta 24]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Flora (13): Grasses < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter IX - Treatment of Vataja Ophthalmia < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]