Virudha, Vīrudhā, Virūḍha, Vīrudha: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vīrudhā (वीरुधा).—One of the three daughters of Surasā, the mother of the nāgas (serpents). The two other daughters were Analā and Ruhā. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha, Chapter 66, that from this daughter Vīrudhā, the Vīruts such as Latā, Gulma, Vallī etc were born.
Vīrudhā (वीरुधा).—A daughter of Irā and mother of creepers and bushes.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 460-2.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Vīrudha (वीरुध):—Plants having weak stem; creepers, climbers, prostate, etc; one of the 4 categories of medicine plants.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Virūḍha (विरूढ) in Sanskrit or Viruha in Prakrit refers to sprouted puses or grains. This plant is classifed as ananta-kāya, or “plants that are inhabited by an infinite number of living organisms”, and therefore are abhakṣya (forbidden to consume) according to both Nemicandra (in his Pravacana-sāroddhāra v245-246) and Hemacandra (in his Yogaśāstra 3.44-46). Those plants which are classified as ananta-kāyas (e.g., virūḍha) seem to be chosen because of certain morphological peculiarities such as the possession of bulbs or rhizomes orthe habit of periodically shedding their leaves; and in general theyare characterized by possibilities of vegetative reproduction.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Virūḍha (विरूढ).—p. p.
1) Grown, germinated, shot up; तास्वेव संप्रति विरूढतृणाङ्कुरासु बीजाञ्जलिः पतति कीटमुखावलीढः (tāsveva saṃprati virūḍhatṛṇāṅkurāsu bījāñjaliḥ patati kīṭamukhāvalīḍhaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.9.
2) Produced, born, arisen.
3) Grown, increased.
4) Budded, blossomed.
5) Ascended, mounted.
6) Healed; जरासंधस्योरःस्थलमिव विरूठं पुनरपि (jarāsaṃdhasyoraḥsthalamiva virūṭhaṃ punarapi).
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Vīrudhā (वीरुधा).—f.
1) A spreading creeper; लता प्रतानिनी विरुत् (latā pratāninī virut) Ak.; आहोस्वित् प्रसवो ममापचरितैर्विष्टम्भितो वीरुधाम् (āhosvit prasavo mamāpacaritairviṣṭambhito vīrudhām) Ś.5. 9; Kumārasambhava 5.34; R.8.36.
2) A branch, shoot.
3) A plant which grows after being cut.
4) A creeper, a shrub in general; भृशं ददर्शाश्रममण्डपोपमाः सपुष्पहासाः स निवेशवीरुधः (bhṛśaṃ dadarśāśramamaṇḍapopamāḥ sapuṣpahāsāḥ sa niveśavīrudhaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 4.19.
See also (synonyms): vīrudh.
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Vīrudha (वीरुध).—A tree; तदा वैरे समुत्पन्ने न दग्धो वीरुधो यथा (tadā vaire samutpanne na dagdho vīrudho yathā) Rām.7.35.11.
Derivable forms: vīrudhaḥ (वीरुधः).
Virūḍha (विरूढ).—(= Pali Virūḷha) = next: Avadāna-śataka i.108.9 (prose); (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 654.21 (verse, may be m.c.).
Virūḍha (विरूढ).—mfn.
(-ḍhaḥ-ḍhā-ḍhaṃ) 1. Budded, blossomed. 2. Born. 3. Ascended, mounted. E. vi before ruh to grow, aff. kta .
Virūḍha (विरूढ).—[adjective] grown forth, germinated, formed, risen; mounted or ridden by ([instrumental]).
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Vīrudha (वीरुध).—[neuter] vīrudhi [substantive] the same.
1) Virūḍha (विरूढ):—[=vi-rūḍha] [from vi-ruh] mfn. shot out, sprouted, budded, grown, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] come forth, formed, produced, born, arisen, [Āpastamba; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] ascended, mounted, ridden, [Mahābhārata]
4) Vīrudha (वीरुध):—[=vī-rudha] [from vī-rudh] n. ([Atharva-veda]) a plant, herb, shrub.
5) Vīrudhā (वीरुधा):—[=vī-rudhā] [from vī-rudh] f. ([Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]) a plant, herb, shrub.
Virūḍha (विरूढ):—[vi-rūḍha] (ḍhaḥ-ḍhā-ḍhaṃ) a. Budded; born.
Virūḍha (विरूढ):—s. u. 1. ruh mit vi .
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Vīrudha (वीरुध):—n. dass. [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 21, 2.] vīrudhā f. dass. [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] unbestimmt ob n. oder f.: vīrudhauṣadhimānavān [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 17, 12.]
Virūḍha (विरूढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Virūha, Vīruhā.
Virūḍha (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 出生 [chū shēng]: “taking birth”.
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.
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