Vraiheya: 8 definitions
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Vraiheya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuVraiheya (व्रैहेय) refers to an agricultural region fit for growing Brīhī (a name for rice) according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants [viz., Vraiheya] and substances, with their various kinds.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVraiheya (व्रैहेय).—a. (-yī f.) [व्रीहि-ठक् (vrīhi-ṭhak)]
1) Fit for rice.
2) Sown with rice; P.V.2.2.
-yam A field of rice, one fit for growing rice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVraiheya (व्रैहेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Fit for or sown with rice, (a field, &c.) E. vrīhi rice, ḍhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVraiheya (व्रैहेय).—i. e. vrīhi + eya, adj. Fit for, or sown with, rice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vraiheya (व्रैहेय):—[from vrīhi] mfn. fit for or sown with rice (as a field), [Pāṇini 5-2, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] made or consisting of r°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a field of rice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVraiheya (व्रैहेय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Producing rice.
[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 corpusVraihēya (ವ್ರೈಹೇಯ):—[noun] a rice-field.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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