Vrihi, Vrīhi: 18 definitions
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Vrihi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Vrīhi (व्रीहि) refers “rice” according to Suśruta (e.g., Suśrutasaṃhitā Sūtrasthāna 46.14), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The discussions on rice can be seen only in post-Ṛgvedic literature. [...] According to Suśruta, among the vrīhi rice the black variety, which is called kṛṣṇavrīhi, was popular. Ṣaṣṭika rice was considered very nourishing and its daily use is also recommended in the text. Some inferior varieties of rice such as koradūṣaka, śyāmāka, nīvāra, varaka and priyaṅgu were used by the poor people and ascetics.
Vrīhi is classified as a ‘heavy foodstuff’ as opposed to lāja (derived from vrīhi), according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Heavy food should [viz., vrīhi] to be eaten only until one is half satisfied. Light food [viz., lāja] can be eaten until the full satisfaction is obtained. A man whose digestive fire is weak, should abandon heavy food.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Vrīhi (व्रीहि) is a Sanskrit word for a variety of rice (ṣaṣṭika) which is said to have an inferior quality, according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant Vrīhi is part of the Śūkadhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of awned grains”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Vrīhi is said to be sweet and guru, but has amlapāka and as such aggravates pitta.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vrīhi (व्रीहि).—A kind of paddy.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 7. 144; Matsya-purāṇa 34. 11; 239. 22; Vāyu-purāṇa 93. 96.
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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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Vrīhi (व्रीहि) or Vrīhimudrā is the name of a Mudrā (“ritual hand-gestures”) mentioned in in chapter 13 of the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-adhyāya]: Kāśyapa asks what are the various types of mudrā-gestures, and Viśvāmitra complies by first defining mudrā as that by seeing which one derives pleasure (“mu-”) and then by counseling that whoever practices these mudrās must do so in secrecy (1-6). Thereupon he names and briefly describes how to perform a number of mudrās [e.g., vrīhi]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Vrīhi (व्रीहि, “rice”) refers to one of the seventeen varieties of dhānya (“grain”) according to Śvetāmbara tradition and listed in Hemacandra’s 12th century Yogaśāstra (verse 3.95). Dhānya represents one of the classes of the external (bahya) division of attachment (parigraha) and is related to the Aparigraha-vrata (vow of non-attachment).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Vrihi in India is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. plena Prain (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (1965)
· Chin. J. Rice Sci. (1996)
· Indian Forester (1952)
· Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d’agriculture tropicale
· Handbuch des Getreidebaus (1885)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vrihi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
vrīhi (व्रीहि).—m (S) Rice. Ex. yajñānta vrīhīcā hōma sāṅgitalā āhē.
vrīhi (व्रीहि).—m Rice.
Marathi 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 dictionary
Vrīhi (व्रीहि).—[vrī-hi kicca]
1) Rice; as in बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi) q. v.
2) A grain of rice.
Derivable forms: vrīhiḥ (व्रीहिः).
Vrīhi (व्रीहि).—m.
(-hiḥ) 1. Rice of various kinds: eight principal sorts are enumerated by native authorities, but the varieties are more numerous. 2. Rice ripening in the rainy season. E. vrī to choose, hi aff.
Vrīhi (व्रीहि).— (probably derived from vṛdh), m. Rice, [Pañcatantra] 167, 1 (pl. grains of rice).
Vrīhi (व्रीहि).—[masculine] rice, [plural] grains of rice.
1) Vrīhi (व्रीहि):—m. (of doubtful derivation) rice [plural] grains of rice (not mentioned in [Ṛg-veda], but in [Atharva-veda] named together with yava, mātha, and tila; eight principal sorts are enumerated by native authorities), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) a field of rice, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) rice ripening in the rainy season, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) any grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Vrīhi (व्रीहि):—(hiḥ) 2. m. Rice of various kinds; rice ripening in the rains.
Vrīhi (व्रीहि):—
Vrīhi (व्रीहि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vīhi.
Vrīhi (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 種子 [zhǒng zi]: “seed”.
2) 穀 [gǔ]: “grain”.
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
Vrīhi (ವ್ರೀಹಿ):—[noun] rice in husk; paddy.
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 (+11): Vrihi-kara, Vrihibheda, Vrihidraunika, Vrihidraunikaparva, Vrihidrona, Vrihiga, Vrihika, Vrihikancana, Vrihikanchana, Vrihikanka, Vrihila, Vrihimant, Vrihimaprabhu, Vrihimat, Vrihimata, Vrihimati, Vrihimaya, Vrihimudra, Vrihimukha, Vrihin.
Full-text (+81): Bahuvrihi, Ashuvrihi, Anuvrihi, Vanavrihi, Vrihimaya, Mahavrihi, Vrihibheda, Vrihikancana, Vrihyagara, Vrihirajika, Krishnavrihi, Vrihimukha, Vrihishreshtha, Vraiheya, Vrihivapa, Vrihivela, Vrihiparni, Vrihiyava, Vrihidrona, Vrihimata.
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Search found 78 books and stories containing Vrihi, Vrīhi; (plurals include: Vrihis, Vrīhis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Daily Life (1): Food and Drinks < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Agriculture and Animal husbandry in the Puranas (by Purboshri Borpuzari)
Part 24 - Agriculture and its Related Concepts in the Proposed Purāṇas < [Chapter 2 - Agriculture and its importance]
Part 26 - Agricultural Products Used as Gifts < [Chapter 2 - Agriculture and its importance]
Part 21 - Agricultural Products as Mentioned in the Proposed Purāṇas < [Chapter 2 - Agriculture and its importance]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27a - The group of awned cereals (Shukadhanya—monocotyledons) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Foods and Oṣadhīs Used in Sacrificess (Yajñiya) < [Chapter 2]
Vegetarian Food < [Chapter 2]
Used and Prohibited Food and Vegetables for Śrāddha Ceremony < [Chapter 2]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Creation of the Moon < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 221 - Things Worthy of Being Offered in Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 227 - Special Injunctions regarding the Pilgrimage < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.84-85 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 2.78 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 2.69 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]