Yavi, Yāvī: 2 definitions
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Yavi 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: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuYāvī (यावी) is another name for Yavatiktā, a medicinal plant identified with Andrographis paniculata (creat or green chireta) from the Acanthaceae or “acanthus family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.76-78 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Yāvī and Yavatiktā, there are a total of sixteen 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYāvī (यावी):—[from yāva] f. Andrographis Paniculata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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: Yavihotra, Yavika, Yavila, Yavin, Yavinara, Yavishta, Yavishtha, Yavishthavant, Yavishthavat, Yavishthya, Yaviyams, Yaviyamsa, Yaviyan, Yaviyas, Yaviyasa, Yaviyasi, Yaviyudh.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Yavi, Yāvī; (plurals include: Yavis, Yāvīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 258 < [Volume 5 (1909)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Managing bronchial asthma with kodi pavala chunnam in Siddha. < [2023: Volume 12, August special issue 14]
Fasting unto death according to the Jaina tradition < [Volume 38 (1977)]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]