Bimbi, 叠颈尘产墨: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Bimbi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u叠颈尘产墨 (啶た啶啶) is another name for 罢颈办迟补迟耻峁囜笉墨, a medicinal plant identified with Coccinia indica (ivy gourd ) from the Cucurbitaceae or 鈥済ourd family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.64-65 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The third chapter (驳耻岣嵟玞测腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book contains climbers and creepers (惫墨谤耻诲丑). Together with the names 叠颈尘产墨 and 罢颈办迟补迟耻峁囜笉墨, there are a total of six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha叠颈尘产墨 (啶た啶啶) refers to the medicinal plant known as 鈥淐occinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt.鈥� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogas膩rasa峁単raha (Yogasara-sa峁単raha) by V膩sudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogas膩rasa峁僩raha [mentioning 产颈尘产墨] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (产丑补颈峁箩测补-办补濒辫补苍腻) which is a branch of pharmacology (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嘺).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany叠颈尘产墨 (啶た啶啶) is a Sanskrit word referring to the 鈥渞ed gourd鈥�, a tropical vine from the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-sa峁僪it膩. The official botanical name of the plant is Coccinia grandis (synonym: Cephalandra indica) and is commonly known in English as the 鈥渋vy gourd鈥�, 鈥渂aby watermelon鈥�, 鈥済entleman鈥檚 toes鈥�, 鈥渢indora鈥� or 鈥渞ed gourd鈥�. It is derived from the Sanskrit word bimba, which literally translated means 鈥渄isk, sphere, orb鈥�. In traditional Indian medicine, 叠颈尘产墨 is used as part of various recipes.

膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram叠颈尘产墨 (啶た啶啶) is considered to be the eternal (苍颈迟测腻) Mother, according to the Jayadrathay膩mala verse 1.3.70ff.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he imperishable and glorious energy (蝉补峁僢丑奴迟颈) in the condition of the enjoyer, the object of enjoyment and enjoyment (itself) in spiritual disciplines (蝉腻诲丑补苍补) and the like is in every respect 叠颈尘产墨, who is considered to be the eternal Mother. And she is pure, attained through liberation. No association with impurity is perceived independently of her鈥�.

Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAn eminent laywoman, follower of the Buddha. A.iv.347; AA.ii.791.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsBimbi in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Praecitrullus fistulosus, Citrullus fistulosus. For the possible medicinal usage of bimbi, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Bimbi in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cephalandra indica (Wight & Arn.) Naudin, nom. illeg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Cytologia (1983)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bimbi, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary产颈尘产墨 : (f.) the creeper brayonia grandis, which produces red oval fruits.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBimbi, (or 产颈尘产墨) (=Sk. 产颈尘产墨, see bimba) gold, of golden colour DA. I, 280=SnA 448 (in Bdhgh鈥檚 fanciful etym. of king Bimbis膩ra, viz. 产颈尘产墨 ti suva峁囜箛a峁�, s膩rasuva峁囜箛a-sadisa-va峁囜箛at膩ya B.).鈥攋膩la the red amaranth tree, the Bodhi tree of the former Buddha Dhammadassin J. I, 39; V, 155. At J. VI, 497, 498 the form is bimbaj膩la. The C. expln gives ratta-kuravaka as a synonym. (Page 487)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥曖嬦-醼曖犪欋坚斸横欋� 醼♂樶撫斸�)产颈尘产墨鈥�
(Burmese text): (醽�) 醼涐结踞贬亱 醼椺欋贯椺炨�-醼醼坚娽丰横亱 (醽�) 醼佱斸贯撫醼氠横亰 醼♂愥贯愥樶贬亱 醼椺欋贯椺炨�-醼醼坚娽丰横亱 (醽�) 醼椺欋贯椺�-醼炨愥勧横羔炨娽横�-醼メ曖炨醼欋亱 醼椺欋贯�-醼溼娽横羔醼坚娽丰横亱
(Auto-Translation): (1) Gold. See Vimbhissara. (2) Body, Attabha. See Vimbhissara. (3) Vimbhi - the moon does not rise. Also see Vimbha.

Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary产颈尘产墨 (啶た啶傕が啷).鈥攆 Rush-leaved Cyperus, Cyperus juncifolius.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBimbi (啶た啶啶た).鈥攐r 产颈尘产墨, app. gold, gold-color (see [Pali Text Society鈥檚 Pali-English Dictionary] s.v., with [compound] bimbij膩la): so perhaps in Padma-bimby-upa艣o- bhita, q.v., 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 6.8, adorned with the golden color of lotuses (?).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 叠颈尘产墨 (啶た啶啶):鈥擺from bimba] f. Momordica Monadelpha, [Su艣ruta] (cf. [gana] 驳补耻谤腻诲颈)
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the mother of king Bimbi-s膩ra (below), [Buddhist literature]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)叠颈尘产墨 (啶た啶啶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 叠颈峁僢墨.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary叠颈峁僢墨 (啶た啶傕が啷) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 叠颈尘产墨.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bimba, I, Na.
Starts with (+6): Bimbajala, Bimbijalakapuppha, Bimbijalakasanchanna, Bimbijaliya, Bimbika, Bimbikaphala, Bimbilota, Bimbimvala, Bimbin, Bimbini, Bimbisaka, Bimbisakavadaka, Bimbisara, Bimbisara-raja, Bimbisaradamana, Bimbisarakala, Bimbisaramaharaja, Bimbisarapamukha, Bimbisarasamagama, Bimbisi.
Full-text (+7): Bimbisara, Adaribimbi, Adarabimbi, Bimbasara, Pratibimbikri, Pimpi, Shrenya, Vidhisara, Bimbaka, Ratnacandra, Vyatireka, Muktita, Malayukti, Bimba, Bhogya, Mukti, Tundika, Bhoktritva, Vamanopaga, Tiktatundi.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Ethnomedicinal review of the plant coccinia indica (bimbi) and its utilization in india < [2019, Issue 8, August]
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Hypoglycemic effects of Vijaysar and Bimbi in diabetes management. < [2018: Volume 7, March issue 5]
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A review on jwaragna dravyas of guduchyadi varga of danvantari nighantu < [2023: Volume 12, July special issue 12]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Kriy膩-Yoga: Meditation on the Forms of R膩dh膩 and K峁涐梗峁嘺 < [Section 9 - V膩sudeva-m膩h膩tmya]
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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