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Krishnala, ṛṣṇa, ṛṣṇa: 12 definitions

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Krishnala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

The Sanskrit terms ṛṣṇa and ṛṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Krsnala or Krishnala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Krishnala in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल�) is another name for 鲹ٲñ, one of the two varieties of ҳñ: a medicinal plants identified with Abrus precatorius (Indian licorice or rosary pea) from the Fabaceae or “legume family� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.113-116 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (ḍūc徱-) of this book contains climbers and creepers (īܻ). Together with the names ṛṣṇa and 鲹ٲñ, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ṛṣṇa.�(IA 26), same as rati or ñ. One ṛṣṇa is regarded by the Kṛtyakalpataru (Vyavahāra-kāṇḍa, ed. K. V. Ranga- swami Aiyangar, p. 125) as equal to three ñs or پs apparently through confusion. Note: ṛṣṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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ṛṣṇa.—same as rati or ñ (about 1(3/4) grains); re- garded as equal to 3 ratis by the Kṛtyalalpataru which seems to confuse rati with yava. Note: ṛṣṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Krishnala in Biology glossary
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Krishnala in India is the name of a plant defined with Abrus precatorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abrus cyaneus R. Vig. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Commentariorum de Plantis Africae Australioris (1836)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1951)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Krishnala in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल).—The Gunjā plant.

-lam Its berry; Manusmṛti 8.134.

Derivable forms: ṛṣṇa� (कृष्णल�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल).—m.

(-�) A Retti, a weight, the berry so used; or an artificial weight derived from it, the berry averaging about 1 (1/4) grain, the weight 2 3-16 grains. f.

(-) A shrub bearing a small black and red berry, the Ratti or Gunza: see ñ. E. ṛṣṇa blackness, and la what gets, from to obtain, affix ḍa and fem. affix ṭāp.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल).—[ṛṣṇa + la], m. and n. The berry of the plant Guñja, used as a weight; a coin of this weight, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 8, 215.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल).�([masculine]) [neuter] a kind of black berry (used as a weight or a coin).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल):—[from ṛṣṇa] n. rarely ([Yājñavalkya i, 362]) m. ([gana] ) the black berry of the plant Abrus precatorius used as a weight (the average weight being between one and two grains), [Kāṭhaka; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya] [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a coin of the same weight, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]

3) [v.s. ...] a piece of gold of the same weight, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kauśika-sūtra; Nyāyamā-vistara]

4) ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल�):—[from ṛṣṇa > ṛṣṇa] f. Abrus precatorius (a shrub bearing a small black and red berry = ñ, پ), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛṣṇa (कृष्णल):�(�) 1. m. A retti or weight, the berry being 1(1/4) grain, the weight 2(3/16) grains. (). f. The shrub bearing the retti berry.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Krishnala in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṛṣṇāla (ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ�):—[noun] = ಕೃಷ್ಣವೃಕ್ಷ [krishnavriksha].

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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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