Panduka, 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补, Pa峁囜笉uka, Pamduka, Pandu-ka: 19 definitions
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Panduka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany1) 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶︵啶班啶樴ざ啷傕) is a Sanskrit word for a species of rice (艣腻濒颈) which is said to have a superior quality, according to Caraka in his Carakasa峁僪it膩 s奴trasth膩na (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The literal translation of the word 鈥�yellowish-white colour鈥�. The plant 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 is part of the 艢奴kadh膩nyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the 鈥済roup of awned grains鈥�. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.
2) 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) is another name for Pa峁璷la (Trichosanthes dioica, 鈥減ointed gourd鈥�) according to the 叠丑腻惫补辫谤补办腻艣补, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bh膩vami艣ra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. Certain plant parts of Pa峁璷la are eaten as vegetables.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.31.12, I.35) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Google Books: The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus CivilizationBuddhist Sanskrit texts know 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补, P膩峁囜笉uraka, Pa峁囜笉ulaka and Pa峁囜笉araka as names of a n膩ga king, one of the guardians of the great treasures.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Panduka
One of the Chabbaggiya. He and Lohitaka were leaders of a special group called the Pandukalohitaka, who are mentioned as having been guilty of various offences against Vinaya rules (Vin.ii.1, 5, 6).
Panduka and Lohitaka lived at Jetavana and encouraged heretics by upholding their views. The Satapatta Jataka was preached in reference to these two (MA.ii.668; J.ii.387).
They were the least evil of the Chabbaggiyi. Sp.iii.614.
2. PandukaA Damila usurper. He killed Mittasena and reigned for five years over Ceylon (433 8 A.C.), during which time he was unsuccessful in his attempts to kill Dhatusena, the rightful heir. Pandukas son was Parinda. Cv.xxxviii.11, 21, 29.
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).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) refers to one of the sixteen classes of 痴颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 derived from their respective 痴颈诲测腻蝉 (in this case, from P膩峁囜笉uk墨-vidy膩), according to chapter 1.3 [腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
鈥淸...] After making [the two rows of Vidy膩dhara-cities], many villages and suburbs, they established communities [viz., the 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补s] according to the suitability of place. [...] Dhara峁噀ndra instructed them about the law as follows: 鈥業f any insolent persons show disrespect or do injury to the Jinas, or the Jinas鈥� shrines, or to those who will attain 尘辞办峁 in this birth, or to any ascetics engaged in 辫谤补迟颈尘腻, the 痴颈诲测腻蝉 [viz., P膩峁囜笉uk墨s] will abandon them at once, just as wealth abandons lazy people. Whoever kills a man with his wife, or enjoys women against their will, the 痴颈诲测腻蝉 will abandon him at once鈥�.鈥�
2) 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) refers to one of the nine treasures mentioned in chapter 1.4 [腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds鈥淭he King [Bharata] made a four days鈥� fast, directed toward the treasures, a guide on the path of acquisition of powers earned by former penance. At the end of the four days鈥� fast, the nine famous treasures approached him, each always attended by one thousand Yak峁s, Naisarpa, 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补, Pi峁単ala, Sarvaratnaka, Mah膩padma, K膩la, Mah膩k膩la, M膩峁嘺va, 艢a峁卥haka. They were mounted on eight wheels, eight yojanas high, nine yojanas broad, twelve yojanas long, their faces concealed by doors of cat鈥檚-eye, smooth, golden, filled with jewels, marked with the cakra, sun, and moon. [...]
As their guardians, N膩gakum膩ra-gods with names the same as theirs, with life-periods of a palyopama, inhabited them. [...] The origin of bulk, weight, and height and of all numbers, of grains and seeds is in the treasure 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补鈥�.
笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) or 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补vana is the name of a forest situated on mount Sumeru, which lies at the centre of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补: the tree enveloping the continent of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补: the first continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 3.10.鈥擳here are four forests (vana) on Sumeru Mount. They are called Bhadra艣膩la, Nandanavana, Saumanasavana and 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补vana. The first forest lies at the foot of the mountain and the rest in its platform. How many Jina temples are there in the four forests? There are four Jina temples in four directions in each forest for a total of 16 temples on the mount.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPanduka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Anguina dioeca, Trichosanthes officinalis. For the possible medicinal usage of panduka, 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)Panduka in India is the name of a plant defined with Trichosanthes cucumerina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trichosanthes cucumerina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Acta Bot. Yunnan. (1994)
· Flora Japonica (Thunberg) (1784)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1942)
· FBI (1879)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1996)
· Numer. List (6688)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Panduka, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPa峁囜笉uka, (-roga) perhaps to be read with v. l. at M. II, 121 for 产补苍诲丑耻办补掳. (Page 404)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarypa峁囜笉uka (醼曖�忈�贯�嶀���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
摆辫补峁囜笉耻+办补闭
摆醼曖赌忈赌贯赌嶀赌�+醼赌闭
[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��)辫补峁囜笉耻办补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) (a) What is the meaning of "panthuka"? (b) (Including one of the six heads of the Sabbaggi group) What is the meaning of "panthuka"? (2) What is the meaning of "panthuka"? (3) Soft-leafy-edible (rice plant).
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥�
1) The yellowish-white colour.
2) Jaundice
3) Name of P膩峁囜笉u.
Derivable forms: 辫腻峁囜笉耻办补岣� (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶曕).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥�(1) adj. (= Sanskrit Lex. id. = Sanskrit 辫腻峁囜笉耻), whitish: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.152.15, read with mss. (p墨to) 辫腻峁囜笉耻ka- vello, with (morbidly) whitish hair; (2) (compare Sanskrit Lex. id., as Jain term; AMg. pa峁囜笉ua), name of the guardian of one of the 4 mah膩nidhis: 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 61.3 (see s.v. elapatra); [Page340-a+ 71] certainly the same as the n膩ga king of the same name, 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 247.2 (and compare P膩峁囜笉u, P膩峁囜笉aka).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥擺辫腻峁囜笉耻 + ka], m. The jaundice.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�):鈥擺from 辫腻峁囜笉耻] mfn. = 辫腻峁囜笉耻, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a pale or yellowish-white colour, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] jaundice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of rice, [Su艣ruta] (cf. 岣嵟玨补)
5) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) Name of one of the 9 treasures
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Janam-ejaya and brother of Dh峁泃a-r膩峁ａ弓ra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a forest, [艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya]
8) 笔腻峁囜笉奴办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�):鈥擺from 辫腻峁囜笉耻] m. a species of rice, [Var膩ha-mihira] (cf. 辫腻峁囜笉耻ka).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔腻峁囜笉耻办补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. The jaundice; yellowish white colour; 笔腻苍诲耻.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusP膩峁冡笉uka (嗖簿嗖傕病喑佮矔):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖簿嗖傕病喑� [pamdu]2.
2) [noun] the climber Trichosanthes dioca of Cucurbitaceae family.
3) [noun] its gourd.
4) [noun] (jain.) one of the four mythological gardens on the mountain Sum膿ru.
5) [noun] (jain.) the first of the four crescent-shaped huge stone in this garden.
6) [noun] (myth.) one of the nine kinds of treasures.
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 (+9): Pamdukamale, Pamdukambali, Panduka Nanda, Pandukabhaya, Pandukacivara, Pandukadhatuka, Pandukalohitaka, Pandukambala, Pandukambalanamaka, Pandukambalaparivara, Pandukambalasamvrita, Pandukambalasanchanna, Pandukambalashila, Pandukambalasilasana, Pandukambalasilatala, Pandukambalasutta, Pandukambalavarasana, Pandukambalin, Pandukanda, Pandukanna.
Full-text (+24): Panduka Nanda, Pandukabhaya, Pandukavana, Pandukin, Pandukeshvara, Pandukacivara, Pandukalohitaka, Pantukam, Pandukadhatuka, Pandukashila, Pandaka, Panduraka, Pandulaka, Pandu, Vella, Pandaraka, Pandulohita, Pandulohitaka, Pandulohitika, Pandukividya.
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