Parpata, ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a: 24 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) is a Sanskrit word referring to Hedyotis corymbosa, a species of plant from the Rubiaceae (coffee) family of flowering plants, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitÄ. It can also be spelled as ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹aka (परà¥à¤ªà¤Ÿà¤•). In a different context, ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a can refer to “a thin kind of cake baked in grease and made from rice or pease-mealâ€�.
This plant (±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers, as described in the JvaracikitsÄ (or “the treatment of feverâ€�) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called MÄdhavacikitsÄ. In this work, the plant refers to the following official Botanical name: Fumaria parviflora, from the from the Papaveraceae (poppy) family of flowering plants.
: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in MÄdhava Cikitsıʲ¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to the medicinal plant Fumaria parviflora Lamk. Syn. Fumaria indica Pugsley, and is used in the treatment of ²¹³Ù¾±²õÄå°ù²¹ (diarrhoea), according to the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (as well as the Pharmacopoeia).—AtisÄra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the MÄdhavacikitsÄ explains several preparations [including ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
The plant plant Fumaria parviflora Lamk. Syn. Fumaria indica Pugsley (±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a) is known as ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹aka according to the 7th century MÄdhavacikitsÄ chapter 2.
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India1) ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to a type of food preparation with pulses, according to the CarakasaṃhitÄ SÅ«trasthÄna 27.272, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as ±ÊÄå°ì²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ or ±ÊÄå°ì²¹°ì²¹±ôÄå.—According to CarakasaṃhitÄ, pulses such as mudga (green gram), ³¾²¹²õÅ«°ù²¹ (lentil), ³¦²¹á¹‡a°ì²¹ (hemp) and °ì²¹±ôÄå²â²¹ (pea) were parched and eaten. ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹as were prepared with flour of pulses. The soup prepared from mudga is described in SuÅ›rutasaṃhitÄ.
2) ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) is the name of dish featuring MÄá¹£a (black-gram) as an ingredient, as described in the 17th century BhojanakutÅ«hala (»å°ù²¹±¹²â²¹²µ³ÜṇÄg³Üṇa-°ì²¹³Ù³ó²¹²Ô²¹).
(Ingredients of ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a): split black-gram flour, asafoetida, turmeric, salt, cumin seeds and nitrate of potash (²õ±¹²¹°ùÂá¾±°ìÄå°ìá¹£Är²¹).
(Cooking instructions): Soak the split black gram in water and remove its outer skin. Then allow it to dry in sun and powder it. This flour is called as »å³óÅ«³¾²¹²õÄ«. Mix this powder with asafoetida, turmeric, salt, cumin seeds and nitrate of potash (²õ±¹²¹°ùÂá¾±°ìÄå°ìá¹£Är²¹). Knead the mixture and spread it as thin slices. These slices can be cooked by heating them in the ember directly or by frying them in oil. This preparation is known as ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a. The author points that these ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹as can also be prepared with the flour of green gram and bengal gram in the place of black gram.
±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹as can be seen as a common food item in almost all parts of India. In south India, this is known commonly by the name ±è²¹±è±è²¹á¹a which is an unavoidable item particularly in the meals (â€�sadyaâ€�) of Kerala.
±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a is also mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion.—A complete section in BhojanakutÅ«hala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., Å›¾±²µ°ù³Ü²úÄ«Âá²¹ (the seed of drumstick)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Hedyotis corymbosa (Linn.) Lam.â€� and is dealt with in the 15th-century YogasÄrasaá¹…graha (Yogasara-saá¹…graha) by VÄsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The YogasÄrasaṃgraha [mentioning ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (²ú³ó²¹¾±á¹£aÂá²â²¹-°ì²¹±ô±è²¹²ÔÄå) which is a branch of pharmacology (»å°ù²¹±¹²â²¹²µ³Üṇa).
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: RÄj nighaṇá¹u±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with various varieties and species, according to verse 5.8-10 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or RÄjanighaṇá¹u. Note: The different species of ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a are used in different parts of the country by the Vaidyas. These species as per Ṭh. B.S. et al., includeâ€�1) Fumaria indica Pugsley; 2) Fumaria Parviflora Lam.; 3) Fumaria officinalis Linn.; 4) Oldenlandia biflora Linn.; 5) Mollugo cerviana Ser.; 6) Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam.; 7) Glossocardia bosvallia DC.; 8) Justicia procumbens Linn.; PVS adds few more (D.V.): 9) Fumaria vaillantii Loisel.; 10) Mollugo oppositifolia Linn.; 11) Rungia repens Nees.
±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a is mentioned as having seventeen synonyms: Caraka, Reṇu, TṛṣṇÄri, Kharaka, Raja, Śīta, Śītapriya, PÄṃśu, KalpÄá¹…gÄ«, Varmakaṇá¹aka, KṛśaÅ›Äkha, ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹aka, Sutikta, Raktapuá¹£paka, PittÄri, Kaá¹upatra and Kavaca.
Properties and characteristics: “±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a is cooling (śī³Ù²¹±ô²¹) and bitter (tikta). It relieves fever due to pitta and kapha. It cures the blood disorders, burning, anorexia, exhaustion (²µ±ôÄå²Ô¾±), intoxication and vertigoâ€�.
In ŪnÄnÄ« medicine ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a is known as ÅšÄhtarÄ (ÅšÄhatarÄ) and stands included since the times of Avicenna in his ‘Canonâ€� and identified as Fumaria officinalis (H. Daljit Songh and H.H. Siddiqui). However Siddiqui’s contention does carry weight that it was Avicenna, who introduced it.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda Therapeutics±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) or ReṇukÄ refers to Fumaria vaillantii, and is the name of a medicinal plant dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha written by Hastiruci.—The Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs (viz., ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a) during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€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)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) or ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹aprÄya.—Caraka refers to a pot-herb Parppataka (Olden-landia biflora) which alleviates excitements of phlegm and bile. ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹aprÄya food mentioned in NÄ«lamatapurÄṇa verse 529 of the NÄ«lamata seems to have been made of this pot-herb.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to a group of deities who together with the nine DurgÄs participated in VÄ«rabhadra’s campaign against Daká¹£a, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.2.33. Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada:—“MahÄkÄlÄ« went ahead for the destruction of Daká¹£a accompanied by nine DurgÄs [...]. Eager in executing the command of Åšiva, they accompanied the marching heroes—[viz., ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹as] and set out quickly for the destruction of Daká¹£a’s sacrificeâ€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to a “rice cake stuffed with sesamumâ€�, and is mentioned in the Naiá¹£adha-carita 22.149.—NÄrÄyaṇa gives ³Ù¾±±ô²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒk³Ü±ôÄ« as an equivalent. Cf. â€�±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹audana-pÅ«jÄyÄá¹� jalahomena siddhidÄâ€� (DevÄ«purÄṇa, chapter 50).

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) is a Sanskrit word referring to a kind of thin cake made from either rice or pease-meal, which is then baked in grease, according to Monier-William.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: BDK Tripiá¹aka: The ³§³Ü²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹-²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to one of the various types of cakes mentioned in Chapter 12 (“offering foodâ€�) of the ³§³Ü²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±°ì²¹°ù²¹-²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹. Accordingly, “Offer [viz., ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a cakes], [...]. Cakes such as the above are either made with granular sugar or made by mixing in ghee or sesamum oil. As before, take them in accordance with the family in question and use them as offerings; if you offer them up as prescribed, you will quickly gain success. [...]â€�.
When you wish to offer food [viz., ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a cakes], first cleanse the ground, sprinkle scented water all around, spread out on the ground leaves that have been washed clean, such as lotus leaves, ±è²¹±ôÄåÅ›²¹ (dhak) leaves, and leaves from lactescent trees, or new cotton cloth, and then set down the oblatory dishes. [...] First smear and sprinkle the ground and then spread the leaves; wash your hands clean, rinse out your mouth several times, swallow some water, and then you should set down the food [viz., ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a]. [...]

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) refers to “a kind of thin cake made of rice or pease-meal and baked in greaseâ€�. It is the Gujarati ±èÄå±è²¹á¸a, “a thin crisp cake made of kidney-bean flour mixed with spicesâ€� (Mehta).

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)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsParpata [པྲཔà½] in the Ladakhi language is the name of a plant identified with Hypecoum leptocarpum Hook. f. & Thomson from the Papaveraceae (Poppy) family having the following synonyms: Hypecoum chinense. For the possible medicinal usage of parpata, 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.
Parpata [परà¥à¤ªà¤Ÿ] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Fumaria indica (Hausskn.) Pugsley from the Fumariaceae (Fumitory) family having the following synonyms: Fumaria parviflora var. indica, Fumaria vaillantii var. indica.
Parpata in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam. from the Caryophyllaceae (Carnation) family having the following synonyms: Achyranthes corymbosa, Polycarpaea nebulosa.
Parpata in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Glossocardia bosvallia from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Verbesina bosvallia.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Parpata in Bhutan is the name of a plant defined with Hypecoum leptocarpum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hypecoum chinense Franch..
2) Parpata in India is also identified with Oldenlandia corymbosa It has the synonym Gerontogea herbacea (DC.) Cham. & Schltdl. (etc.).
3) Parpata is also identified with Oldenlandia herbacea It has the synonym Hedyotis dichotoma A. Rich., non Roth, nom. illegit. (etc.).
4) Parpata is also identified with Rungia parviflora.
5) Parpata is also identified with Rungia repens.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (2004)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1877)
· Taxon (1980)
· Phil. J. Sci. (1912)
· Taxon (1992)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Parpata, for example extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�).â€�1 A kind of medicinal plant.
2) A thin crisp cake made of flour (Mar. ±èÄå±è²¹á¸a); GaṇeÅ›a P.; stuffed with seasamum; तिलतिलकितपरà¥à¤ªà¤Ÿà¤¾à¤à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤� वितर (tilatilakitaparpaá¹Äbhaminduá¹� vitara) N.16.149.
-á¹Ä� 1 A kind of fragrant earth.
2) A kind of perfume.
Derivable forms: ±è²¹°ù±è²¹á¹aá¸� (परà¥à¤ªà¤Ÿà¤ƒ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�).—m.
(-á¹aá¸�) A medicinal plant with bitter leaves, (apparently the Oldenlandia biflora, though the Hindi name Papar is also applied to the Gardenia latifolia, Rox.) f. (-á¹Ä�) 1. A thin crisp cake made of any pulse. 2. A red aluminous earth, apparently a sort of Bol, brought from Surat or Saurashtra. E. parp to go, and ²¹á¹a²Ô Unadi aff. “ká¹£etapÄpaá¸Äâ€� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�).—[masculine] Ä« [feminine] names of plants.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�):—[from parp] m. a species of medicinal plant, [SuÅ›ruta] (Hedyotis Burmanniana or Mollugo Pentaphylla, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of thin cake made of rice or pease-meal and baked in grease, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�):â€�(á¹aá¸�) 1. m. A medicinal plant with bitter leaves (Oldenlandia biflora). f. (á¹Ä�) A thin crisp pulse cake; a red aluminous earth.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ±Ê²¹±è±è²¹á¸a, ±Ê²¹±è±è²¹á¸aga.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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 corpus±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (ಪರà³à²ªà²�):â€�
1) [noun] = ಪರà³à²ªà²Ÿà²• [parpataka].
2) [noun] a small, round sheet made of flours of certain corns using spices, and kept dried, which is used for taste, after frying in oil.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary±Ê²¹°ù±è²¹á¹a (परà¥à¤ªà¤�):—n. a kind of thin crispy cake made of pulse;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Parpata-hullu, Parpatadi, Parpatadivarga, Parpatadruma, Parpatah, Parpatai, Parpataka, Parpatakah, Parpatakam, Parpatakamu, Parpataki, Parpatam, Parpatapraya, Parpatarttam, Parpatasana, Parpatatam, Parpatdana.
Full-text (+52): Parpatadruma, Kshetraparpata, Parpataka, Parpatam, Trishnari, Shitapriya, Pittari, Parpatdana, Parpatapraya, Krishashakha, Katupatra, Varatiktaka, Raktapushpaka, Parpatasana, Parpatah, Sutikta, Papada, Parpatadi, Tikta, Parpata-hullu.
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Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCVIII - Various medicinal compounds disclosed by Hari to Hara < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CXCIII - Medical treatment of fever etc < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXVII - Various Recipes for the cure of sterility, virile impotency, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Procedure for Naivedya < [Section 5 - MÄrgaśīrá¹£a-mÄhÄtmya]
Chapter 23 - LohÄsura Devastates DharmÄraṇya < [Section 2 - DharmÄraṇya-khaṇá¸a]
Chapter 18 - The Story of MÄtaá¹…gÄ« and KarṇÄá¹aka < [Section 2 - DharmÄraṇya-khaṇá¸a]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 141 - Description of herbs used in charms, medicines etc.
Chapter 279 - The description of the potent remedies (siddha-auá¹£adha)
Chapter 285 - The accomplished recipes that would revive the dead (mṛtasañjīvanī)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review on chandrakala rasa < [2021: Volume 10, October issue 12]
A review of jwarahara fromulations from ancient texts of ayurveda < [2023: Volume 12, March issue 4]
A preliminary pharmaceutico-analytical study on parpatadyarishta < [2022: Volume 11, May issue 5]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 33 - The March of VÄ«rabhadra < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitÄ (2): SatÄ«-khaṇá¸a]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (155): Himangshu-shekkara rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (153): Purnanada rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Part 49 - Diet in indigestion < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
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