Pida, Piḍ�: 21 definitions
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Pida means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusīḍ� (पीडा) refers to the “oppressive smell� (of the sweat of the elephants), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “Of old, seeing that the throng of gods in the battle of the Gods and Demons could not endure the oppressive smell (īḍ�) of the sweat of the elephants in the battle front the Noose-bearer (Varuṇa) then speedily turned the sweat of the elephants inward. Therefore their drops of sweat go inward and the noble elephants expel them from their trunks. But their absence of scrotum was granted by fiat of the Unborn (Brahmā), that they might move more swiftly and freely in battles, etc.�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsīḍ� (पीडा):—Pain

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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihiraīḍ� (पीडा) refers to “impurities (of planets)� [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If at rising and setting the sun should be hid by clouds of the shape of implements of war, he will bring on strife; if these clouds should appear like a deer, a buffalo, a bird, an ass or a young camel, mankind will be afflicted with fears. The planets, when subjected to the hot rays of the sun are freed from their impurities [i.e., īḍ�] just as gold is purified by the action of the fire�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agricultureīḍ� (पीडा) refers to the “damage (of crops)�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rainmaking, weather control and prescriptions for the use of specially empowered pesticides to eliminate crop damage.—The Vajratuṇḍa-samayakalparāja consists of six chapters, e.g., (1) nāgahṛdayasya sasyaīḍākalpa—“The Nāga Heart[-mantra] Ritual Manual for Crop Damage�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPiḍ�.�(Chamba), a grain measure; also spelt piṭha, peḍ�, pyoḍ�. Note: 辱ḍ� is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pida in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Vernonia amygdalina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch. Bip. ex Walp. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1998)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris (1817)
· Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. (1843)
· Opera Botanica (1993)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1899)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pida, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辱ḍ� (पिडा).—f (Properly īḍ� S q. v.) Pain, affliction &c.
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辱ḍ� (पिडा).—m W 辱ḍh m R The stock or lower portion of a branch of the Cocoanut.
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īḍ� (पीडा).—f (S) Pain, anguish, torment: also trouble, vexation, affliction, distress. 2 A pest, plague, bore; a troublesome person, business, event, thing. 3 By eminence. Demoniac possession,
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English辱ḍ� (पिडा).�f Pain, affliction.
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īḍ� (पीडा).�f Pain, torment; trouble, distress. A pest, plague. A troublesome person or business. Demoniac possession.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryīḍ� (पीडा).—[ī� bhāve bhidā° �] Pain, trouble, suffering, annoyance, molestation, agony; आश्रमपीडा (āśramaīḍ�) R.1.37 'disturbance', 71; मदन�, दारिद्र्य� (madana°, dāridrya°) &c.
2) Injury, damage, harm; मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत� पीडय� क्रियत� तप� (mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yat īḍa kriyate tapa�) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 17. 19; Manusmṛti 7.169.
3) Devastation, laying waste.
4) Violation, infringement.
5) Restriction.
6) Pity, compassion.
7) Eclipse.
8) A chaplet, garland for the head.
9) The Sarala tree.
1) A basket.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīḍ� (पीडा).—f.
(-ḍ�) 1. Pain, anguish, suffering. 2. Compassion, charity, pity. 3. Devastation, laying waste. 4. A chaplet, a garland for the head. 5. The Saral tree, (Pinus longifolia.) 6. Infraction, violation. 7. Damage, injury. E. ī� to pain, � and ṭāp affs.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīḍ� (पीडा).—[ī� + ā], f. 1. Pain, anguish, suffering, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 753. 2. Infraction, [ٲśܳٲ] in
īḍ� (पीडा).—[feminine] pain, ache, harm, wrong.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) īḍa (पी�):—[from ī�] m. n. in tila-p, ٰṇa-.
2) īḍ� (पीडा):—[from ī�] f. pain, suffering, annoyance, harm, injury, violation, damage (ḍa ind. with pain id est. unwillingly), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] devastation (cf. īḍana), [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] restriction, limitation, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) [v.s. ...] obscuration, eclipse (of a planet cf. graha-p), [Varāha-mihira]
6) [v.s. ...] pity, compassion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a chaplet or garland for the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. āīḍa)
8) [v.s. ...] Pinus Longifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] a basket, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for īṻ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīḍ� (पीडा):�(ḍ�) 1. f. Pain; pity; devastation; chaplet; Pinus longifolia.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)īḍa (पी�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʾṭṭ, ʾḍḍ, īḍa, īḍ�, ī, Pella.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryīḍ� (पीडा):�(nf) pain, ache, aching; anguish; agony, suffering; ~[kara] painsgiving, tormenting, troublesome; causing agony/anguish; ~[ś첹/] pain-relieving, paregoric.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Piḍa (पि�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ʾṭa.
2) īḍa (पी�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: īḍa.
3) īḍ� (पीडा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: īḍ�.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusīḍa (ಪೀ�):—[noun] the tree Pinus deodara of Pinaceae family; fountain tree.
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 Dictionaryīḍ� (पीडा):—n. 1. suffering; pain; torture; 2. anxiety; harassment; 3. obstacle; hindrance; impediment;
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 (+18): Pidaamaari, Pidadhat, Pidagattam, Pidahana, Pidahati, Pidahi, Pidahita, Pidahitva, Pidakavant, Pidakavat, Pidakin, Pidakolika, Pidakrit, Pidakrita, Pidaku, Pidamari, Pidan-gunari, Pidanaka, Pidanasahatva, Pidane.
Full-text (+214): Pitha, Sampida, Akshapida, Grahapida, Shirahpida, Avapida, Pidana, Utpida, Tarapida, Pidakara, Paripida, Tilapida, Trinapida, Pranipida, Manahpida, Pidakarana, Vipidam, Pidasthana, Pidagriha, Muktapida.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.19.134 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
Verse 2.5.140-141 < [Chapter 5 - Lord Nityānanda’s Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony and His Darśana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1758: All the Tattvas are in Linga < [Tantra Seven (elam tantiram) (verses 1704-2121)]
Verse 1752: Linga is Aum < [Tantra Seven (elam tantiram) (verses 1704-2121)]
Verse 1745: Sakti in the First Three Adharas < [Tantra Seven (elam tantiram) (verses 1704-2121)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.169 < [Section XII - Daily Routine of Work]