Pushpaphala, 笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补, Pushpa-phala: 15 definitions
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Pushpaphala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 term 笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 can be transliterated into English as Puspaphala or Pushpaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: E盲 - Journal: The Knowledge of Anatomy and Health in 膧yurveda and Modern MedicinePushpaphala (Benincasa cerifera a kind of gourd)
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)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�) refers to 鈥渇lowers and fruits鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.12.鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated: 鈥淭hen, the delighted lord of the mountains, took some fresh flowers and fruits with him [i.e., 蝉补迟-辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补-蝉补峁僣补测补] and approached 艢iva along with his daughter. Approaching the lord of the three worlds, engaged in meditation and bowing to Him he mentally dedicated to Him, his wonderful daughter. Placing the fruits and flowers in front of Him and making his daughter stand before Him, the lord of the mountains spoke to 艢iva:鈥擺...]鈥�.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�) refers to 鈥渇lowers and fruits鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 15) (鈥淥n the 苍补办峁迟谤补蝉鈥斺赌榓蝉迟别谤颈蝉尘蝉鈥欌赌�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who are born on the lunar day of Sv膩t墨 will delight in keeping birds, deer, horses; will be grain merchants; dealers in beans; of weak friendship; weak, of abstemious habits and skilled tradesmen. Those who are born on the lunar day of Vi艣膩kh膩 will grow trees yielding red flowers and red fruits (谤补办迟补-辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补); be dealers in gingelly seeds, beans, cotton, black gram and chick peas and worshippers of Indra and Agni. [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�) refers to 鈥渇lowers and fruit鈥�, according to the Devy膩mata (chapter 105).鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the layout of the residence (驳峁沨补) for the 辫谤腻蝉腻诲腻艣谤补尘颈苍]鈥斺�淸...] To the north is general storage. Not too far away, nor adjoining, is a secluded, sheltered lavatory building, aside from the residence. To the east should be made a copse, and trees with flowers and fruit (辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补-诲谤耻尘补). [...]鈥�.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�) refers to 鈥渇lowers and fruits (of a tree)鈥�, according to the Kubjik膩mata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥 beloved, how can a disciple achieve liberation if the teacher he has found is powerless? How can a tree whose roots have been cut bear flowers, fruit (辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补) or (anything) else? Anyone who has found a teacher like this is released from bondage. The disciple who has seen him should worship the teacher with all his feeling. [...]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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�) refers to 鈥�(all) flowers and fruits鈥�, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, 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 rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, [As the Bhagav膩n gives instructions for protection of crops]: 鈥淸...] They will be well protected. There will be a sealing of the boundaries for all N膩gas: the slopes of the great fire-mountain will completely cover the four directions and the great fire blaze mass cloud that is the expanded [wings] of the Garu岣峚 speed bird, called a great mass, will cover the sky. It is there for the protection of all flowers and fruits (sarva-辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补). All N膩gas and so on will be burnt by that. All harmful N膩gas will be destroyed鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pushpaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Benincasa hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Benincasa cerifera Savi (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. (1783)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2002)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pushpaphala, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�).鈥攖he wood-apple tree.
Derivable forms: 辫耻峁补辫丑补濒补岣� (啶啶粪啶か啶侧).
笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补 and phala (啶げ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�).鈥攎.
(-濒补岣�) 1. Elephant or wood apple. 2. A pumpkin gourd. E. 辫耻峁补 a flower, and phala fruit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�).鈥擺neuter] blossom and fruit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�):鈥擺=辫耻峁补-phala] [from 辫耻峁补 > pu峁�] 1. 辫耻峁补-phala m. Feronia Elephantum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Benincasa Cerifera, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] 2. 辫耻峁补-phala n. f掳 and fruits, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (啶啶粪啶か啶�):鈥擺辫耻峁补-phala] (濒补岣�) 1. m. Elephant or wood apple; pumpkin gourd.
[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 corpus笔耻峁补辫丑补濒补 (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖搏嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the tree Feronia limonia ( = F. elephantum) of Rutaceae family.
2) [noun] its hard fruit; elephant apple.
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)
Partial matches: Pushpa, Phala.
Starts with: Pushpaphaladruma, Pushpaphalamu, Pushpaphalavant, Pushpaphalavat.
Full-text (+4): Phalapushpa, Pushpaphaladruma, Pushpaphalavat, A-harita-parna-shaka-pushpa-phala-dugdha-dadhi-ghrita-takra-grahana, Apushpaphalada, Ushi, Sarvapushpaphala, Putpapalam, Sadapushpaphaladruma, Apushpaphala, Kurma, Aja, Shasha, Ajata, Sancaya, Shakhi, Asra, Nisheka, Ajadugdha, Shashasra.
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