Rudraksha, 搁耻诲谤腻办峁, Rudra-aksha: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 can be transliterated into English as Rudraksa or Rudraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�).鈥擳he Sanskrit name for an important Ayurvedic drug.鈥敻槌芑灏灏灬梗a beads are commonly worn by the devotees of 艢iva. It is cold, soothing and useful in hypertension, insanity, burning snesation and fever.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�, 鈥渞osary of seeds鈥�) refers to one of the five kinds of external marks of an 腻肠腻谤测补 (鈥溑歛iva preceptor鈥�), according to Nigamaj帽膩na (艢aiva teacher of the 16th century) in his 艢aiv膩gamaparibh膩峁Ｄ乵a帽jar墨.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�).鈥�(Elaco Carpus seeds) Beads for rosaries. General information. A holy thing worn by devotees. In the Pur膩峁嘺s much importance is attached to 搁耻诲谤腻办峁. In Dev墨 Bh膩gavata, Skandha 11, there is a story stating how 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 came to be honoured in this way. (See full article at Story of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�) refer to sacred beads to be worn on the body, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.23, while explaining the importance of the glorification of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁:鈥斺�溑歩va鈥檚 name, the ashes and the 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 beads鈥攖he three are very holy and are on a par with Trive峁嚹� (the confluence of the three holy rivers). [...] The man who has no ashes on his forehead, has not worn 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 on his body and does not utter names of 艢iva shall be shunned as one does a base man. As said by Brahm膩, 艢iva鈥檚 name is on a par with Ga峁単膩, the ash is equal to Yamun膩 and 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 destroys all sins (and is equal to Sarasvat墨)鈥�.
According to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.25, while explaining the greatness of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁:鈥斺�淸...] 搁耻诲谤腻办峁s grown in Gau岣峚 land became great favourites of 艢iva. They were grown in Mathur膩, La峁卥膩, Ayodhy膩, Malaya, Sahya mountain, K膩艣墨 and other places. They are competent to break asunder the clustered sins unbearable to the others, as the sacred texts have declared. At my bidding they were classified into Brahmins, K峁triyas, Vai艣yas and 艢奴dras. These 搁耻诲谤腻办峁s are of auspicious nature. The colours of the four types of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁s are respectively white (艣惫别迟补), red (rakta), yellow (辫墨迟补) and black (办峁涐梗峁嘺). All people shall wear the 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 of their own varna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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�) refers to one of the thirty-six sacred trees, according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎ccording to the Kula teaching (these) [i.e., 搁耻诲谤腻办峁] are the most excellent Kula trees that give accomplishments and liberation. (They are full of) Yogin墨s, Siddhas, Lords of the Heroes and hosts of gods and demons. One should not touch them with one鈥檚 feet or urinate and defecate on them or have sex etc. below them. One should not cut etc. or burn them. Having worshipped and praised them regularly with their own flowers and shoots, one should always worship the 艢r墨krama with devotion with their best fruits and roots. [...]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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsRudraksha [啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶穄 in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Elaeocarpus serratus L. from the Elaeocarpaceae (Rudraksh) family having the following synonyms: Elaeocarpus malabaricus, Elaeocarpus cuneatus. For the possible medicinal usage of rudraksha, 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.
Rudraksha [喟班眮喟︵睄喟班熬喟曕睄喟禲 in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Guazuma ulmifolia from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family having the following synonyms: Theobroma guazuma, Guazuma tomentosa.
Rudraksha [嗖班硜嗖︵硩嗖班簿嗖曕硩嗖穄 in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.
Rudraksha [啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶穄 in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Rudraksha in India is the name of a plant defined with Elaeocarpus angustifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ganitrus sphaericus Gaertn.) (Ganitrus Gaertner, from the Malayan/Indonesian name. (among others).
2) Rudraksha is also identified with Elaeocarpus sphaericus It has the synonym Ganitrus sphaerica Gaertn. (etc.).
3) Rudraksha is also identified with Elaeocarpus tuberculatus It has the synonym Monocera tuberculata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Das Pflanzenreich (1895)
· Hortus Bengal. (1814)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (1860)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or 鈥榓 Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta鈥� (1814)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rudraksha, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrudr膩k峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�).鈥攎 (S) A tree sacred to Shiva, Eleocarpus lanceolatus or ganitrus. 2 The berry of it. Used in making necklaces, rosaries &c. Ex. j艒 kar墨 sahasrarudr膩k峁dh膩ra峁嘺 || ty膩sa vanditi aditinandana ||.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrudr膩k峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�).鈥�m A tree sacred to 艣颈惫补; the berry of it.
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 dictionary搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�).鈥攁 kind of tree. (-办峁尘) 1 a rosary.
2) the berry of this tree, used for rosaries; 啶じ啷嵿ぎ啷嬥う啷嵿ぇ啷傕げ啶� 啶う啷嵿ぐ啶じ啷嵿い啷� 啶さ啶む 啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶粪ぎ啶距げ啷� 啶多啶ぎ啷� (bhasmoddh奴lana bhadramastu bhavate rudr膩办峁尘膩le 艣ubham) K. P.1.
Derivable forms: 谤耻诲谤腻办峁岣� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶粪).
搁耻诲谤腻办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rudra and 补办峁 (啶呧啷嵿し).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�).鈥攎.
(-办峁岣�) A tree, (Eleocarpus ganitrus, Rox.) n.
(-办峁峁�) The berry of the Eleocarpus, of which rosaries are usually made. E. rudra Siva, and 补办峁 from 补办峁 the eye.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�):鈥擺from rudra > rud] m. 鈥楻掳-eyed鈥�, Elaeocarpus Ganitrus or its berry (used for rosaries), [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. [Religious Thought and Life in India 67, 82])
2) [v.s. ...] a rosary (gender doubtful), [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
3) [v.s. ...] Name of an Upani峁d (gender d掳)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�):鈥擺谤耻诲谤腻+办峁] (办峁岣�) 1. m. A tree (El忙ocarpus ganitrus). n. The berry.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryRudr补办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班啷嵿し):鈥�(nm) the seeds of the tree Eleocarpus ganitrus used for making rosaries.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (嗖班硜嗖︵硩嗖班簿嗖曕硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖班硜嗖︵硩嗖班簿嗖曕硩嗖粪部 [rudrakshi].
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搁耻诲谤腻办峁 (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶曕啶�):鈥攏. Bot. ustrasum-bead tree;
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.
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Partial matches: Aksha, Rudra.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Chapter 4 - On the greatness of the 搁耻诲谤腻办峁m < [Book 11]
Chapter 7 - On the greatness of one faced, etc., 搁耻诲谤腻办峁m < [Book 11]
Chapter 5 - On the 搁耻诲谤腻办峁m rosaries < [Book 11]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 25 - The greatness of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 < [Section 1 - Vidye艣vara-sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 26 - 艢iva鈥檚 incarnation as Vai艣yan膩tha < [Section 3 - 艢atarudra-sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 30 - Prayer to the lord of gods < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-sa峁僪it膩 (5): Yuddha-kha峁囜笉a]
Rudraksha therapy for perfect health < [Volume 15 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1995]
Evaluating rudraksha's effect on adrenaline and nicotine hypertension. < [Volume 23 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2004]
Vegetable Drugs in Basavarajeeyam < [Volume 20 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2001]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - The Great Efficacy of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁: The Story of Mah膩nand膩 < [Section 3 - Br膩hmottara-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 13 - The Fight between Devas and Asuras < [Section 1 - Ked膩ra-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 95 - Vy膩sa鈥檚 Arms Get Paralysed < [Section 2 - Uttar膩rdha]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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