Vandhya, 痴补苍诲丑测腻, Vamdhya: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
3. Shaktism
4. Shaivism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: R腻j nigha峁囜弓u

痴补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶�) is another name for 痴补苍诲丑测腻karko峁璦k墨, a medicinal plant identified with Momordica dioica (spiny gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or 鈥済ourd family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.61-63 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R腻janigha峁囜弓u. The third chapter (驳耻岣嵟玞测腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book contains climbers and creepers (惫墨谤耻诲丑). Together with the names 痴补苍诲丑测腻 and 痴补苍诲丑测腻karko峁璦k墨, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa

痴补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶�) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (肠颈办颈迟蝉腻) of rat poison (腻办丑耻-惫颈峁), according to the K腻艣yapa Sa峁僪i迟腻: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P腻帽car腻tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁肠颈办颈迟蝉腻鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy腻 or Sarpavidy腻).鈥擪腻艣yapa has recommended a slew of generic formulae that successfully neutralise rat poison.鈥擜ccording to K腻艣yapasa峁僪i迟腻 (verse 11.37cd-38ab): 鈥淭he victim can also be cured with a drink of cotton-seed juice along with oil. Rat poison can alternatively be quelled by prescribing an infusion of one kh腻r墨 or measure of the root of 痴补苍诲丑测腻 and T腻pi帽cha separately鈥�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)

Vandhya (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く) is the name of a chapter of the 碍补濒辫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄.鈥擳he work is mentioned in A. Rahman鈥檚 Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.鈥擜ncient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.鈥擵andhya and other chapters of the 碍补濒辫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄 (also known as Kalpas腻gara) deal with sorcery and preparation of patent medicines.

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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

Vandhya (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く) refers to one who is 鈥渂arren鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.2.20. Accordingly as Brahm腻 said to 艢iva:鈥斺€淸...] if anyone visits this holy site on the thirteenth day in the bright half of Caitra (March-April) when the star is Uttar腻ph腻lgun墨 and the day is Sunday, may all his sins be quelled O 艢iva; may his merits increase and may his ailments disappear. If a woman (N腻r墨) who is barren (vandhya), one-eyed, ugly or unfortunate, visits this place she shall be freed from all these defects鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

痴补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶�) refers to a 鈥渂arren woman鈥�, according to S腻hib Kaul鈥檚艢腻rik腻strotra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] My devotion to you nourishes me every day, as the rise of the full moon always nourishes the ocean. On account of the true affluence of victorious devotion to you I even ignore the excellent Lak峁墨. The whole world consists of you, Goddess of Gods! Your body is consciousness, you are alone and perfectly established. Nowhere is there ignorance. Thus, where do we see the son of a barren woman (惫补苍诲丑测腻-辫耻迟谤补) run and raise his bow? [...]鈥�.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

痴补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶�) refers to a 鈥渂arren woman鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 6.46-48ab]鈥斺€淟ifespan, strength, victory, loveliness, firmness, wisdom, a beautiful form, and good fortune, the highest kingdom for kings, all of these arise. Tormented by pain, [the ritual beneficiary] will be without pain; someone marked by disease will be without disease; a barren woman (惫补苍诲丑测腻) [will] obtain a son; a girl [will] attract a husband. [The beneficiary] will surely attain whatever pleasures he wants鈥�.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vandhya (啶掂啶о啶�).鈥攁 (S) Barren. 惫补苍诲丑测腻 f A barren woman.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vandhya (啶掂啶о啶�).鈥�a Barren.

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惫补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂啶о啶ぞ).鈥�f A barren woman.

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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

Vandhya (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く) or 痴补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶�).鈥擺U峁嚹錮i-s奴tra 4.121], See 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く, 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶� (bandhya, bandhy腻); 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶げ啶� 啶掂啶曕啶粪ぞ啶掂た啶啶粪啶ぞ啶ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶苦い啶距 (yatra vandhyaphal腻 v峁沰峁Ｄ� vipu峁腻 par峁嘺varji迟腻岣�) 搁腻尘.4.48.8.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vandhya (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く).鈥擺adjective] barren, sterile (of women, female animals, & plants); fruitless, useless, in vain; wanting, destitute of (鈥斅�). Abstr. 迟腻 [feminine], tva [neuter]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vandhya (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く):鈥攎f(腻)n. (also written bandhya q.v., and perhaps to be connected with 鈭�bandh) barren, unfruitful, unproductive (said of women, female animals and plants), [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.

2) fruitless, useless, defective, deprived or destitute of ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature etc.]

3) 痴补苍诲丑测腻 (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺from vandhya] a f. See below.

4) [from vandhya] b f. a barren or childless woman, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Y腻j帽avalkya] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] a barren cow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] a [particular] fragrant substance, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vandhya (啶掂え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 叠补峁僯丑补, Va峁僯h腻, 痴补峁僤丑补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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 dictionary

1) Va峁僤hya (啶掂啶о啶�):鈥�(a) unproductive, sterile; ~[办补谤补峁嘺] sterilization.

2) Va峁僤hy腻 (啶掂啶о啶ぞ) [Also spelled vandhya]:鈥�(a) (fem, form) barren, unfertile, unproductive; ~[tva] barrenness; unfertility, unproductivity; -[suta] an imaginary/impossible phenomenon.

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vandhya in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(a) (fem, form) barren, unfertile, unproductive; ~[tva] barrenness; unfertility, unproductivity; -[suta] an imaginary/impossible phenomenon..鈥攙andhya (啶掂啶о啶ぞ) is alternatively transliterated as Va峁僤hy腻.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Va峁僤hya (嗖掂矀嗖о硩嗖�):鈥�

1) [adjective] that cannot produce offspring; sterile; barren.

2) [adjective] of no use; serving no purpose; useless.

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Va峁僤hya (嗖掂矀嗖о硩嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the quality of being unable to produce offspring; sterility; barrenness.

2) [noun] the quality of being useless; uselessness.

3) [noun] an issueless man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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