Gandhabhadra, Gandhabhadrā: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Gandhabhadra means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gandhabhadra in India is the name of a plant defined with Paederia foetida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hondbesseion foetidum (L.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1988)
· Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden (1907)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1994)
· Bulletin of the Tokyo Science Museum (1950)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gandhabhadra, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandhabhadrā (गन्धभद्रा).—f.
(-drā) A creeper commonly Gandhabhadali or Ghandali, (Pœderia fetida) E. gandha smell, and bhadra auspicious.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandhabhadrā (गन्धभद्रा):—[=gandha-bhadrā] [from gandha] f. the creeper Gandha-bhādāliyā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandhabhadrā (गन्धभद्रा):—[gandha-bhadrā] (drā) 1. f. A creeper.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhadra, Gandha.
Full-text: Rasana.
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