Marutam, Mārutam: 3 definitions

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Marutam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Agriculture: A Survey

Marutam (“cultivable”) refers to one of the five types of lands mentioned in the Tolkāppiyam: an early work on Tamil grammar and poetics. Agriculture (kṛṣi) is frequently mentioned in India’s ancient literature.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Marutam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum ferox in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum ferox Wall..

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1987)
· Taxon (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1988)
· Numer. List (4721)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Marutam in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Marutam (மருதம்) noun

1. See மருதூரந்தாதி கரைசேர் மருதமேறி [maruthurandathi karaiser maruthameri] (ஐங்குறுநூறு [aingurunuru] 74).

2. Agricultural tract, one of ai-n-tiṇai, q.v.; ஐந்திணையு ளொன்றான வயலும் வயல்சூழ்ந்த இடமும். [ainthinaiyu lonrana vayalum vayalsuzhntha idamum.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 6.)

3. Love action in agricultural tracts, consisting of sexual union after sulks, one of seven aka-t-tiṇai, q.v.; அகத்திணை ஏழனுளொன் றானதும் ஊடியுங் கூடியும் போகம் நுகர்வதுமான ஒழுக்கம். மருதஞ் சான்ற மருதத் தண்பணை [agathinai ezhanulon ranathum udiyung kudiyum pogam nugarvathumana ozhukkam. maruthagn sanra maruthath thanpanai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 186).

4. (Music) A morning melody-type peculiar to agricultural tracts; மருதநிலத்துக்குரிய காலைப் பண்வகை. மாலைமருதம் பண்ணி . . . வரவெமர் மறந்தனர் [maruthanilathukkuriya kalaip panvagai. malaimarutham panni . . . varavemar maranthanar] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 149).

5. Paddy field; வயல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vayal. (pingalagandu)]

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Mārutam (மாருதம்) noun < māruta. Air, wind; காற்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) மறிகடலு மாருதமும் [karru. (pingalagandu) marigadalu maruthamum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar.] 1, 10).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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