In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Patrāḍhya (पत्राढ्य) refers to the “peacock” and is a type of meat according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The meats of [viz., tittiri (partridge)] cooked in the fire of castor plant or in castor oil will instantaneously lead to death.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Patrāḍhya (पत्राढ्य) (lit. “one who is rich in feathers”) is a synonym (another name) for the Peacock (Mayūra), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Patrāḍhya (पत्राढ्य) is another name for Pippalīmūla—(Cf. Pippalī), according to verse 6.21-23 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Patrāḍhya and Pippalīmūla, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Patrāḍhya (पत्राढ्य).—the root of long pepper.

Derivable forms: patrāḍhyam (पत्राढ्यम्).

Patrāḍhya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and āḍhya (आढ्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patrāḍhya (पत्राढ्य).—n.

(-ḍhyaṃ) 1. The root of a long pepper. 2. A kind of grass.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patrāḍhya (पत्राढ्य):—[patrā-ḍhya] (ḍhaṃ) 1. n. Pepper root; grass.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Patrāḍhya (ಪತ್ರಾಢ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] he who has a large number of vehicles.

2) [noun] an expert in sword-fight.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dhya, Patra, Adhya.

Full-text: Pippalimula.

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