Punnaman, Punnāman, Put-naman: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Punnaman 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPunnāman (पुन्नामन्) is another name (synonym) for Kampillaka, which is the Sanskrit word for Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Punnāman (पुन्नामन्) refers to the “hell named Put”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] If women, with languishing eyes beaming with love, are to be altogether avoided, the birth of a son, who delivers his father from the hell named Put (punnāman), becomes impossible. If hunting is to be altogether prohibited, how can meat, skin, horn and other articles prescribed for sacrifices be obtained? [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Punnaman in India is the name of a plant defined with Calophyllum inophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calophyllum inophyllum Sieber ex Presl (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin (1811)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)
· Isis (1828)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Punnaman, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPunnāman (पुन्नामन्).—a. (hell) called पुत् (put); पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद् यस्मात् त्रायते पितरं सुतः । तस्मात् पुत्र इति प्रोक्तः (punnāmno narakād yasmāt trāyate pitaraṃ sutaḥ | tasmāt putra iti proktaḥ) ......Manusmṛti 9.138; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.74.39.
Punnāman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms put and nāman (नामन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPunnāman (पुन्नामन्).—i. e. 1. puṃs -nāman, adj. Having a male name. 2. put-nāman, adj. called put (q. cf.), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 318.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPunnāman (पुन्नामन्).—2. [adjective] having the name pud (q.v.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPunnāman (पुन्नामन्):—[=pun-nāman] [from pud] mfn. having the name Put, called Put, [Manu-smṛti ix, 138.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pun, Nama, Put, Pum.
Full-text: Kampillaka.
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