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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
[«previous (N) next»] — Nyagrodha in Purana glossary

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—A son of Ugrasena. When Kṛṣṇa killed Kaṃsa Nyagrodha fought with Kṛṣṇa and others and was killed by the blow
of Balabhadra’s shield. (Bhāgavata).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—A son of Ugrasena; 1 and brother of Kaṃsa killed by Balarāma.2

1b) A son of Kṛṣṇa.*

1c) The banyan tree of Ramaṇaka; of the shape of a lotus after which Puṣkaradvīpa is named;1 during the deluge, Lord Nārāyaṇa in
the form of a baby slept on a leaf of the tree.2

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in Mādhava Cikitsā
Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) refers to the medicinal plant Ficus bengalensis L., and is used in the treatment of atisāra (diarrhoea), according to
the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (as well as the Pharmacopoeia).—Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose
or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several
preparations [including Nyagrodha] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.

The plant plant Ficus bengalensis L. (Nyagrodha) is known as Vaṭa according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2.

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

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Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Ficus benghalensis Linn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century
Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of
medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning nyagrodha] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus
deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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Āyurveda (आयुवेर्द, 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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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
[«previous (N) next»] — Nyagrodha in Tibetan Buddhism glossary

Source: Wisdomlib Libary: Vajrayogini

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) is the name of the tree (vṛkṣa) associated with Aṭṭaṭṭahāsa: the north-eastern cremation ground (śmaśāna)
according to the Śmaśānavidha verse 12 and the Adbhutaśmaśānālaṃkāra. The tree associated with the north-east is sometimes
given as Trivaṭa or Vaṭa. As a part of this sādhana, the practicioner is to visualize a suitable dwelling place for the goddess inside the
circle of protection which takes the form of eight cremation grounds.

These trees (e.g., Nyagrodha) that are associated with the cremation grounds are often equated with the eight bodhi-trees of the
Buddhas (the current buddha plus the seven previous one). According to the Śmaśānavidhi each tree has a secondary tree
(upavṛkṣa) that is depicted as lovely and covered in vaṅga flowers and fruit. In each tree lives a naked rākṣasa who is wrathful in
form, who eats human flesh and who has the animal face or the mount of the dikpati in his cremation ground.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two
broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various
sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) is the father of the Bodhisattva Mahātyāgavat, mentioned in a footnote at the 2nd century
Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XX). Accordingly, “Mahātyāgavat, the son of the Brahmin Nyagrodha, is a kind of hero of
generosity. As his fortune and that of his father were insufficient, he undertakes a sea journey. On the way, he meets first the
Brahmin Kia p’i who promises him his daughter in marriage. Having come to the sea-shore, he joins some travelling companions, and
on the seventh day, the last anchor holding the ship was cut. They came to the land of jewels; his companions, having made their
fortunes, leave Mahātyāgavat who alone sets out to look for the cintāmaṇi pearl in the palace of the Nāgas”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened
beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the
earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
[«previous (N) next»] — Nyagrodha in Jainism glossary

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) is the name of the caitya-tree under which the parents of Ṛṣabhanātha are often depicted in Jaina iconography,
according to both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara tradition. The term caitya refers to “sacred shrine”, an important place of
pelgrimage and meditation in Jainism. Sculptures with such caitya-trees generally shows a male and a female couple seated under a
tree with the female having a child on her lap. Usually there is a seated Jina figure on top of the tree.

Ṛṣabhanātha is the first of twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras: enlightened beings who, having conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death),
leave a path behind for others to follow. His father is Nābhi and his mother is Marudevī, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century
work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) or vaṭa refers to a “Ficus bengalensis”: one of the five udumbara fruits considered forbidden to eat for Jain
laymen, as listed under the khādima category of forbidden food (āhāra), according to Amitagati in his 11th century Śrāvakācāra
(v6.96-97). The udumbaras, perhaps because they live long and have nutritive fruits, perhaps because of their milky latex, have
been identified with the source of all fertility, and possibly owing to the ceaseless rustling of their leaves have been regarded as
homes of the spirits of the dead.

Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) refers to the tree connected with Ṛṣabhanātha: the first of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted
in Jaina iconography.—The tree connected with the first Jina is Nyagrodha or the Indian Banyan tree. Other iconographic marks of
the Jina are his Yakṣa named Gomukha (lit., Bull-Faced) and Yakṣiṇī Cakreśvarī (Goddess of wheels) or Apaticakrā. The texts give
two worshippers on either side of Ṛṣabhadeva viz., Bharata and Bāhubali.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two
major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual
development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

[«previous (N) next»] — Nyagrodha in India history glossary

Source: Shodhganga: Cultural history as g leaned from kathasaritsagara

Nyagrodha or Vata is the name of a tree mentioned in the Kathasaritsagara by Somadeva (10th century A.D).—Nyagrodha refers to
the “Banyan-tree” and another name for it is Vata.

Somadeva mentions many rich forests, gardens, various trees (e.g., Nyagrodha), creepers medicinal and flowering plants and fruit-
bearing trees in the Kathasaritsagara. Travel through the thick, high, impregnable and extensive Vindhya forest is a typical feature of
many travel-stories. Somadeva’s writing more or less reflects the life of the people of Northern India during the 11th century. His
Kathasaritsagara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Nyagrodha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince
Naravahanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyadharas (celestial beings).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties,
rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the
path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary
[«previous (N) next»] — Nyagrodha in Marathi glossary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nyagrōdha (न्यग्रोध).—m S (Poetry.) A tree, Ficus Indica. Commonly vaḍa. Ex. tuja mī varitēṃ tvarita || paila nyagrōdhatarū disata ||
tyānta mājhēṃ kuladaivata || &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nyagrōdha (न्यग्रोध).—m A tree, Ficus Indica.

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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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—

1) The (Indian) fig tree; जटाः कृत्वा गिमष्यािम न्यग्रोधक्षीरमानय (jaṭāḥ kṛtvā gamiṣyāmi nyagrodhakṣīramānaya) Rām.2.52.68.

2) A fathom (measured by the arms extended).

3) The Śamī tree.

4) An epithet of Viṣṇu. -धी (dhī) (-dhikā) Name of a plant (Mar. uṃdīrakānī).

Derivable forms: nyagrodhaḥ (न्यग्रोधः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary
Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—m. (masculine.) (1) (= Pali Nigrodha, or °dha-miga), name of a deer-king: Mahāvastu (Mahāvastu, ed. Senart,
Paris, 1882, 1890, 1897. The first volume of Jones’s translation (London, 1949) appeared, to my regret, too late to be much used (I
received it in 1950).) i.359.19 ff. (following.) (in the story called in Pali Nigrodhamiga Jātaka); (2) name of a deity, formerly a
goatherd who had planted a nyagrodha tree under which Buddha spent the 6th week after enlightenment: Mahāvastu (Mahāvastu,
ed. Senart, Paris, 1882, 1890, 1897. The first volume of Jones’s translation (London, 1949) appeared, to my regret, too late to be
much used (I received it in 1950).) iii.302.3; this tree was the Ajapāla-nyagrodha; [Page314-a+ 22] (3) name of the deity inhabiting
a nyagrodha tree at Benares: Mahāvastu (Mahāvastu, ed. Senart, Paris, 1882, 1890, 1897. The first volume of Jones’s translation
(London, 1949) appeared, to my regret, too late to be much used (I received it in 1950).) iii.403.10.

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

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—m.

(-dhaḥ) 1. The Indian fig tree. (Ficus Indica.) 2. A fathom measured by the arms extended. 3. The Sami, (Mimosa albida) f. (-dhī) 1.
A plant, (Salvinia cucullata, Rox.) 2. A medical plant, commonly Mohana. E. nyak short, rudh to impede, aff. aṇ.

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

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—i. e. nyañc-ruh + a, m. 1. The Indian fig-tree, Ficus indica, [Mānavadharmaśāstra (Mānavadharmaśāstra, ed.
Haughton and Lois. (i. e. Loiseleur Deslongchamps). Where there is a numeral in brackets, it denotes the verse of Jones’
translation.)] 8, 246. 2. A proper name.

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

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध).—[masculine] the Indian fig-tree (lit. growing downwards).

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

1) Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध):—[=nyag-rodha] [from nyag > ny-añc] m. (masculine gender) (√rudh = ruh), ‘growing downwards’ the Banyan
or Indian fig-tree, Ficus Indica (it belongs to the kṣīra-vṛkṣas q.v. (quod vide.); fibres descend from its branches to the earth and
there take root and form new stems), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. (vide supra: ‘see above’) ...] Prosopis Spicigera or Mimosa Suma, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha,
hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. (vide supra: ‘see above’) ...] a fathom (measured by the arms extended), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha,
halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. (vide supra: ‘see above’) ...] Name (Name (also title or epithet)) of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

5) [v.s. (vide supra: ‘see above’) ...] of a son of Ugra-sena (also dhaka), [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]

6) [v.s. (vide supra: ‘see above’) ...] of a Brāhman, a monastery and a village, [Lalita-vistara]

7) Nyagrodhā (न्यग्रोधा):—[=nyag-rodhā] [from nyag-rodha > nyag > ny-añc] f. (feminine) Salvinia Cucullata or some other plant,
[Caraka]

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

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध):—[nyagro-dha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. The Indian fig-tree, a fathom. f. (dhī) Mimosa albida.

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

Nyagrodha (न्यग्रोध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇaggoha, Ṇiggoha.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.
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Kannada-English dictionary
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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nyagrōdha (ನ"#␣ೂ&ಧ):—[noun] the widespread, fig tree Ficus benghalensis of Moraceae family, the aerial roots of which grow and take
roots in the ground thus spreading itself over a relatively wide area; the banyan tree.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nyag, Dha, Rodha.

Starts with: Nyagrodhadi, Nyagrodhaka, Nyagrodhakshira, Nyagrodhamula, Nyagrodhamulika, Nyagrodhana, Nyagrodhapada,

Nyagrodhaparimandala, Nyagrodhaparimandalata, Nyagrodharaja, Nyagrodharama, Nyagrodharohina, Nyagrodhashayana,
Nyagrodhatirtha.

Ends with: Ajapalanyagrodha, Gautamanyagrodha, Plakshanyagrodha.

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Nyagrodhaka, Kshiravriksha, Nyagrodhapada, Nyagrodhakshira, Nyubja, Bhandira, Pancavalkala, Vata, Vishaparni, Nyagrodhi,
Gautamanyagrodha, Sthalapadmini, Naggoha, Plakshanyagrodha.

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