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S P Narang

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Feb 28, 2009, 8:55:14 PM2/28/09
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Regards to all: Please write about the identity of Paarvattii as a medicine or a clay or a stone or any medicinal property. It is identified with
SaiMhalii also. It is needed urgently with reference. Regards, SPNarang


sadasivamurty rani

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Mar 1, 2009, 5:52:02 AM3/1/09
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Respected Prof. S P Narang Ji!
Pranams!
As per your mail in BVP I searched in the medical lexicons for the details of the term PAAVATTII.
But I could the following entries with the following meanings only.
1. In the SABDA PRAASAADA a famous medical lexicon in Andhra Pradesh which has been prepared nearly hundred years ago basing on 96 other medical lexicons the following information is available.
Entry A Paarvatii - 1. chinna pindi konda (Telugu) - A mall hill of a kind of powder.
2. Gopichandanam (Telugu) - A Kind of Frgrant Clay used by Vaishnavites for bearing sacred Tilaka on their foreheads as a sacred mark.
 3. Pippali (Sanksrit and Telugu) - Piper Longum,
4. Aare Chettu (Telugu) - Dhataki or Asmaantaka or Valukaaprna are its Sanskrit equivalents. - Woodfordia Floribunda and GRisles Tomentosa are its Botanical names
5 Simhala Desha Pippali  (Telugu) - Pippali of Srilanka.
6. Gaja Pippali ( Telugu) - Phothos Officinalis or Scindapsus Officinelis.
7. Nalla Avishe Chettu (Telugu) - (Sanskrit Name : Atasi ; Hindi Names: Agastiya and Masina) Botanical Name: Linum Usitatissiumum ( Linaceae family) English: Linseed Plant.
8. Andugu Chettu (Telugu) -- Sanskrit : Shallaki, Kunduruki; Hindi : Shalaayii
    Botanical Name: Boswellia Serrata ;English : Indian Olibanum
9. Manu Baala Chettu (Telugu) - Sanskrit: Jivanti, Antri,  Antra paachaka: Hindi: Antamul, Jangli Pikvan; Botanical Name : Tylophora Asthmatica
10. Jidimamamidi Chettu (Telugu) - Sanskrit: Sthuula Chuuta, Shobhahara, Bhallaataki,
Hindi :  Kaaju ; Botanical Name: Anacardium Occidentale : English : Cashew-nut Tree
11. Jingini ( Telugu) : Meaning in other languages is not available.
Entry B:
Paarvatii Rajas : Gandhakamu ( Telugu)  ; Sanskrit: Gandhakah ; Hindi: Gandhak
English : Sulphur
2. Vaijayanthi Kosha:
Paarvatii : A kind of Fragrant Clay
Even in the other Dictionaries we have the only meaning"A Kind of Frgrant Clay" .
I hope this information may be useful to you.
With Warm Regards,
Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murty
Senior Lecturer In Sahitya,
Rashtriya Sanskrit University,
TIRUPATI.


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JSRA Prasad

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Mar 2, 2009, 2:21:20 AM3/2/09
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Dr. Murty garu,
Namaste. You have given us exhaustive references on the query. Till now I was not aware of the Sanskrit equilent for cashew-nut. Not it is clear with its botanical name also. Thanks.

Prasad
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S P Narang

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Mar 3, 2009, 12:49:38 AM3/3/09
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Dear Prasad, if you have any definite identity of Paarvatii, please give its identity. I need it badly. best wishes, spnarang

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sadasivamurty rani

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Mar 3, 2009, 6:46:51 AM3/3/09
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From
Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murty,
Senior Lecturer In Sahitya,
Rashtriya Sanskrit University,
TIRUPATI.
Prof. SP Narang Ji!
Namaste!
I have given a detailed account of the term PAARVATII with all details to the possible extent.  As there are many entries under this term it is possible to choose the right one only if the context is given.  So you may pl. Specify in which context you need this.  Accordingly we can identify the context. 
For your sake I am giving you the details once again.
As per your mail in BVP I searched in the medical lexicons for the details of the term PAAVATTII.
But I could the following entries with the following meanings only.
1. In the SABDA PRAASAADA a famous medical lexicon in Andhra Pradesh which has been prepared nearly hundred years ago basing on 96 other medical lexicons the following information is available.
Entry A Paarvatii - 1. chinna pindi konda (Telugu) - A mall hill of a kind of powder.
2. Gopichandanam (Telugu) - A Kind of Frgrant Clay used by Vaishnavites for bearing sacred Tilaka on their foreheads as a sacred mark.
 3. Pippali (Sanksrit and Telugu) - Piper Longum,
4. Aare Chettu (Telugu) - Dhataki or Asmaantaka or Valukaaprna are its Sanskrit equivalents. - Woodfordia Floribunda and GRisles Tomentosa are its Botanical names
5 Simhala Desha Pippali  (Telugu) - Pippali of Srilanka.
6. Gaja Pippali ( Telugu) - Phothos Officinalis or Scindapsus Officinelis.
7. Nalla Avishe Chettu (Telugu) - (Sanskrit Name : Atasi ; Hindi Names: Agastiya and Masina) Botanical Name: Linum Usitatissiumum ( Linaceae family) English: Linseed Plant.
8. Andugu Chettu (Telugu) -- Sanskrit : Shallaki, Kunduruki; Hindi : Shalaayii
    Botanical Name: Boswellia Serrata ;English : Indian Olibanum
9. Manu Baala Chettu (Telugu) - Sanskrit: Jivanti, Antri,  Antra paachaka: Hindi: Antamul, Jangli Pikvan; Botanical Name : Tylophora Asthmatica
10. Jidimamamidi Chettu (Telugu) - Sanskrit: Sthuula Chuuta, Shobhahara, Bhallaataki,
Hindi :  Kaaju ; Botanical Name: Anacardium Occidentale : English : Cashew-nut Tree
11. Jingini ( Telugu) : Meaning in other languages is not available.
Entry B:
Paarvatii Rajas : Gandhakamu ( Telugu)  ; Sanskrit: Gandhakah ; Hindi: Gandhak
English : Sulphur
2. Vaijayanthi Kosha:
Paarvatii : A kind of Fragrant Clay
Even in the other Dictionaries we have the only meaning"A Kind of Frgrant Clay" .
I hope this information may be useful to you.
Regards
Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murty

S P Narang

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Mar 3, 2009, 8:26:28 PM3/3/09
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Dr. Murty, I want it actually for medicinal purpose. It is definitely a clay related to the mountain : may be that of Simhala dviipa. Its relation is particularly to bones and its diseases. I do not know whether fragrant clay of the Vaishnavas can heal bone. It is like the clay Gazani which came from Gazani and used in a number of diseases. Its identity will reveal something in the history of medicine and its migration. I will also search. Regards, spnarang

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vaidikagramanirman

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Mar 9, 2009, 11:44:36 PM3/9/09
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* [pArvatI a mountain stream #Naigh. i, 13
~> Boswellia Thurifera #L.
~> Grislea Tomentosa #L.
~> a kind of pepper #L.
~> = [kSudra-pASANa-bhedA] or [jIvanI] #L.
~> a kind of fragrant earth #L.

Monier Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary


L refers to lexicographers such as halAyuda etc. see his abbreviations

JSRA Prasad

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Mar 13, 2009, 7:05:35 AM3/13/09
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Sir,

Namaste. While browsing through Dravya Guna Kosha, I got this information -
1. पार्वती (रा.नि. 6.1510)
means धातकी
2. (पार्वती -->) धातकी (च.सू. 4.9)
धाय means Fire flame bush.
Woodfordia fruticosa kurz.
3. (धातकी -->) ताम्रपुष्पी (ध.नि. 3.90)
Hope, this may provide a bit of information needed. Prasad

S P Narang

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Mar 13, 2009, 9:31:55 PM3/13/09
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Thanks for the information. Has it any relation to SaiMhalii? I want it for some medicine which is a clay. spnarang

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