Dhup, Dhūp: 8 definitions
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Dhup means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsDhup [धुप] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Dolomiaea macrocephala DC. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Carduus nepalensis, Jurinea dolomiaea, Jurinella macrocephala. For the possible medicinal usage of dhup, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Dhup in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Hippolytia longifolia (Rech.f.) C.Shih from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Chrysanthemum longifolium, Tanacetum dolichophyllum, Chrysanthemum dolichophyllum.
Dhup in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston from the Simaroubaceae (Quassia) family having the following synonyms: Ailanthus malabarica, Pongelion malabaricum.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dhup in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus triphysa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera triphysa Dennst., Fabaceae (among others).
2) Dhup is also identified with Vateria indica It has the synonym Vateria malabarica Blume (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tetrahedron
· Schlüssel Hortus indicus malabaricus (1818)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology (2003)
· Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhup, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhūp (धूप्).—I. 1. P. (dhūpāyati, dhūpāyita) To heat or to be heated. -II. 1 U. (dhūpayati-te)
1) To fumigate, perfume, incense, to make fragrant.
2) To shine.
3) To speak.
4) (In Astr.) To obscure with mist, eclipse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्).—[dhūpa] r. 1st cl. (dhūpāyati) To heat. r. 10th cl. (dhūpayati-te) 1. To speak. 2. To shine. tāpe aka0 tāpane saka0 bhvā0 pa0 seṭ . dīpto cu0 ubha0 aka0 dīpane saka0 seṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्).—i. 1, dhūpāya, and i. 10, dhūpaya, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To fumigate, [Suśruta] 1, 16, 9. 2. To perfume, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 10, 30; [Śiśupālavadha] 4, 52. 3. i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] † To speak, or to shine.
— With the prep. ava ava, To perfume, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 83, 16 Gorr.
— With upa upa, To fumigate, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 14, 7. 2. To fill with smoke, Mahābhārata 1, 815.
— With pra pra, To perfume, Mahābhārata 12, 1389.
— Cf. etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्):—([Dhātupāṭha xi, 2; xxxiii, 99]). See dhūpaya and pāya above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūp (धूप्):—dhūpāyati 10. a. To heat, dhūpayati to speak; to shine.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDhup in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) the sun; sunshine; incense, gum benzoin; ~[ghadi] a sundial; —[cadhana] the sun to rise high in the sky, to be nearing midday; -[chamha] sun and shade; a kind of cloth with a sun and shade touch; (fig.) happiness and sorrow; ~[dana] an incensory; a thurible; thurification, incensing; ~[dani/patra] an incensory, a thurible; ~[dara] sunny; -[dipa] accessories for worship—incense (—stick) and lamp; ~[batti] an incense-stick; ~[snana] basking; —[khana] to bask in the sun; to be heat-struck; to be sun-treated; —[dikhana] to put or spread in the sun; —[dena] to burn incense (for religious performance); to spread out in the sun (as clothes etc.); —[mem bala sapheda hona] to age without experience; to be old and yet devoid of wisdom; —[lena/-sekana] to bask in the sun..—dhup (धूप) is alternatively transliterated as Dhūpa.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+157): Dhup gugal, Dhup jar, Dhup maram, Dhup-gugali, Dhupa, Dhupa fat, Dhupa mara, Dhupa maram, Dhupa-halnu, Dhupaarati, Dhupabali, Dhupabati, Dhupabatti, Dhupabhajana, Dhupacem Jhada, Dhupachayam, Dhupada, Dhupada-mara, Dhupadamar, Dhupadamara.
Ends with: Bagadhup, Goguldhup, Guagguladhup, Guggal dhup, Guggul dhup, Guggul-dhup, Guggula-dhup, Gugguladhup, Gugguldhup, Gugul dhup, Lakshmidhoop, Lal-dhup, Mundadhup, Pahadi dhup, Pahadidhup, Vidhup, Visheshdhup, White dhup.
Full-text (+8): Dhupa, Dhupana, Guggula-dhup, Dhup gugal, Sandhupayati, White dhup, Pahadi dhup, Dhup maram, Dhup-gugali, Guggal dhup, Vidhupeti, Dhup jar, Gugul dhup, Guggul dhup, Dhupapuja, Sandhupeti, Padhupeti, Dhupeti, Vidhup, Anudhupita.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Dhup, Dhūp; (plurals include: Dhups, Dhūps). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 25 - On the method of worship of Tulasī Devī < [Book 9]
Chapter 12 - On the description of Maṇi Dvīpa < [Book 12]
Chapter 34 - On the methods of the worship of the Devī < [Book 5]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 35 - Vikram and Khapro < [Part 5 - Rang Chee Barot]
The Poetry of Kamini Roy < [January-February 1935]
Folk Tradition of Bengal (and Rabindranath Tagore) (by Joydeep Mukherjee)