Sarshapa, 厂腻谤峁辫补, 厂补谤峁辫补: 23 definitions

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Sarshapa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit terms 厂腻谤峁辫补 and 厂补谤峁辫补 can be transliterated into English as Sarsapa or Sarshapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

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

1) 厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to a type of spices according to Artha艣膩stra II.15.21, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 笔腻办补艣腻蝉迟谤补 or 笔腻办补办补濒腻.鈥擜rtha艣膩stra refers to the spices like 艣峁涐箙驳颈产别谤补, 补箩腻箩颈, 办颈谤墨迟补迟颈办迟补, gaura, 蝉补谤峁辫补, kustumaburu, coraka, damanaka, maruvaka, 艣颈驳谤耻, 丑补谤墨迟补办墨 and 尘别峁艣峁涐箙驳补.

厂补谤峁辫补 or 鈥渕ustard鈥� is classified as a type of grain (诲丑腻苍测补) in the section on 艣imb墨诲丑腻苍测补 (grains with pods) in the Bhojanakut奴hala (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嚹乬耻峁嘺-办补迟丑补苍补).鈥擨苍 艣imb墨诲丑腻苍测补-prakar补峁嘺 the properties of grains with pods such as mudga (green gram), 尘腻峁 (black-gram), 肠补峁嘺办补 (bengal gram), 办补濒腻测补 (field pea), tila (sesame), 补迟补蝉墨 (linseed), 蝉补谤峁辫补 (mustard) and 尘补蝉奴谤补 (lentils) are explained.

厂补谤峁辫补 or 鈥渕ustard鈥� is used to prepare oils (taila) from according to the same work.鈥擳aila-prakar补峁嘺 describes the properties of the oil prepared from [viz., 蝉补谤峁辫补 (mustard), etc.].

2) 厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぞ啶班啶粪お) refers to the 鈥渧egetable of mustard plant鈥� and is mentioned as being harmful (ahita) to the body according to the 17th century Bhojanakut奴hala (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嚹乬耻峁嘺-办补迟丑补苍补), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 笔腻办补艣腻蝉迟谤补 or 笔腻办补办补濒腻.鈥擳丑别 诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嚹乬耻峁嘺 section contains the discussions on different food articles and their dietetic effects according to the prominent Ayurvedic treatises. Here in the 艣腻办补 (ghee) group 蝉腻谤峁辫补 (the vegetable of mustard plant).

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to the medicinal plant known as 鈥淏rassica juncea Czern. & Coss.鈥� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogas膩rasa峁単raha (Yogasara-sa峁単raha) by V膩sudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogas膩rasa峁僩raha [mentioning 蝉补谤峁辫补] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (产丑补颈峁箩测补-办补濒辫补苍腻) which is a branch of pharmacology (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嘺).

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: Asian Agri-History: Pa艣u 膧yurv膿da (Veterinary Medicine) in Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to 鈥渕ustard鈥� and is used in the protection rites of Horses (A艣varak峁２贯箛a), according to 膧yurveda sections in the Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺.鈥擣or the Rak峁 (protection) Revanta-p奴j膩, (worship of God Revanta) homa (sacrificial offerings) and dvija-bhojana (feeding of Brahmins) should be performed in favor of the horse. And a compound made up of following drugs should be tied round the neck of the horse [e.g., 蝉补谤峁辫补 (mustard)] [...].

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany

1) 厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶呧ぎ啷嵿げ啶苦啶�) is a Sanskrit word probably referring to Brassica rapa, a plant species in the Brassicaceae family. Certain plant parts of 厂腻谤峁辫补 are eaten as a vegetable (艣腻办补), according to Caraka in his Carakasa峁僪it膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉th膩na (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the 艢膩kavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the 鈥済roup of vegetables/pot-herbs鈥�. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.

According to the 搁腻箩补苍颈驳丑补峁囜弓耻 (verses 7.147), the leaves of the S膩峁泂apa (蝉腻谤峁辫补patra) are very hot and cause vitiation of rakta and pitta. This 艣腻办补 is pungent, tasty and causes burning sensation. It though improves appetite yet causes loss of semen production.

Properties according to 颁补谤补办补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: The vegetable of mustard aggravates three do峁s, is constipating and antidiuretic (similar is that of 谤补迟办补苍腻濒补 (谤补办迟补苍腻濒补?) which is particularly rough and sour).

2) 厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) is a Sanskrit word referring to the Brassica juncea (鈥淚ndian mustard鈥�), a species of mustard plant from the Brassicaceae (cabbage) family. It is also known as R膩jik膩, or as Ka峁璦ku in the Malayalam language. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the 厂耻艣谤耻迟补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. The leaves, seeds and the stem of this plant are edible.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to 鈥渕ustard鈥�, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Ka艣m墨ra) as mentioned in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺.鈥敵Р拱梗a辫补 (mustard) is mentioned as an unguent and as a gift for the Br膩hm补峁嘺s (verse 472). Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the N墨lamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because 鈥渨hat a man eats his gods eat鈥�.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to 鈥渂ig mustard鈥� and is used in the worship of 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.14:鈥斺€渨orship with R膩jik膩 (small mustard) of 艢iva shall bring about the death of enemies (艣补迟谤耻尘峁泃测耻). Twenty palas of 厂补谤峁辫补 (big mustard) constitute a hundred thousand in number. Worshipping with them also brings about the death of enemies (艣补迟谤耻尘峁泃测耻). The 艢ivali峁単a shall be decorated with the leaves of 膧岣峢ak墨 and then worshipped鈥�.

厂补谤峁辫补 can also be used in the Tailadh膩r膩 ceremony: 鈥淥il-Dh膩r膩 [viz., 迟补颈濒补诲丑腻谤腻] shall be performed on 艢ivali峁単a for harassing enemies. Success in the enterprise is certain. If scented oil is used, worldly pleasures will be increased. If mustard oil (蝉补谤峁辫补) is used, enemies will be exterminated undoubtedly. If honey (madhu) is used, the devotee will become Kubera (God of wealth). The Dh膩r膩 of sugarcane juice (颈办峁谤补蝉补) is conducive to all pleasures. [...] In all these Dh膩r膩s M峁泃yu帽jaya-mantra shall be muttered ten thousand times. Eleven Brahmins shall be fed鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Tantra Literature of Kerala- Special Reference to M膩t峁泂adbh膩va

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) or 鈥渕ustard鈥� refers to one of various seeds used in 叠墨箩腻峁卥耻谤腻谤辫补峁嘺, according to the M膩t峁泂adbh膩va, one of the earliest 艢膩kta Tantras from Kerala.鈥擬膩t峁泂adbh膩va is a Kerala Tantric ritual manual dealing with the worship of Goddess Bhadrak膩l墨 (also known as Rurujit) along with 蝉补辫迟补-尘腻迟峁泂 or Seven mothers. [...] There are many descriptions about the flora and fauna in M膩t峁泂sadbh膩va. Different types of Seeds, 诲丑腻迟奴蝉, metals, etc. are describing in this text. In the seventh chapter of M膩t峁泂adbh膩va is describing the 产墨箩腻峁卥耻谤腻谤辫补峁嘺 part, tells seven types seeds need to be used [e.g., 蝉补谤峁辫补].

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) denoting 鈥榤ustard鈥� or 鈥榤ustard seed鈥�, occurs only a few times in later Vedic texts.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to a 鈥渕ustard seed鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, as Bodhisattva Pu峁噛膩la峁僰膩ra addressed himself to the Lord: 鈥淥 Lord, the Bodhisattvas, who do not strive for upholding the true dharma, will be beset by the M膩ra. If, O Lord, there are Bodhisattvas who [have planted] all other roots of good without upholding the true dharma, their merits would be merely as a mustard seed (蝉补谤峁辫补). The roots of good stemming from upholding the true dharma are established in the conception of a self, which is exactly the same as the sphere of open space in ten directions. In order to seek for the happiness of all living beings, O Lord, I will give up my body and soul, and, without desiring any happiness for me, will put on the armour for the sake of upholding the true dharma鈥�.

: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) refers to 鈥渕ustard seed鈥� (suitable for the fire oblation), according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ow there lived a Brahmin called Vi峁ａ箛udatta in Navanagara. [...] In the crop-growing season he experienced a lack of water. With words of self-conceit, [possessing] approval [to use] mantrapadas he said, 鈥業 am going to send forth rain showers and summon N膩gas鈥�. He sacrificed the prescribed fire oblation with sesame seed, rice grain and mustard seed (蝉补谤峁辫补) anointed with pungent oil. He prepared an image-form of a certain harmful N膩ga. [...]鈥�.

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Sarsapa (啶膏ぐ啷嵿じ啶�) refers to a 鈥渕ustard鈥�, as occurring in the 础苍别办腻苍迟补箩补测补辫补迟腻办腻-辫谤补办补谤补峁嘺, a 艢vet膩mbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra S奴ri.鈥擺Cf. Vol. II, P. 14, l. 3]鈥斺€楽arsapa鈥� means a mustard. It has two other meanings (i) a small measure of weight and (ii) a kind of poison, but they are not relevant here.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

厂补谤峁辫补.鈥攁 small unit of measurement; sometimes specified as 鈥榬ed鈥� (JNSI, Vol. XVI, p. 48). Note: 蝉补谤峁辫补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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厂补谤峁辫补.鈥攕ometimes called 鈥榬ed 蝉补谤峁辫补鈥�; a small unit of measurement. Note: 蝉补谤峁辫补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sarsapa in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Brassica napus var. napus from the Brassicaceae (Mustard) family. For the possible medicinal usage of sarsapa, 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

蝉补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�).鈥攎 S A sort of mustard, Sinapis dichotoma. 2 A mustard seed as a measure of weight.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�).鈥擺U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 3.141]

1) Mustard; 啶栢げ啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶ぐ啶氞啶涏た啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀た啶ざ啷嵿く啶むた (khala岣� 蝉补谤峁辫补m膩tr膩峁噄 paracchidr膩峁噄 pa艣yati) Subh膩峁�.; M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 1.6.

2) A small measure of weight.

3) A sort of poison.

Derivable forms: 蝉补谤峁辫补岣� (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶).

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厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぞ啶班啶粪お).鈥�a. (-辫墨 f.) Made of mustard.

-pam Mustard-oil.

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

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�).鈥攎.

(-辫补岣�) 1. A sort of mustard, (Sinapis dichotoma.) 2. A kind of poison. 3. A small measure of weight, a mustard seed so considered. f. (-辫墨) A small bird. E. 蝉峁� to go, ap Unadi aff, suk aug.

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厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぞ啶班啶粪お).鈥攎fn.

(-辫补岣�-辫墨-辫补峁�) Mustard, made of or from mustard. n.

(-辫补峁�) Mustard-oil. E. 蝉补谤峁辫补, and 补峁� aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�).鈥擨. m. 1. sort of mustard, Sinapis dichotoma, Windischmann, Sankara, 165. 2. A small measure of weight, a mustard seed so considered. 3. A sort of poison. Ii. f. 辫墨, A small bird.

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厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぞ啶班啶粪お).鈥攊. e. 蝉补谤峁辫补 + a, I. adj. Made of or from mustard. Ii. n. Mustard oil.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�).鈥擺masculine] mustard or mustard-seed, also a small weight; 尘腻迟谤补 [adjective] having the measure or weight of a mustard-seed.

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

1) 厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�):鈥�m. mustard, mustard-seed, [峁岣峷Br.] etc. etc.

2) a mustard-seed used as a weight, any minute weight, [Manu-sm峁泃i; 艢膩r峁単adhara-sa峁僪it膩]

3) a kind of poison, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) 厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぞ啶班啶粪お):鈥攎f(墨)n. ([from] 蝉补谤峁辫补) made of or derived from mustard, [Kau艣ika-s奴tra]

5) n. (with or [scilicet] taila) mustard oil, [Su艣ruta]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�):鈥�(辫补岣�) 1. m. A sort of mustard; of poison, of weight. f. (墨) A small bird.

2) 厂腻谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぞ啶班啶粪お):鈥擺(pa岣�-辫墨-辫补峁�)] 1. m. n. 3. f. Mustard. n. Mustard oil.

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

厂补谤峁辫补 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿し啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sarisava, 厂腻蝉补惫补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

厂补谤峁辫补 (嗖膏舶喑嵿卜嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the plant Brassica juncea of Brassicaceae family; mustard plant.

2) [noun] its small, black seed used as a spice; mustard.

3) [noun] a mustard seed or its weight used as a unit of weight; a minute weight.

4) [noun] a minute quantity (equal to a mustard seed).

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Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Sa峁僪it膩 < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in 颁补谤补办补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻)]

5b. K峁沵i (Worms) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Sa峁僪it膩]

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Part 24 - Usage of poisons < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]

Part 5 - Tuber Poison (5): Sarshapa < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]

Introduction to Poisons (visha)

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Page 184 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]

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