Shankhapushpi, 艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨, 艢补峁僰丑补辫耻峁墨: 12 definitions

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Shankhapushpi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 and 艢补峁僰丑补辫耻峁墨 can be transliterated into English as Sankhapuspi or Shankhapushpi or Samkhapuspi or Shamkhapushpi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啶栢お啷佮し啷嵿お啷€):鈥擮ne of the sixty-seven 惭补丑补耻峁诲丑颈, as per Rasa艣膩stra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as 蝉奴迟补-产补苍诲丑补苍补 and 尘腻谤补峁嘺.

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啷嵿啶啶粪啶) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Convolvulus microphyllus, synonym of Convolvulus prostratus (prostrate bindweed) from the Convolvulaceae or 鈥渕orning glory鈥� family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.132-134 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. 艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 is known in Hindi as 艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (艣veta); in Marathi as 艢a峁卥hvel; and in Gujarati as 艢a峁卥h膩val墨.

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 is mentioned as having twelve synonyms: Supu峁墨, 艢a峁卥h膩hv膩, Kambum膩lin墨, Sitapu峁墨, Kambupu峁墨, Medhy膩, Vanavil膩sin墨, Ciri峁囜弓墨, 艢a峁卥hakusum膩, Bh奴lagn膩 and 艢a峁卥ham膩lin墨.

Properties and characteristics: 鈥渢he potency of 艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 is cold (丑颈尘腻) and rasa is bitter (tikta). It improves intellect (尘别诲丑测腻) and the quality of voice. It controls the affections of evil spirits/planets and bestows power to subdue others鈥�.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Shankhapushpi [啶多啶栢お啷佮し啷嵿お啷€] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Clitoria ternatea L. from the Fabaceae (pea) family. For the possible medicinal usage of shankhapushpi, 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.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Shankhapushpi in India is the name of a plant defined with Clitoria ternatea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (among others).

2) Shankhapushpi is also identified with Evolvulus alsinoides It has the synonym Convolvulus linifolius L. (etc.).

3) Shankhapushpi is also identified with Evolvulus nummularius It has the synonym Volvulopsis nummularia (L.) Roberty (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Candollea (1952)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1818)
· Encyclop茅die M茅thodique. Botanique (1811)
· Annales Botanices Systematicae (Walpers) (1852)
· Flora of the Southern United States (1860)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1975)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Shankhapushpi, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

艣补峁卥丑补pu峁墨 (啶多啶栢お啷佮し啷嵿お啷€).鈥攆 S A grass, Andropogon aciculatum.

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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

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

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啷嵿啶啶粪啶).鈥攆. (-峁墨) A sort of grass, (Andropogon aciculatum.) E. 艣补峁卥丑补 conch, 辫耻峁补 a flower, 峁吥玴 aff., implying resemblance.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啷嵿啶啶粪啶).鈥擺feminine] [Name] of a plant.

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

1) 艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啷嵿啶啶粪啶):鈥擺=艣补峁卥丑补-pu峁墨] [from 艣补峁卥丑补] f. idem, [Vasi峁ａ弓ha; Su艣ruta] (-艣峁泃补 mfn. boiled with the above plant, [Manu-sm峁泃i xi, 148])

2) [v.s. ...] Canscora Decussata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啷嵿啶啶粪啶):鈥擺艣补峁卥丑补-pu峁墨] (峁墨) 3. f. A sort of grass.

[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

艢a峁僰hapu峁i (嗖多矀嗖栢勃喑佮卜喑嵿勃嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the plant Canscora decussata of Gentianceae family.

2) [noun] the leguminous twining shrub Clitoria ternatea of Papilionaceae family with blue flowers, the root of which is used as a dieretic and demulcent; butterfly-pea.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

艢补峁卥丑补辫耻峁墨 (啶多啷嵿啶啶粪啶):鈥攏. Bot. conch-shell flower;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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