Shashpa, Śṣp, Shaspa, Ś貹: 14 definitions
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Shashpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śṣp and Ś貹 can be transliterated into English as Saspa or Shashpa or Shaspa, 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 IndiaŚṣp (शष्प) refers to a “fermented form of rice known�, according to the Śatapathabrhmaṇa, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—The discussions on rice can be seen only in post-Ṛgvedic literature. [...] Śatapathabrhmaṇa mentions the fermented form of rice known as śṣp. Apūpas, the cakes made from rice is also referred to in this Brhmaṇa (Śatapathabrhmaṇa II.2.3.12).
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusŚṣp (शष्प) refers to “tender grasses� (which for elephants brings great delight to their hearts), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “With giving of very sweet fluids, with leafy branches broken off, with various green fodders and tender grasses (śṣp), and the like food and drink as prescribed, with words pleasant to the ear, with furnishing of dust, mud, and water, and with roaming at will (freedom from restraint), an elephant’s heart is delighted�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, 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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Śṣp (शष्प) refers to �(young shoots of) grass�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “In summer, [...] when birds cry out piteously, then the season, like the forest fire, becomes intolerable to these birds [i.e., hawks], who are accustomed to the valleys of the Himalayas, on which fine slabs of stone lie scattered, cleanly washed by the waterfalls and overgrown with young shoots of emerald-green grass (śṣp-samcita), and where the breezes blow fragrant with the exudation of the pine-trees. Therefore cooling processes should be now resorted to�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśṣp (शष्प).—n S Young grass. 2 A hair of the pubes.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśṣp (शष्प).�n Young grass. A hair of the pubes.
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 dictionaryŚṣp (शष्प).—Loss of intellect or presence of mind (پṣaⲹ).
-ṣp Young grass; शष्पाण्यत्ति (śṣpṇyٳپ) Uttararmacarita 4.26; गङ्गाप्रपायान्तनिरूढशष्पम् (gaṅgprapyntanirūḍhaśṣpm) (gahvaram) R. 2.26.
Derivable forms: śṣp� (शष्प�).
See also (synonyms): ś貹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṣp (शष्प).—n.
(-ṣp�) Young grass. m.
(-ṣp�) Loss of intellect or confidence. E. ś to hurt, Unadi aff. pa, and sa changed to ṣa; also ś貹.
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Ś貹 (शस्प).—n.
(-貹�) 1. Young grass. 2. Loss of confidence or understanding. E. ś to injury, pa aff., and the sibilant unchanged.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṣp (शष्प).—and ś貹 ś貹, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 9, 6 (probably from vb. ś; cf. vi-ś and śtra, properly, grass which may be cut), n. 1. Young grass, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 26; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 120 (read śṣp instead of śṣy, Boll., and śya, Calc.). 2. Loss of intellect.
� Cf. [Latin] cespes, i. e. cespo + vit = ś貹 + vant, Endowed with young grass.
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Ś貹 (शस्प).—see śṣp.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṣp (शष्प).—[neuter] (young) grass, p. vant�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śṣp (शष्प):�n. (ifc. f(). ; [according to] to [Uṇdi-sūtra iii, 28] [from] �ś; often incorrectly ś貹 and śṣy) young or sprouting grass, any grass, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit] etc. etc.
2) loss of consciousness (= pratibh-kṣaya), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śṣp (शष्प):�(ṣp�) 1. n. Young grass; loss of intellect or confidence.
2) Ś貹 (शस्प):�(貹�) 1. n. Young grass, loss of intellect or confidence.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śṣp (शष्प) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sappha.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 corpusŚṣp (ಶಷ್ಪ):—[noun] young green grass.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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