Rajamasha, Ჹṣa, Raja-masha, Rajan-masha: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Rajamasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 term Ჹṣa can be transliterated into English as Rajamasa or Rajamasha, 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 IndiaᲹṣa (राजमाष) refers to a variety of pulse used in the Śrāddha ritual, according to the Matsyapurāṇa 15.36-38, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—According to the authors of Purāṇa literature the use of Ჹṣa, ū, Ծṣp屹 and gram are interdicted in the ś ritual.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyᲹṣa (राजमाष) is a Sanskrit word referring to Vigna unguiculata (“cow-peas�). It is a type of legume (śīԲⲹ), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant Ჹṣa is part of the Śamīdhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of legumes�. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Ჹṣa is laxative and relishing. It alleviates kapha, semen and amlapitta (acid gastritis). It is sweet, ٲ-aggravating, rough, astringent, non-slimy and heave in character.
According to the 屹ś it has the following synonyms: Mahāṣa, Capala and Bala. The 屹ś, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra.
According to the ᲹԾṇṭ (verse 16.82), the cowpea (Ჹṣa) has the following synonyms: Nṛpaṣa, Nṛpocita, Kācaṣa, Nīlaṣa, Sitaṣa, Marutkara, Palaṅkaṣ� and Mādhvīka.

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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexᲹṣa (राजमाष).—Unfit for ś.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 16. 7.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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 MātṛsadbhāvaRājamāṣ� (राजमाष�) or “kidney bean� refers to one of various seeds used in īṅkܰ貹ṇa, according to the Mātṛsadbhāva, one of the earliest Śākta Tantras from Kerala.—Mātṛsadbhāva is a Kerala Tantric ritual manual dealing with the worship of Goddess Bhadrakālī (also known as Rurujit) along with ٲ-ṛs or Seven mothers. [...] There are many descriptions about the flora and fauna in Mātṛssadbhāva. Different types of Seeds, ū, metals, etc. are describing in this text. In the seventh chapter of Mātṛsadbhāva is describing the īṅkܰ貹ṇa part, tells seven types seeds need to be used [e.g., Ჹṣ�].

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Rajamasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna vexillata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaseolus quadriflorus A. Rich. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Historia Fisica Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba, Botanica (1845)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Caryologia (1993)
· Willdenowia (1986)
· Cytologia (1999)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rajamasa, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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 DictionaryᲹṣa (राजमाष).—m S A bean, Dolichos catjang.
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 dictionaryᲹṣa (राजमाष).—a kind of bean.
Derivable forms: Ჹṣa� (राजमाष�).
Ჹṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms Ჹ and ṣa (मा�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṣa (राजमाष).—m.
(-ṣa�) A kind of bean, (Dolichos Catjang or sinensis.) “vṭī� E. royal, and ṣa a sort of kidney-bean.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ჹṣa (राजमाष):—[=a-ṣa] [from a > ] m. a kind of bean, Dolichos Catjang, [Mahābhārata]
2) Ჹ (राजमास):—[=a-māsa] [from a > ] [wrong reading] for ṣa, [Mahābhārata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṣa (राजमाष):—[a-ṣa] (ṣa�) 1. m. A kind of bean.
[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 corpusᲹṣa (ರಾಜಮಾಷ):—[noun] a variety of cow pea ofPapilionaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryamāsa (ရာဇမာ�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[a+māsa.māsāna� āseṭṭhatthā amāso,kappadduma.amāpa-saṃ.rāyamāsa-prā,addhamāgadhī]
[ရာ�+မာသ။ မာသာန� ရာဇာသေဋ္ဌတ္ထ� ရာဇမာသော၊ ကပ္ပဒ္ဒုမ။ ရာဇမာ�-သံ။ ရာယမာ�-ပြာ၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Masha, Rajan, Raja.
Full-text (+4): Rajamasah, Rajamashya, Nripocita, Khuddakarajamasa, Mahamasha, Nilamasha, Kulmasha, Aracamatam, Barbati, Barbata, Dvijashapta, Capala, Karadi, Marutkara, Nishpava, Madhvika, Nripamasha, Kacamasha, Sitamasha, Shamidhanyavarga.
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