Shambari, Ś峾ī, Śī: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Shambari means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Ś峾ī and Śī can be transliterated into English as Sambari or Shambari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighṇṭu1) Śī (शम्बरी) is another name for Āܰ첹ṇ�, a medicinal plant identified with Ipomoea reniformis, synonym of Merremia emarginata (kidney leaf morning glory) from the Convolvulaceae or “morning glory family� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.67-68 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighṇṭu. The third chapter (ḍūc徱-) of this book contains climbers and creepers (īܻ). Together with the names Śī and Āܰ첹ṇ�, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Śī (शम्बरी) also represents a synonym for Śܳٲśṇ�, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.136-137. The fourth chapter (ś徱-) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (ṛt-ṣu貹). Together with the names Śī and Śܳٲśṇ�, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: According to Narahari, Pratyakśreṇ� is a common synonym to ٰԳī and Ākhuparṇ� along with Śܳٲśṇ� but Śܳٲśṇ� is anti rat-poison which Ākhuparṇ� is not and ٰԳī is Rasāyanī, a property absent in the rest of the two.
3) Ś峾ī (शाम्बरी) is another name for ٰԳī an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Jaipal�Croton tiglium, (2) Baliospermum sinuatum Muell or (3) Ratanjota�Jatropha glandulifera Roxb., according to verse 5.134-136. The fifth chapter (貹貹ṭād-) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (ṣu-ṣu貹). Together with the names Ś峾ī and ٰԳī, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaŚ峾ī (शाम्बरी) refers to “magic� or “illusion�, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 6.14.—The word is from ś, a demon famous for his magical skill. cf. Naiṣadhacarita 20.130; also 10.123. in both examples ś means also “water�. Śambara is used in the sense of “error�, “delusion� in Yogavāsiṣṭha (Sthitiprakarṇa 47.88) where the commentary explains īś as ī.
The word Ś峾ī occurs in Liṅgapurāṇa (27.198 of Uttarārdha) as the name of one of the deities or Śaktis mentioned in connection with a Tantric rite in which the king undergoes a ceremonial bath for the attainment of victory. Ś峾ī and Śāmbarika are used in the sense of “magic� and “magician� respectively in Śivārkamṇidīpikā or Śrīkṇṭhabhāṣya 3.2.6, etc.Cf. Mallikāmāruta, Act 1. The form Śāmbara occurs in Yogavāsiṣṭha (Vairāgyaprakarṇa 12.12).

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A StudyŚṃbī (शंबरी) refers to one of the 56 rays of the Mūlādhāra-Cakra which (together with the 52 rays of the Svadhiṣṭhāna) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Śṃbī]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the ś岹貹ñ or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with � and �, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.

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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Critical Sanskrit Edition and a Translation of Kambala’s Sādhananidhi, Chapter 8Śī (शम्बरी) is the name of a deity associated with the syllable “śṃ/saṃ� of the Heart Mantra of Heruka (ṛdⲹԳٰ): one of the four major mantras in the Cakrasaṃvara tradition, as taught in the eighth chapter of the 9th-century Herukābhidhāna and its commentary, the Sādhananidhi. The Hṛdaya-mantra consists of twenty-two letters. [...] A practitioner in meditation visualizes that twenty-two deities [viz., Śī] are developed from the twenty-two letters constituting the mantra. Each letter of the mantra is used as the initial letter of each deity’s name except for the first and second deities, who are the chief couple deities and located at the center of the ṇḍ.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sambari in India is the name of a plant defined with Croton tiglium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes pavana (Buch.-Ham.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany (1998)
· Species Plantarum
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· A Hand-book to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldinae-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (1843)
· Cytologia (1999)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sambari, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, 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 Dictionaryś峾ī (शांबरी).—f S A female juggler or conjurer.
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sāmbarī (सांबरी).—f A sweetmeat made of milk, flour, and sugar, in the form of a cylinder composed of little sticks.
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sāmbarī (सांबरी).—a (峾) Relating to the animal 峾--leather &c.: of the leather of a 峾--shoes &c.
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sāmbarī (सांबरी).—f The hide of a 峾. 2 A kind of pouch or bag (usually of the leather of the 峾) for holding powder, bullets, flints, barber's instruments &c.
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 dictionaryŚī (शम्बरी).�
1) Illusion, jugglery.
2) A female juggler.
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Ś峾ī (शाम्बरी).�
1) Jugglery, sorcery.
2) Magic illusion; शाम्बरीशिल्पमलक्ष� दिक्षु (ś峾īśilpamalakṣi dikṣu) N.6.14.
3) A sorceress.
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峾ī (साम्बरी).�
1) A sorceress.
2) Sorcery; L. D. B.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ峾ī (शाम्बरी).—f. (-ī) 1. A female-juggler. 2. Jugglery, sorcery. E. ś a demon, � added, and ṅīṣ fem. aff.
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峾ī (साम्बरी).—f. (-ī) A female juggler. E. See ś峾ī; the ś being changed.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śī (शम्बरी):—[from ś > śmba] f. Salvinia Cucullata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; Croton Polyandrum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] = , sorcery, magic ([probably] [wrong reading] for ś峾ī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Ś峾ī (शाम्बरी):—[from ś峾] f. jugglery, sorcery, illusion (as practised by the Daitya ڰ), [Naiṣadha-carita]
4) [v.s. ...] a sorceress, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś峾ī (शाम्बरी):�(ī) 3. f. A female juggler.
2) 峾ī (साम्बरी):�(ī) 3. f. A female juggler.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ś峾ī (शाम्बरी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: DZī.
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 corpusŚāṃbari (ಶಾಂಬರಿ):�
1) [noun] = ಶಾಂಬ� [shambara].
2) [noun] the art, practices or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
3) [noun] a woman who practices sorcery; a witch; a sorceress.
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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