Shephalika, 艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻, Seph膩lik膩, Sephalika: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Shephalika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 can be transliterated into English as Sephalika or Shephalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ) [in Sanskrit and Hindi] is another name for 艢别辫丑腻濒墨, a medicinal plant identified with Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (or 鈥榥ight-flowering jasmine鈥�) from the Oleaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.155-156 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁辫补). Together with the names 艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 and 艢别辫丑腻濒墨, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botany艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ) is a Sanskrit word referring to Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (鈥渘ight-flowering jasmine鈥�) from the Oleaceae family. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the 颁补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 or the 厂耻艣谤耻迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. It is a large shrub (or a small tree) growing up to 10 meters in heighth. It has fragrant white flowers with orange corolla. It grows all over India up to 1500m elevation. It is also cultivated in gardens.
According to the 础尘补谤补办辞艣补, the plant has the following synonyms: Suvah膩, Nirgu峁囜笉墨, and N墨lik膩. The 础尘补谤补办辞艣补 is a 4th century Sanskrit botanical thesaurus authored by Amarasi峁僪a.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)艢ephalik膩 (啶多啶げ啶苦啶�) in Sanskrit refers to a tree Vitex negundo (with small purple flowers), as is mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥�(Roxburgh 1874 p. 481).
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ) refers to the Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, the night-flowering jasmine. Materia Medica (Dutt), p. 189, says its flowers 鈥渙pen at sunset, and before morning strew the ground thickly with their fallen corollas鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sephalika in India is the name of a plant defined with Nyctanthes arbor-tristis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Parilium arbor-tristis Gaertn. (among others).
2) Sephalika is also identified with Vitex negundo It has the synonym Vitex nogondo L. ap. Bojer (etc.).
3) Sephalika is also identified with Vitex trifolia It has the synonym Vitex trifolia var. variegata Moldenke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytologia (1949)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Ceiba (2003)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1847)
· Phytologia (1961)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sephalika, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryseph膩lik膩 : (f.) a plant producing fragrant flowers.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ).鈥�f. A kind of plant; 啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ啶曕啶膏啶啶ㄠ啶оぎ啶ㄠ啶灌ぐ啶距ぃ啶� (艣别辫丑腻濒颈办腻办耻蝉耻尘补驳补苍诲丑补尘补苍辞丑补谤腻峁噄) 峁歵usa峁僪膩ra 3.14.
See also (synonyms): 艣别辫丑腻濒颈.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ).鈥攆.
(-办腻) A flower, (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.) E. 艣别辫丑腻 sleeping, from 艣墨 with pha aff., ali a bee, fem. aff. 峁吥梗, kap added; also 艣别辫丑腻濒颈 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ).鈥擺feminine] a kind of plant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ):鈥擺from 艣别辫腻濒补] f. idem, [Su艣ruta; 峁歵usa峁僪膩ra etc.] ([according to] to some also 鈥榯he fruit of the above tree鈥�; [according to] to others 鈥楴yctanthes Arbor Tristis鈥�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ):鈥�(办腻) 1. f. Idem.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 厂别产丑腻濒颈腻.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary艢别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (啶多啶ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ):鈥攏. Bot. nyctanthes tritis;
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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Full-text: Svarnashephalika, Shiphalika, Shephali, Badariphala, Atyuha, Vatari, Shefalika, Suvaha, Sebhalia, Svarnashiphalika, Nirgundi, Niliya, Bhutakesha, Anushastra, Harsingar, Nilaka, Aparajita, Surasa, Vijaya.
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Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
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