Shitaphala, Śitāphaḷa, Śitāphala, Śīٲ, Shita-phala, Sitāphala: 12 definitions
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Shitaphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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 Śitāphaḷa and Śitāphala and Śīٲ can be transliterated into English as Sitaphala or Shitaphalia or Shitaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sitafal.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, IndiaSitāphala (or Sitāphaḻa) in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal tree “Annona squamosa Linn.�, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Fruits�. Instructions for using the tree named Sitāphala: The fresh juice prepared from 50 g ripe fruit pulp—to relieve thirst in fever.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSita-Phala [ಸೀತಾಫಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Annona squamosa L. from the Annonaceae (sugar apple) family. For the possible medicinal usage of sita-phala, 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.
Sita-phala [ଶୀ� ଫଳ] in the Odia language is the name of a plant identified with Salvadora persica L. from the Salvadoraceae (Salvadora) family.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shitaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Covellia glomerata (Roxburgh) Miquel (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Species Plantarum
· Numer. List (4549)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1946)
· Biotropica (2006)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shitaphala, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, 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 Dictionaryśitāphaḷa (शिताफळ).—f (ī S) Custard-apple-tree and n its fruit, Annona squamosa.
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ī (सीताफल).—f (S) pop īḷ� or ḷa f The Custard-apple tree, and īḷa n The fruit, Annona squamosa.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishīḷa (सीताफळ).�f The custard-apple tree. n Its fruit.
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 dictionaryŚīٲ (शीतफ�).—Ficus Glomerata (Mar. ṃb).
Derivable forms: śīٲ� (शीतफलः).
Śīٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīٲ and phala (फल).
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ī (सीताफल).—the custard-apple tree.
-lam its fruit.
Derivable forms: ī� (सीताफल�).
ī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and phala (फल).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī (सीताफल).—m.
(-�) The custard-apple tree. n.
(-�) The custard-apple.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śīٲ (शीतफ�):—[=śīٲ-phala] [from śīٲ] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Ficus Glomerata
2) [v.s. ...] Cordia Myxa
3) Śīٲ (शीतफला):—[=śīٲ-phalā] [from śīٲ-phala > śīٲ] f. Emblica Officinalis.
4) ī (सीताफल):—[=ī-phala] [from ī > sī] m. ‘bearing Sitā’s fruit�, Annona Squamosa, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit itself, [ib.]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryī (सीताफल) [Also spelled sitafal]:�(nm) see [첹ū;] a custard apple.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusī (ಸೀತಾಫಲ):�
1) [noun] the tree Anona squamosa of Annonaceae family.
2) [noun] its edible fruit; custard-apple.
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 Dictionaryī (सीताफल):—n. custard apple;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Sitafal, Sitaphalam, Ram-sitaphalam, Sitaperala, Shitaphali, Atripya, Bahibija, Bahubija.
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