Shringataka, Śṛṅṭa첹, Śṛṅṭa, Shrimgataka: 14 definitions
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Shringataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śṛṅṭa첹 and Śṛṅṭa can be transliterated into English as Srngataka or Shringataka, 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 IndiaŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक) refers to a type of fruit-bearing plant, according to the Mahābhārata Anuśāsanaparva 53.19 , and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—We can see the description of flowering and fruit bearing plants in Ṛgveda. But we come across the specific names of them only in the later Saṃhita and Brāhmaṇa literature. [...] From the epics, we know that the hermits generally lived on fruits, roots and tubers. Mahābhārata the commonly used fruits are ⲹ, ṅgܻ岹, śṛṅṭa첹, ٲ첹 (marking nut), the fruits of ṣa (fig tree), śٳٳ (pipal tree), īٲ첹 (fruit of Terminallia) and ī (Salvadora persica).
Śṛṅṭa첹 refers to Trapa bispinosa (synonym of Trapa natans?) and is mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇāgṇa-첹ٳԲ), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., śṛṅṭa첹 (Trapa bispinosa)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., bhadramusta (a kind of cyperus)] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in Mādhava CikitsāŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक) refers to the medicinal plant Trapa bispinosa Roxb. Syn. Trapa natans L. var. bispinosa Roxb., and is used in the treatment of پ (diarrhoea), according to the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (as well as the Pharmacopoeia).—Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several preparations [including Śṛṅṭa첹] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
The plant plant Trapa bispinosa Roxb. Syn. Trapa natans L. var. bispinosa Roxb. (Śṛṅṭa첹) is known as Śṛṅgārapatra according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक) is identified with Trapa bispinosa, and is given to domesticated elephants (as part of routine care-taking), 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 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: �9. (One shall feed them) stalks and bulbs of lotuses and (other) water lilies, plantains (bananas), edible lotus roots, Trapa bispinosa [e.g., śṛṅṭa첹], ū grass, udumbara (kind of fig), Boswellia thurifera, sugar cane, spikenard, banyan (leaves or fruits), bamboos, etc. And the sprouts (or buds) and fruits of (two kinds of) figs (Ficus infectoria and Ficus religiosa), and wood-apples are always to be given to elephants, King of Aṅga, to ease their distress; also other sweet delicacies which they love�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक) is a Sanskrit word possibly referring to Trapa natans, a plant species in the Lythraceae family. Certain plant parts of Tarūṭa are eaten as a vegetable (ś첹), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs�. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Note that Trapa natans and Trapa bispinosa are synonyms.

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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक).�1. Arrow. 2. Height of an arc or segment of a circle. Note: Śṛṅṭa첹 is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŚṛṅṭa (शृङ्गाटक�) is the name of the Cave associated with Oḍḍiyāna, one the eight Sacred Seats (īṻ), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubj.

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.
India history and geography
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Śṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक) refers to a type of necklace commonly found in the Sleeping chamber (of young ladies) in Ancient India, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 83.3-9: Here is the description of the house or the sleeping chambers of young ladies which were beautified for the reception of their husbands. The select items in this list are as follows: [e.g., putting on the śṛṅṭa첹 and valakkhala necklaces and round earrings ornaments;] [...]

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक).—A mountain with three peaks.
-kam 1 A place where four roads meet; ता� शून्यशृङ्गाटकवेश्मरथ्यां (tā� śūnyaśṛṅṭa첹veśmarathyā�) Rām.2.71.45; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.68.25; इमां शृङ्गाटकस्था� विटसभा� प्रविशाम� (imā� śṛṅṭa첹sthā� viṭasabhā� praviśāmi) Avimāraka 3; Bhāgavata 9.1.17.
2) A kind of pastry.
3) A door; 'शृङ्गाटक� भवेद� द्वारि कण्टके � चतुष्पथे (śṛṅṭa첹� bhaved dvāri kaṇṭake ca catuṣpathe)' इत� मेदिनी (iti medinī) Bhāgavata 8.15.16.
Derivable forms: śṛṅṭa첹� (शृȨगाटक�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक).—n.
(-첹�) 1. A place where four roads meet. 2. An aquatic plant, (Trapa bispinosa.) 3. A door. m.
(-첹�) A collection or mountain of three peaks. E. kan added to the preceding.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक).—[substantive] triangle, a triangular place or a place where three roads meet.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक):—[from śṛṅ] m. Name of various plants (Trapa Bispinosa etc. = śṛṅṭa), [Mahābhārata; Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā; Bhāvaprśa]
2) [v.s. ...] a mountain having three peaks, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a mountain (= śṛṅṭa), [Kāl-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] mn. (ifc. f( and> ). ) a place where four (or several) roads meet, crossway, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] mn. (in [anatomy]) = śṛṅṭa, [Suśruta]
6) [v.s. ...] (in [astronomy]) a [particular] configuration of the planets (when all of them are in the 1st, 5th, and 9th asterisms), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
7) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of pastry or minced meat etc. (called Samūsā in Hindi), [Bhāvaprśa]
8) [v.s. ...] a door, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚṛṅṭa첹 (शृङ्गाटक):�(첹�) 1. n. Idem; a door, m. Mountain of three peaks.
[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 corpusŚṛṃgāṭaka (ಶೃಂಗಾಟ�):�
1) [noun] = ಶೃಂಗಾಟ [shrimgata].
2) [noun] the place between two eye-brows, just above the root of the nose.
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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Starts with: Shrimgatakavyuha, Shringatakalpana.
Full-text (+11): Grahashringataka, Vanashringataka, Sthalashringataka, Shrimgatakavyuha, Mamsashringataka, Samvatika, Shringaruha, Shringata, Cirunkatakam, Cirunkatam, Varikubjaka, Trapa bispinosa, Catvara, Singhataka, Shingada, Vishanin, Kashmarya, Shringarapatra, Valakkhala, Necklace.
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