Haridashva, Haridaśva, Harit-ashva: 9 definitions
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Haridashva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Haridaśva can be transliterated into English as Haridasva or Haridashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Haridashva in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Streptocaulon cochinchinense G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nepal Med. Coll. J. (2006)
· Phytotherapy Research (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1895)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Contraception. (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Haridashva, for example health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHaridaśva (हरिदश्व).—
1) the sun; प्रविघाटयिता समुत्पतन् हरिदश्वः कमलाकरानिव (pravighāṭayitā samutpatan haridaśvaḥ kamalākarāniva) Kirātārjunīya 2.46; R.3.22; 18.23; Śiśupālavadha 11.56.
2) the arka plant.
Derivable forms: haridaśvaḥ (हरिदश्वः).
Haridaśva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms harit and aśva (अश्व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridaśva (हरिदश्व).—m.
(-śvaḥ) 1. The sun. 2. The Arka plant. E. harit green, aśva a horse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridaśva (हरिदश्व).—i. e. harit-aśva, m. The sun, [Kirātārjunīya] 2, 46.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridaśva (हरिदश्व).—[adjective] = haritāśva, [masculine] the sun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridaśva (हरिदश्व):—[=harid-aśva] [from harid > hari] m. ‘having fallow horses’, the Sun, [Raghuvaṃśa; Śiśupāla-vadha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaridaśva (हरिदश्व):—[harida-śva] (śvaḥ) 1. m. The sun.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHaridaśva (ಹರಿದಶ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the Sun God.
2) [noun] any of the seven horses of the Sun-God.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shva, Ashva, Harid, Harida, Harit, Harita.
Full-text: Haritashva, Kamalakara, Surya.
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