Shucimallika, Śucimallikā, Shuci-mallika: 4 definitions
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Shucimallika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śucimallikā can be transliterated into English as Sucimallika or Shucimallika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shuchimallika.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāSūcimallikā (सूचिमल्लिका) is a syononym of Māgadhī, which refers to Jasminum auriculatum Vahl, and is the name of a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Note: Māgadhī is a synonym of Pippalī.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 305, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—(Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants 4:290, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.).—Synonyms of Māgadhī: Yūthikā, Sūcimallikā.—(Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants 3:245, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.)
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚucimallikā (शुचिमल्लिका).—a kind of jasmine (Arabian).
Śucimallikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuci and mallikā (मल्लिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śucimallikā (शुचिमल्लिका):—[=śuci-mallikā] [from śuci > śuc] f. Arabian jasmine (= nava-m), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Sūcimallikā (सूचिमल्लिका):—[=sūci-mallikā] [from sūci > sūc] f. Jasminum Sambac, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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