Ardramasha, Ārdramāṣā, Ardra-masha: 8 definitions
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Ardramasha 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 Ārdramāṣā can be transliterated into English as Ardramasa or Ardramasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuĀrdramāṣā (आर्द्रमाषा) is another name for Māṣaparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Teramnus labialis from the Fabaceae, or “pea family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.30-33 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Ārdramāṣā and Māṣaparṇī, there are a total of twenty-one Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ardramasha in India is the name of a plant defined with Teramnus labialis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bujacia gampsonychia E. Mey. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Brasiliensis (1862)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
· Kew Bulletin (1970)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Revista do Museu Paulista. (1918)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ardramasha, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀrdramāṣā (आर्द्रमाषा).—a. leguminous shrub (māṣaparṇī; Mar. rānauḍīda).
Ārdramāṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ārdra and māṣā (माषा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀrdramāṣā (आर्द्रमाषा).—f.
(-ṣā) A leguminous shrub, (Glycine debilis.) E. ārdra moist, and māṣa a sort of bean.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀrdramāṣā (आर्द्रमाषा):—[=ārdra-māṣā] [from ārdra] f. a leguminous shrub, Glycine Debilis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀrdramāṣā (आर्द्रमाषा):—[ārdra-māṣā] (ṣā) 1. f. Glycine debilis.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Masha, Ardra.
Full-text: Mashaparni.
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