Ashvamara, Aśvamāra, Ashva-mara: 9 definitions
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Ashvamara 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 Aśvamāra can be transliterated into English as Asvamara or Ashvamara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaAśvamāra (अश्वमार) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of snake-bites such as those caused by the Kṛṣṇamaṇḍalī-snakes, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Accordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: “For the fire-like burning of the wound caused by the bite, a paste or bolus made out of the excreta of pigeon, sap of Kapittha, Viśvābhū and Girikarṇikā must be applied on it with the dry leaves of Aśvamāra. Ash (bhasma) gotten from burnt rice must be applied on the body. It can be used for fumigation too”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyAśvamāra (अश्वमार) is a Sanskrit word referring to “sweet-scented oleander”, a small tree from the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. The official botanical name of the plant is Nerium oleander and is commonly known as “oleander”. Drugs derived from Oleander has been tested for its anti-cancerous properties. The word Aśvamāra is composed of Aśva (‘horse’) and Māra (‘killing’).
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 dictionaryAśvamāra (अश्वमार).—m. 'horse-destroying', a kind of Oleander, Nerium Odorum Ait. (Mar. pāṃḍharī kaṇhera).
Derivable forms: aśvamāraḥ (अश्वमारः).
Aśvamāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and māra (मार). See also (synonyms): aśvamāraka, aśvahantṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvamāra (अश्वमार).—m.
(-raḥ) Oleander, (Nerium odorum.) E. aśva and māra what kills; the plant is conceived to be deleterious to the horse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvamāra (अश्वमार):—[=aśva-māra] [from aśva] m. = -ghna q.v., [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvamāra (अश्वमार):—[aśva-māra] (raḥ) 1. m. Oleander.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAśvamāra (ಅಶ್ವಮಾರ):—[noun] the plant Nerium indicum of Apocynaceae family and its flower; Indian oleander.
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: Ashvamaraka.
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