Ashvamaraka, Aśvamāraka, Ashva-maraka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Ashvamaraka 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 Aśvamāraka can be transliterated into English as Asvamaraka or Ashvamaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Ashvamaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Nerium oleander in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nerion oleandrum St.-Lag. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phys. (1790) (1790)
· Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2 (1815)
· Flora of Puná Island (2001)
· Annales de la Société Botanique de Lyon (1880)
· Mag. Bot. (1837)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1821)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ashvamaraka, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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
Aśvamāraka (अश्वमारक).—m. 'horse-destroying', a kind of Oleander, Nerium Odorum Ait. (Mar. pāṃḍharī kaṇhera).
Derivable forms: aśvamārakaḥ (अश्वमारकः).
Aśvamāraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and māraka (मारक). See also (synonyms): aśvamāra, aśvahantṛ.
Aśvamāraka (अश्वमारक).—m.
(-kaḥ) See the preceding.
Aśvamāraka (अश्वमारक):—[=aśva-māraka] [from aśva] m. = -ghna q.v., [Suśruta]
Aśvamāraka (अश्वमारक):—[aśva-māraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Aśvamāraka (अश्वमारक):—m. dass. [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Suśruta 1, 32, 17. 142, 20. 2, 49, 15.]
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: Ashva, Maraka.
Full-text: Asvamarakah, Ashvamara, Ashvahantri.
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