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Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Atirasa (अतिरस) refers to a type of “rice-flour cake”, as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—(Atirasa ingredients): rice-flour, jaggery syrup and ghee. (Cooking instructions): Cook the rice flour in the syrup of jaggery. Knead the mixture and cook it in ghee. This preparation, resembling the colour of moon is known as atirasa. Here the author says that kneading process should be done particularly by the hands of a woman. It may seems to the softness of the dish by the hands of a lady. The same preparation containing more liquid content is called apāla.

Atirasa is a delicious and crisp sweet dish that is made from rice, jaggery and spiced. This deep fried sweet is very famous in southern India and even Sri Lanka.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Atirasa in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G.Don from the Orchidaceae (Orchid) family having the following synonyms: Epidendrum tessellatum, Vanda roxburghii, Cymbidium tessellatum. For the possible medicinal usage of atirasa, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Atirasa in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle from the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Atirasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum heterophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum heterophyllum Wall..

2) Atirasa is also identified with Asparagus racemosus It has the synonym Asparagopsis hohenackerii Kunth (etc.).

3) Atirasa is also identified with Inula helenium It has the synonym Corvisartia helenium (L.) Mérat (etc.).

4) Atirasa is also identified with Vanda tessellata It has the synonym Cymbidium tessellatum (Roxb.) Sw. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1850)
· South African Journal of Botany (1983)
· Botaniceskjij Žurnal SSSR (1983)
· Enum. Pl. (1850)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1875)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Atirasa, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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 dictionary

Atirasā (अतिरसा).—(Very juicy) Name of various plants, मूर्वा, रास्ना (mūrvā, rāsnā) and क्लीतनक (klītanaka). (Mar. moravela, rāsnā, jyeṣṭhamadha).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atirasā (अतिरसा).—f.

(-sā) A creeper. E. ati, and rasa flavour.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atirasā (अतिरसा):—[=ati-rasā] [from ati] f. ‘very succulent’, Name of various plants (Mūrvā, Rāsnā, Klītanaka).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atirasā (अतिरसा):—[bahuvrihi compound] f.

(-sā) The name of several plants. See mūrvā, rāsnā, klītanaka. E. ati and rasa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atirasā (अतिरसा):—[ati-rasā] (sā) 1. f. A creeper.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atirasa in German

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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 corpus

Atirasa (ಅತಿರಸ):—[adjective] highly juicy; very succulent.

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Atirasa (ಅತಿರಸ):—[noun] a sweet round cake made of rice flour, coconut and jaggery and fried in ghee or oil.

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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: Rasa, Aca, Atir, Asha, Raca, Ati.

Ends with: Jatirasa, Parpatirasa, Ratirasa, Shankhavatirasa, Vasantamalatirasa, Yamavatirasa.

Full-text: Apala, Klitanaka, Balya, Rasna, Rosana, Yukta, Surabhi, Mukta, Elaparni, Bhayanaka.

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