Bahushikha, Bahuśikha, Bahu-shikha: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Bahushikha 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 Bahuśikha can be transliterated into English as Bahusikha or Bahushikha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuBahuśikhā (बहुशिखा) is another name for Mahārāṣṭrī, a medicinal plant identified with Lippia nodiflora Mich., synonym of Phyla nodiflora (“frog fruit”) from the Verbenaceae or verbena family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.106-108 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Bahuśikhā and Mahārāṣṭrī, there are a total of thirteen 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsBahushikha [बहुशिखा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family having the following synonyms: Lippia nodiflora, Verbena nodiflora, Platonia nodiflora. For the possible medicinal usage of bahushikha, 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.
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 dictionaryBahuśikha (बहुशिख).—a. having many points.
Bahuśikha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and śikha (शिख). See also (synonyms): bahīśikha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahuśikha (बहुशिख):—[=bahu-śikha] [from bahu > bah] mfn. ‘many-pointed’
2) Bahuśikhā (बहुशिखा):—[=bahu-śikhā] [from bahu-śikha > bahu > bah] f. Commelina Salicifolia and another species, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] vahni-ś).
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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: Shikha, Bahu.
Starts with: Bahushikhara.
Full-text: Bahishikha, Maharashtri.
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