Dantasatha, Dantasaṭha, Dantashatha, Dantaśaṭha, Danta-shatha, Damtashatha: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Dantasatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Dantaśaṭha can be transliterated into English as Dantasatha or Dantashatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuDantaśaṭhā (दन्तशठा) is another name for Kṣudrāmlikā, a medicinal plant identified with Oxalis corniculata Linn. or “creeping woodsorrel” from the Oxalidaceae or “wood sorrel” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.100-102 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Dantaśaṭhā and Kṣudrāmlikā, there are a total of fifteen 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)1) Dantashatha in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus aurantium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Citrus bigarradia Loisel. (among others).
2) Dantashatha is also identified with Tamarindus indica It has the synonym Tamarindus erythraeus Mattei (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1990)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1985)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dantashatha, for example health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarydantasaṭha : (m.) limes tree. (nt.) lime fruit.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDantaśaṭha (दन्तशठ).—a. sour, acid. (-ṭhaḥ) 1 sourness, acidity.
2) Name of several trees with acid fruit like the citron, tamarind, wood-apple.
Dantaśaṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and śaṭha (शठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantaśaṭha (दन्तशठ).—m.
(-ṭhaḥ) 1. Elephant or wood-apple: see kapittha. 2. Common lime, (Citrus acida.) 3. A plant bearing an acid fruit, (Averhoa carambola,) 4. An orange. 5. Sourness, acidity. f.
(-ṭhā) Woodsorrel, (Oxalis monadelpha.) E. danta a tooth, and śaṭha noxious, bad.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantaśaṭha (दन्तशठ).—m. common lime, Ferronia elephantum Corr., and Averrhoa carambola Lin., [Suśruta] 1, 157, 5.
Dantaśaṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and śaṭha (शठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dantaśaṭha (दन्तशठ):—[=danta-śaṭha] [from danta] mfn. ‘bad for the teeth’, acid, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. acidity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of several trees with acid fruits and (n.) Name of the fruits (= -karṣaṇa, Citrus Auraritium = -phala, Averrhoa Carambola, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), 42 and 46
4) Dantaśaṭhā (दन्तशठा):—[=danta-śaṭhā] [from danta-śaṭha > danta] f. Oxalis pusilla, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantaśaṭha (दन्तशठ):—[danta-śaṭha] (ṭhaḥ) 1. m. Wood-apple; lime; orange. f. Wood sorrel.
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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 corpusDaṃtaśaṭha (ದಂತಶಠ):—
1) [noun] the sour taste that causes a painful feeling in the jaw where the tooth is or teeth are damaged.
2) [noun] the citrus tree Citrus medica of Rutaceae family; lemon tree.
3) [noun] its small, egg-shaped, edible frit with a pale-yellow rind and a juicy, sour pulp; lemon.
4) [noun] the tree Feronia limonia (= f. elephantum) of Rutaceae family.
5) [noun] its hard-shelled edible fruit; wood apple.
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: Shatha, Danta, Catta, Shata, Cata.
Starts with: Dantasathah, Dantasatham.
Full-text: Damtasara, Tantacatam, Dantashata, Kshudramlika, Shata.
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