Duhsparsha, Dusparśa, Dusparśā, Duḥsparśa, Duḥsparśa, Dusparsha, Dushparsha, Duhshparsha: 21 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Dusparśa and Dusparśā and Duḥsparśa and Duḥsparśa can be transliterated into English as Dusparsa or Dusparsha or Duhsparsa or Duhsparsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Dusparśā (दुस्पर्शा) is another name for Kapikacchu, a medicinal plant identified with Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean or cowhage or cowitch) from the Fabaceae or “bean family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.50-53 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Dusparśā and Kapikacchu, there are a total of twenty-six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Dusparśā (दुस्पर्शा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kaṇṭakārī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum xanthacarpum, a synonym of Solanum virginianum L. (“surattense nightshade” or “Thai eggplant”) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.30-32. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Dusparśā and Kaṇṭakārī, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
3) Duḥsparśā (दुःस्पर्शा) is mentioned as a synonym for Dhanvayāsa, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.53-55. Together with the names Duḥsparśā and Dhanvayāsa, there are a total of fourteen 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDuḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श) refers to “being difficult to touch”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] In the meantime the lord of mountains returned from the Gaṅgā. He saw the mendicant in the human form in his court-yard. On hearing the details from Menā he became very angry. He ordered his attendants to drive out the dancer. But, O excellent sage, none of them could push him out as he was hot to the touch (duḥsparśa) like a blazing fire and very brilliant. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Duṣparśa (दुष्पर्श) refers to “becoming hardly touchable” (due to being heated by the sun), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “In summer, [...] when the river water flows, boiling as it were, the earth’s surface becomes hardly touchable (duṣparśa) on account of the heated dust; [...] then the season, like the forest fire, becomes intolerable to these birds [i.e., hawks], [...]. Therefore cooling processes should be now resorted to”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsDuhsparsha [दुःस्पर्शा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Fagonia schweinfurthii (Hadidi) Hadidi from the Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) family having the following synonyms: Fagonia indica var. schweinfurthii, Fagonia arabica var. schweinfurthii. For the possible medicinal usage of duhsparsha, 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.
Duhsparsha [दुःस्पर्श] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Caesalpinia crista, Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina bonduc.
Duhsparsa in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Dalechampia indica Wight from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Dalechampia ternata, Dalechampia coromandeliana.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dusparsha in India is the name of a plant defined with Alhagi maurorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alhagi camelorum Fisch. var. spinis-elongatis Boiss. (among others).
2) Dusparsha is also identified with Fagonia arabica.
3) Dusparsha is also identified with Fagonia cretica It has the synonym Fagonia desertorum Andr..
4) Dusparsha is also identified with Fagonia indica It has the synonym Fagonia subinermis Boiss. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1824)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Hort. Goenk. (1812)
· Acta Helvetica, Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica (1755)
· Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft (1787)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dusparsha, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Duhsparsa in India is the name of a plant defined with Alhagi maurorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alhagi pseudalhagi M. Bieb. subsp. persarum (Boiss. & Buhse) Takht. (among others).
2) Duhsparsa is also identified with Alhagi pseudalhagi It has the synonym Alhagi pseudalhagi Fisch. (etc.).
3) Duhsparsa is also identified with Fagonia indica It has the synonym Fagonia olivieri auct., non DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1843)
· United Arab Rep. J. (1979)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1849)
· Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft (1787)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Duhsparsa, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryDusparśa (दुस्पर्श).—a (S) Difficult or unfit to be touched.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श).—mfn.
(-rśaḥ-rśā-rśaṃ) Difficult or unfit to be touched. m.
(-rśaḥ) A plant, (Hedysarum alhagi.) f.
(-rśā) A prickly sort of nightshade. E. dur bad, spṛś to touch, affix khal, fem. affix ṭāp .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣparśa (दुष्पर्श).—mfn.
(-rśaḥ-rśā-rśaṃ) Not to be touched, unpleasant to the touch. m.
(-rśaḥ) A plant, (Hedysarum alhaji:) see dusparśa . dur + sthala-karmaṇi khal .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श).—adj. 1. of difficult or disagreeable touch, Mahābhārata 13, 2109. 2. affecting disagreeably, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 17, 5 (of wind).
Duḥsparśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and sparśa (स्पर्श).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श).—[adjective] difficult or unpleasant to be touched.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Duḥṣparśa (दुःष्पर्श):—[=duḥ-ṣparśa] [from duḥ] See -sparśa.
2) Duḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श):—[=duḥ-sparśa] [from duḥ] mfn. difficult to be touched or unpleasant to the touch, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Alhagi Maurorum (also śaka, [Cār.])
4) [v.s. ...] Guilandina Bonduc, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Duḥsparśā (दुःस्पर्शा):—[=duḥ-sparśā] [from duḥ-sparśa > duḥ] f. A° M°
6) [v.s. ...] Solanum Jacquini
7) [v.s. ...] Mucuna Pruritus
8) [v.s. ...] Cassyta Filiformis, [Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣparśa (दुष्पर्श):—[=duṣ-parśa] [from duṣ > dur] (duṣparśa) = duḥ-sparśa (See duḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श):—[duḥ-sparśa] (rśaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Hedysarum alhagi). f. (śā) Prickly nightshade. a. Hard to be touched.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDuṣparśa (दुष्पर्श):—[du-ṣparśa] (rśaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Hedysarum). a. Not to be touched.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Duḥsparśa (दुःस्पर्श) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Duppharisa, Dupphāsa, Duphāsa.
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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 corpusDuḥsparśa (ದುಃಸ್ಪರ್ಶ):—[noun] the weed Tragia hispida of Euphorbiaceae family; nettle.
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDusparśa (ದುಸ್ಪರ್ಶ):—
1) [noun] = ದುಸ್ಪರ್ಶೆ - [dusparshe -] 2.
2) [noun] the weed Tragia hispida of Euphorbiaceae family; nettle.
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: Sparsha, Duh, Du, Dush.
Starts with: Duhsparshaka.
Ends with: Kshudraduhsparsha, Suduhsparsha.
Full-text: Duphasa, Suduhsparsha, Duppharisa, Dupphasa, Kshudraduhsparsha, Turpparicam, Tutpiracam, Atisparsha, Kutashalmali, Trikanta, Dhanvayasa, Kapikacchu, Svarasa, Kantakari, Duralabha, Khara.
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