Dvipishatru, Dvīpiśatru: 7 definitions
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Dvipishatru 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 Dvīpiśatru can be transliterated into English as Dvipisatru or Dvipishatru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuDvīpiśatru (द्वीपिशत्रु) is another name for Śatāvarī, a medicinal plant identified with Asparagus racemosus Willed. (or “buttermilk root”) from the Asparagaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.116-119 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 Dvīpiśatru and Śatāvarī, there are a total of thirty-two 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)Dvipishatru in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis brownei Kunth (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1829)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1850)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1875)
· Nouv. Ann. Mus. Paris (1834)
· Enum. Pl. (1850)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dvipishatru, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvīpiśatru (द्वीपिशत्रु).—m.
(-truḥ) A plant, (Asparagus racemosus.) E. dvīpin a tiger, and śatru obnoxious. śatāvaryām . dvīpinaḥ vyāghrasya śatruriva .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvīpiśatru (द्वीपिशत्रु):—[=dvīpi-śatru] [from dvīpi > dvīpa] m. Asparagus Racemosus (cf. dvīpikā and next).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvīpiśatru (द्वीपिशत्रु):—[dvīpi-śatru] (truḥ) 2. m. Asparagus.
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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: Shatru, Dvipin.
Full-text: Viputacatturu, Dvipashatru, Dvipya, Shatavari.
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