Kshirini, Kṣīriṇī: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣīriṇī can be transliterated into English as Ksirini or Kshirini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Kṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.50-51 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Kṣīriṇī (or Satyānāsī as it is known in Hindi), is a widespread thorny shrub throughout the country Notes: Kṣīriṇī (or Satyānāsī as it is known in Hindi) can be identified with any of the following: 1) Garcinia morella Desr., 2) Euphorbia thomsoniana Boiss., 3) Argemone mexicana Linn., 4) Euphorbia pilosa Linn.—Also see Svarṇakṣīrī.
Kṣīriṇī is mentioned as having thirteen synonyms: Kāñcanakṣīrī, Karṣaṇī, Kaṭuparṇikā, Tiktadugdhā, Haimavatī, Himadugdhā, Himāvatī, Himādrijā, Pītadugdhā, Yavaciñcā, Himodbhavā, Haimī and Himajā.
Properties and characteristics: “Kṣīriṇī is pungent (kaṭu), bitter (tikta), purgative and cures oedema and fevers/burning sensation. It quells kapha-doṣa and is anthelmintic. It relieves fevers due to pitta-doṣa”.
2) Kṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kuṭumbinī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.78-80. Together with the names Kṣīriṇī and Kuṭumbinī, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāKṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी) possibly refers to a synonym of Payasyā: a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Note: Ḍalhaṇa has identified Payasyā with Arkapuṣpī in general, but sometimes also with Kṣīravidārī and Kṣīrakākolī, while others have at some places called it Kṣīriṇī.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 238, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी).—f. (-ṇī) 1. A milch cow. 2. A tree bearing an edible fruit, (Mimusops kauki.) 3. A medicinal kind of the moon plant or acid Asclepias. E. kṣīra milk, and ini affix, alluding to its juice, fem. affix ṅīp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी):—[from kṣīrin > kṣīra] f. a dish prepared with milk, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxv, 142 f.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of several plants (Mimusops Kauki, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ; a variety of acid Asclepias used in medicine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; etc.), [Suśruta iv, 9, 26.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी):—(ṇī) 3. f. Idem; acid Asclepias; a milch-cow.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣīriṇī (क्षीरिणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khīriṇī.
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 corpusKṣīriṇi (ಕ್ಷೀರಿಣಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಕ್ಷೀರಾವಿ - [kshiravi -] 1.
2) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium of Solanaceae family.
3) [noun] a soft, sweet dish made of milk.
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)
Starts with: Kshirinivanamahatmya.
Ends with: Vikshirini.
Full-text (+10): Tiktadugdha, Himadugdha, Himodbhava, Himadrija, Karshani, Himaja, Pitadugdha, Kshirin, Karshin, Kutumbini, Patuparnika, Khirini, Kancanakshiri, Satyanasi, Haimavati, Katuparnika, Himavati, Haimi, Yavacinca, Karshini.
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