Kshudrasaha, Kṣudrasahā, Kshudra-saha: 7 definitions
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Kshudrasaha 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 Kṣudrasahā can be transliterated into English as Ksudrasaha or Kshudrasaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKṣudrasahā (क्षुद्रसहा) is another name for Mudgaparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Vigna radiata (mung bean or green gram) from the Fabaceae, or “pea family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.34-36 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 Kṣudrasahā and Mudgaparṇī, 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)Kshudrasaha in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna trilobata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaseolus trilobus Michx., nom. illeg., non Phaseolus trilobus Aiton (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1968)
· Hortus Kewensis (1789)
· Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta (1770)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kshudrasaha, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, 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 DictionaryKṣudrasahā (क्षुद्रसहा).—f.
(-hā) A plant, commonly Mugai: see mudgaparṇī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣudrasahā (क्षुद्रसहा):—[=kṣudra-sahā] [from kṣudra > kṣud] f. Phaseolus trilobus, [Caraka] ([varia lectio] -mahā), [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] = -ruhā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣudrasahā (क्षुद्रसहा):—[kṣudra-sahā] (hā) 1. f. Kidney-bean plant (Phaseolus trilobus).
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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: Kshudra, Saha.
Full-text: Mudgaparni.
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