Madhurasa, Madhurasā, Madhu-rasa: 13 definitions

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Madhurasa 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Madhurasā (मधुरसा) is another name for Mūrvā, a medicinal plant identified with Marsdenia tenacissima from the Asclepiadoideae or “milkweed family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.19-21 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 Madhurasā and Mūrvā, there are a total of twenty-eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Madhurasa (मधुरस) is another name (synonym) for Tāla, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Borassus flabellifer (doub palm). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.83), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Madhurasa [मधुरसा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias tenacissima, Pergularia tenacissima. For the possible medicinal usage of madhurasa, 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.

Madhurasa [मधुरसा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia volubilis (L. fil.) Cooke from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias volubilis, Dregea volubilis, Wattakaka volubilis.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Madhurasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lontarus domestica Gaertn., nom. superfl. (among others).

2) Madhurasa is also identified with Clematis gouriana It has the synonym Clematis martini H. Lév. (etc.).

3) Madhurasa is also identified with Clematis triloba It has the synonym Clematis triloba B. Heyne.

4) Madhurasa is also identified with Sansevieria zeylanica It has the synonym Sansevieria indica Herter (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum
· Bulletin de l’Académie Internationale de Géographie, Botanique (1902)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· Webbia (1914)
· Commelin, Johannes (1629–1692),

If you are looking for specific details regarding Madhurasa, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madhurasa (मधुरस).—a. sweet-flavoured, sweet.

Madhurasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and rasa (रस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhurasa (मधुरस).—m.

(-saḥ) 1. Sweetness, (in flavour.) 2. Sweetness, (in speech.) 3. The sugar-cane. 4. The palm-tree. f.

(-sā) 1. A shrub, (Sanseviera zeylanica.) 2. A plant, (Asclepias acida.) 3. Grapes. E. madhu wine or honey, and rasa juice, flavour.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhurasa (मधुरस).—[masculine] honey-juice, sweetness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Madhurasa (मधुरस):—[=madhu-rasa] [from madhu] m. the juice of honey, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] sweetness, pleasingness, [Bhartṛhari] ([varia lectio])

3) [v.s. ...] sugar-cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the wine palm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Madhurasā (मधुरसा):—[=madhu-rasā] [from madhu-rasa > madhu] f. Sanseviera Roxburghiana, [Suśruta]

6) [v.s. ...] Gmelina Arborea, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

7) [v.s. ...] a vine, bunch of grapes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] a kind of Asclepias, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) Madhurasa (मधुरस):—[=madhu-rasa] [from madhu] mfn. sweet, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhurasa (मधुरस):—[madhu-rasa] (saḥ) 1. m. Sweetness; the sugar-cane; the Palm tree. f. A shrub (Sanseviera asclepias).

[Sanskrit to German]

Madhurasa in German

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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 corpus

Madhurasa (ಮಧುರಸ):—

1) [noun] sugar-cane.

2) [noun] honey.

3) [noun] alcoholic liquor.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Madhurasa (मधुरस):—1. adj. sweet; luscious; 2. n. honey;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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