Madhurasa, Madhu-rasa, Madhurasā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Madhurasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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)
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.
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Madhurasa (मधुरस) refers to the “sweet taste” associated with the the Rasa (“watery juice”) part of a plant; representing a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.— The rasa (“juice”) nourishes the plant organs with all the derivatives of five ‘pāñcabhautika’ elementary matters, viz. kṣiti, āp, teja, vāyu and ākāśa. There are six different kinds of tastes (ṣaḍrasa), viz. sweet, sour, saline, pungent, bitter and astringent. The sweet taste (madhurasa) has more of the elementary property of ap-guṇa (“water-element”).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
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.
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)
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.
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.
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
Madhurasa (मधुरस).—a. sweet-flavoured, sweet.
Madhurasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and rasa (रस).
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.
Madhurasa (मधुरस).—[masculine] honey-juice, sweetness.
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.]
Madhurasa (मधुरस):—[madhu-rasa] (saḥ) 1. m. Sweetness; the sugar-cane; the Palm tree. f. A shrub (Sanseviera asclepias).
Madhurasa (मधुरस):—1. (madhu + rasa) m. Honigsaft: drumānmadhurasākulān [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 60, 7.] Süsse: vāci yoṣitām [Spr. 2097, v. l.]
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Madhurasa (मधुरस):—2. (wie eben)
1) adj. süss. —
2) m. Zuckerrohr [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] die Weinpalme [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. ā Sanseviera Roxburghiana Schult. [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 3, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 331.] [Medinīkoṣa s. 59.] [Ratnamālā 32.] [Suśruta 1, 139, 4.] Weinstock, Weintraube [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 3, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] eine Art Asclepias [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Gmelina arborea Roxb. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Madhurasa (मधुरस):—1. m. —
1) Honigsaft. —
2) Süsse , Lieblichkeit.
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Madhurasa (मधुरस):—2. —
1) *Adj. süss. —
2) *m. — a) Zuckerrohr. — b) die Weinpalme [Rājan 9,86.] —
3) f. ā — a) Sanseviera Roxburghiana. — b) *Gmelina arborea [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,196.] — c) *Weinstock , Weintraube. — d) *eine Art Asclepias.
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
Madhurasa (ಮಧುರಸ):—
1) [noun] sugar-cane.
2) [noun] honey.
3) [noun] alcoholic liquor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Madhurasa (मधुरस):—1. adj. sweet; luscious; 2. n. honey;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
1) madhurasa (မဓုရသ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[madhu+rasa]
[မဓု+ရသ]
2) madhurasā (မဓုရသာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[madhurasa+ṇa+ā．,ṭī．587]
[မဓုရသ+ဏ+အာ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၅၈၇]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Madhu, Madhurasa, Raca, A, Matu, Rasa, Na.
Starts with: Madhurasabhava, Madhurasada, Madhurasadda, Madhurasamaya, Madhurasambhasha, Madhurasampanna, Madhurasamsagga, Madhurasasandana, Madhurasasannissitabharita, Madhurasasavahini, Maturacai, Maturacam, Maturacampiram, Maturacappilu.
Full-text: Madhurasamaya, Maturacam, Madhurasasandana, Madhurasasannissitabharita, Madhurasada, Maturacai, Madhuras, Maracapin, Krishna dvivedin, Maturacappilu, Pippalyadi, Madhu, Dhavala, Murva, Rasa, Kavyaprakasha.
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