Mahamasha, Mahāmāṣa, Maha-masha: 9 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Mahamasha 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 Mahāmāṣa can be transliterated into English as Mahamasa or Mahamasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 1 (1871) (ay)

Mahāmāṣa (महामाष) or Mahāmāṣataila refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Mahāmāṣa-taila in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—mahāmāṣatailavidhānam.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Mahāmāṣa (महामाष) is another name for Rājamāṣa (Vigna unguiculata “cow-peas”) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16^th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.

context information

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)

Mahamasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos biflorus Linn. (among others).

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

· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)
· Linnaea (1839)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1916)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Ann. Inst. Bot. Roma (1908)
· Über Befruchtungsverhältnisse bei Hülsenfrüchten (1898)

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

context information

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 Dictionary

Mahāmāṣa (महामाष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) A kind of bean, (Dolichos catjang.) E. mahā large, and māṣa the Phaseolus radiatus. “rājamāṣe .”

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

Mahāmāṣa (महामाष).—m. a sort of bean, Dolichos catjang.

Mahāmāṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and māṣa (माष).

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

Mahāmāṣa (महामाष):—[=mahā-māṣa] [from mahā > mah] m. a species of large bean, [Suśruta]

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

Mahāmāṣa (महामाष):—[mahā-māṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. A kind of bean.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahamasha in German

context information

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.

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