The Sanskrit terms Mahārāṣṭrī and Māhārāṣṭrī can be transliterated into English as Maharastri or Maharashtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Mahārāṣṭrī (महाराष्ट्री):—One of the sixty-eight Siddhauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs give siddhi (success) in mercurial operations. Even so, they are more powerful than rasa (mercury) itself. These may perform all the kāryas (‘effects’) and grant dehasiddhi (‘perfection of body’) and lohasiddhi (‘transmutation of base metals’) both.

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Mahārāṣṭrī (महाराष्ट्री) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Lippia nodiflora Mich., synonym of Phyla nodiflora (“frog fruit”) from the Verbenaceae or verbena family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.106-108 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Mahārāṣṭrī is known in the Hindi language as Bukkan-būtī or Jalpīpar; in the Bengali language as Kāñcara-ghās; in the Marathi language as Jalpimpalī; and in the Gujurati language as Rātvelio.

Mahārāṣṭrī is mentioned as having twelve  synonyms: Śāradī, Toyapippalī, Macchādanī, Macchagandhā, Lāṅgalī, Śakulādanī, Agnijvālā, Citrapatrī, Praṇadā, Jalapippalī, Tṛṇaśītā and Bahuśikhā.

Properties and characteristics: “Mahārāṣṭrī is pungent, sharp, astringent and mouth freshener. It relieves the maggots from the wounds. It is used to purify the impurities of mercury”.

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)

Maharashtri in India is the name of a plant defined with Acmella oleracea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Spilanthes fusca Lam. (among others).

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

· Collectanea (1791)
· Systema Naturae ed. 12 (1767)
· Historia et Commentationes Academiae Electoralis Scientiarum et Elegantiorum Litterarum TheodoroPalatinae. (1775)
· Mant. Pl. (1767)
· Cent. Pl. Afr. Meroe
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Maharashtri, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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

Māhārāṣṭrī (माहाराष्ट्री).—See महाराष्ट्री (mahārāṣṭrī).

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

1) Mahārāṣṭrī (महाराष्ट्री):—[=mahā-rāṣṭrī] [from mahā-rāṣṭra > mahā > mah] f. ([scilicet] bhāṣā) the Marāṭhī or Mahratta language, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a species of culinary plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Commelina Salicifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Māhārāṣṭrī (माहाराष्ट्री):—[=māhā-rāṣṭrī] [from māhā-rāṣṭra > māhā] f. (with or [scilicet] bhāṣā) the M° language (Marāṭhī), [Cāṇakya; Mṛcchakaṭikā, [Introduction]]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Mahārāṣṭrī (महाराष्ट्री) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Marahaṭṭhī.

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahārāṣṭrī (ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀ):—[noun] the official language of and the widely spoken language in, Maharāṣṭra state.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Rashtri, Maha.

Starts with: Maharashtrin, Maharashtrini, Maharashtriya.

Full-text (+103): Marahatthi, Nishthiva, Margaka, Upalagna, Patahika, Pratyuccara, Parihapita, Daivakulika, Timayati, Upavarga, Popphala, Vyavacchedana, Agnijvala, Macchadani, Dhovaka, Macchagandha, Citrapatri, Shakuladani, Sharadi, Bahushikha.

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