Mahasaha, Mahāsahā: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Mahasaha 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 nighaṇṭuMahāsahā (महासहा) is another name for Māṣaparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Teramnus labialis from the Fabaceae, or “pea family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.30-33 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 Mahāsahā and Māṣaparṇī, there are a total of twenty-one 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMahasaha [महासह] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Barleria cristata L. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Barleria alba, Barleria indica, Barleria napalensis. For the possible medicinal usage of mahasaha, 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.
Mahasaha [महासह] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Barleria prionitis L. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Barleria appressa, Barleria coriacea, Barleria spicata.
Mahasaha [महासह] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Barleria cristata var. albida Haines from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mahasaha in India is the name of a plant defined with Teramnus labialis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Galactia diversifolia Hoehne (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1855)
· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam. (1920)
· Kew Bulletin (1970)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1862)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mahasaha, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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 DictionaryMahāsaha (महासह).—mfn.
(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) Much-enduring. f.
(-hā) 1. A Plant, (Glycine debilis.) 2. A flower, (Gomphræna globosa.) 3. A medicinal plant, (Wrightea antidysenterica.) E. mahā great, sah to bear, affs. ac or aṅ and ṭāp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāsaha (महासह).—I. adj. much-enduring. Ii. f. hā, the name of several plants.
Mahāsaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and saha (सह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāsaha (महासह):—[=mahā-saha] [from mahā > mah] mfn. much-enduring, bearing much, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Rosa Moschata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Mahāsahā (महासहा):—[=mahā-sahā] [from mahā-saha > mahā > mah] f. Name of various plants, [Caraka; Suśruta] (Gomphraena Globosa, Glycine Debilis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; Wrightia Antidysenterica etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāsaha (महासह):—[mahā-saha] (haḥ-hā-haṃ) a. Bearing much f. A plant (Glycine debilis, and Gomphroena globosa).
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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)
Starts with: Mahasahani, Mahasahasa, Mahasahasapramardani, Mahasahasika, Mahasahasikata, Mahasahasikataya, Mahasahasin, Mahasahasra, Mahasahasranaman, Mahasahasrapramardana, Mahasahasrapramardanasutra, Mahasahasrapramardani, Mahasahasrapramardini, Mahasahasrasurya, Mahasahasrasuryalokeshvara, Mahasahasrika, Mahasahastabhuja, Mahasahastabhujalokeshvara.
Full-text: Kshudrasaha, Mahamaha, Vidarigandhadi, Mashaparni.
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