Masada, Masāda, Mashada, Māṣāda, Masha-ada: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Masada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Māṣāda can be transliterated into English as Masada or Mashada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Masada in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Vangueria infausta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vangueria campanulata sensu Dale & Eggeling (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1985)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1928)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Travels in the interior of South Africa (1824)
· Kew Bulletin (1981)
· Acta Tropica. (1964)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Masada, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymasāda (मसाद).—f ( A) Land-measurement.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāṣāda (माषाद).—a tortoise.
Derivable forms: māṣādaḥ (माषादः), māṣādaḥ (माषादः).
Māṣāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māṣa and ada (अद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṣāda (माषाद).—m.
(-daḥ) A tortoise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṣāda (माषाद):—[from māṣa] m. ‘b°-eater’, a tortoise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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)
Partial matches: Masha, Ada, Ata.
Starts with: Macatan, Masadabhata, Masadahaka, Masadarpana, Masadashadiphala.
Ends with: Bhasmasada.
Full-text: Masadi.
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