Matsyapitta, Matsyapittā, Matsya-pitta: 8 definitions
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Matsyapitta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMatsyapittā (मत्स्यपित्ता) is another name for Śakulādanī (Picrorhiza kurroa) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. Certain plant parts of Śakulādanī are eaten as vegetables.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMatsyapittā (मत्स्यपित्ता).—Helleborus Niger (Mar. kedārakuṭakī).
Matsyapittā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms matsya and pittā (पित्ता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatsyapittā (मत्स्यपित्ता).—f.
(-ttā) A medicinal plant, commonly Katki. E. matsya a fish, and pitta bile; being as bitter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatsyapittā (मत्स्यपित्ता):—[=matsya-pittā] [from matsya > matsa] f. Helleborus Niger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatsyapittā (मत्स्यपित्ता):—[matsya-pittā] (ttā) 1. f. A medicinal plant.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusMatsyapitta (ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಪಿತ್ತ):—[noun] the poisonous plant Helleborus niger of Ranunculaceae family, with buttercup-like flowers, the rhizomes of which were used as a heart stimulant and cathartic; black hellebore.
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: Pitta, Matsya.
Full-text: Maccipam, Matsyavinna, Shakuladani.
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