Mishreya, Miśreyā: 9 definitions

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

Mishreya 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 Miśreyā can be transliterated into English as Misreya or Mishreya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Miśreyā (मिश्रेया) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Foeniculum vulgare (synonym Foeniculum capillaceum) or “fennel”, from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) or “carrot family” of flowering plants, according to verse 4.14-19 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Notes: Also see Śatāhvā.

Miśreyā is mentioned as having fifteen synonyms: Tālaparṇī, Tālapatrā, Miśi, Śāleyā, Śītaśivā, Śālīnā, Vanajā, Avākpuṣpī, Madhurikā, Chatrā, Saṃhitapuṣpikā, Supuṣpā, Surasā and Vanyā.

Properties and characteristics: “Miśreyā is sweet, unctuous and pungent. It soothes vitiated kapha and also alleviates the effects (disorders) of vitiated pitta and vāta doṣas. Its use, in splenomegaly and as anthelmintic, is widely accepted”.

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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 Drugs

Mishreya [मिश्रेया] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Anethum graveolens L. from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family. For the possible medicinal usage of mishreya, 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.

Misreya in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Foeniculum vulgare from the Apiaceae (Carrot) family.

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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

Miśreyā (मिश्रेया).—Anise (Mar. baḍiśepa).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Miśreyā (मिश्रेया).—f.

(-yā) 1. A sort of fennel, (Anethum panmorium, Rox.) 2. Another kind, (Anethum sowa.) 3. Common anise, (Pimpinella anisum.) E. miśra mixture, iḍ to go or get, ac aff.

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

Miśreyā (मिश्रेया):—[from miśī] f. Anethum Panmori or dill, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Miśreyā (मिश्रेया):—(yā) 1. f. A sort of fennel; anise.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mishreya in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Miśrēya (ಮಿಶ್ರೇಯ):—[noun] the plant Foeniculum vulgare ( = Anethum pannori) of Apiaceae family with feathery leaves and yellow flowers, the foliage and aromatic seeds of which are used to flavour foods and medicines; fennel.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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