The Sanskrit term Nṛpamāṣa can be transliterated into English as Nrpamasa or Nripamasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Nṛpamāṣa (गन्धोली) is another name for Rājamāṣa, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Vigna unguiculata (cow-peas). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 16.82), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Nripamasha in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos melanophtalmus DC. (among others).

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

· Über Befruchtungsverhältnisse bei Hülsenfrüchten (1898)
· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)
· Species Plantarum
· Repertorium Botanices Systematicae (1843)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Raccolte Botaniche

If you are looking for specific details regarding Nripamasha, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nṛpamāṣa (नृपमाष):—[=nṛ-pa-māṣa] [from nṛ-pa > nṛ] m. Dolichos Catjang, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nripamasha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nripa, Masha.

Full-text: Rajamasha.

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