Oshadhigarbha, Oṣadhigarbha, Oshadhi-garbha, Oṣadhīgarbha: 4 definitions

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Oshadhigarbha 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.

The Sanskrit terms Oṣadhigarbha and Oṣadhīgarbha can be transliterated into English as Osadhigarbha or Oshadhigarbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Oṣadhigarbha (ओषधिगर्भ) or Oṣadhīgarbha (ओषधीगर्भ).—the moon (as presiding over and feeding plants); cf. पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः (puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 15.13; R.2.73; Kumārasambhava 7.1; Ś.4.2.

Derivable forms: oṣadhigarbhaḥ (ओषधिगर्भः), oṣadhīgarbhaḥ (ओषधीगर्भः).

Oṣadhigarbha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms oṣadhi and garbha (गर्भ). See also (synonyms): oṣadhyīśa, oṣadhinātha.

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

1) Oṣadhigarbha (ओषधिगर्भ):—[=oṣa-dhi-garbha] [from oṣa-dhi] m. ‘producer of herbs’, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the sun, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary] (with reference to, [Ṛg-veda i, 164, 52]).

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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.

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