The Sanskrit term Oṣṭhī can be transliterated into English as Osthi or Oshthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Oṣṭhī (ओष्ठी) refers to the “lips”, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Form (rūpa) is the Transmission of the Sacred Seats (pīṭhakrama). (There) the goddess (shines with the) lustre of a blue cloud and collyrium. She has twelve arms and six faces. She is accompanied by six energies: [i.e., lamba-oṣṭhī (Long Lips), ...]. The Naked (nagnā) Kubjikā, established in Form, is in the midst of the Transmission of the Child. Aflame with the Doomsday Fire, she is extremely fierce and frightening. The bestower of the divine Command, she can be approached (only) by means of the master’s teaching”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Oshthi in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Physedra gracilis A. Chev. (among others).

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

· Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens (1867)
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1836)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Oshthi, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, 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

1) Oṣṭhī (ओष्ठी):—[from oṣṭha] f. the plant Coccinia Grandis (to whose red fruits lips are commonly compared), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] (in a compound the o of oṣṭha forms with a preceding a either Vṛddhi au, or Guṇa o, [Kātyāyana on Pāṇini 6-1, 94]) ;

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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

Ōṣṭhi (ಓಷ್ಠಿ):—[noun] the creeper Coccidian cordifolia (=C. indica; = Bryonia grandis, = Momordica monadelpha) of Cucurbitaceae family and its fruit.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Oshthikarana, Oshthikarisu.

Ends with (+27): Anubhavagoshthi, Apanagoshthi, Bimboshthi, Cakragoshthi, Dharmagoshthi, Durgoshthi, Galoshthi, Gitagoshthi, Goshthi, Gujugujugoshthi, Ishtagoshthi, Kamakoshthi, Kamkoshthi, Kavigoshthi, Kavitagoshthi, Kavyagoshthi, Kharoshthi, Koshthi, Krishnayudhishthiradharmagoshthi, Lamboshthi.

Full-text: Oshthabambu, Oshthopamaphala, Oshtha, Tundika, Lamba, Bimba.

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