Rajasarshapa, Rājasarṣapa, Raja-sarshapa, Rajan-sarshapa: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rājasarṣapa can be transliterated into English as Rajasarsapa or Rajasarshapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप) is a Sanskrit word referring to Brassica nigra (black mustard), from the Brassicaceae family. Certain plant parts of Rājasarṣapa are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.
According to the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 16.121), the plant Rājasarṣapa has the following synonyms: Kṛṣṇasarṣapa, Kṛṣṇa, Rājakṣavaka, Raji, Rājñī, Kṣava, Kṣutaka, Kṣuta, Kṣutābhijanana, Tīkṣṇaka, Tīkṣṇa, Tīkṣṇaphala, Priyaṅgu, Bhūtanāśana and Tīvra.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप) refers to the “highest red mustard”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 15.12-14ab, while describing the symbolic significance of mustard (seeds)]—“The mantrin should offer the oblation that grants all tranquility [with a] mixture of ghee, cow’s milk, ground white sugar, and sesame seeds when one has come under the control of death [or has been] attacked by evil spirits. Indeed, he should offer the highest red mustard (rājasarṣapa—rājasarṣapam uttamam) together with black sesame sprinkled with three kinds of oils. Instantly, [this] produces the fruit of universal tranquility”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप).—black mustard (the seed used as a weight; trasareṇavo'ṣṭau vijñeyā likṣaikā parimāṇataḥ | tā rājasarṣapastisraste trayo gaurasarṣapaḥ || Manusmṛti 8.133).
Derivable forms: rājasarṣapaḥ (राजसर्षपः).
Rājasarṣapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and sarṣapa (सर्षप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप).—m.
(-paḥ) 1. Mustard, (Sinapis dichotoma, or S. ramosa, Rox.) 2. A mustard seed, as a measure of weight. E. rāja royal, sarṣapa mustard.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप).—m. 1. mustard. 2. a measure of weight, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 133.
Rājasarṣapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and sarṣapa (सर्षप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप).—[masculine] black mustard or the seed of it (used as a weight).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप):—[=rāja-sarṣapa] [from rāja > rāj] m. (or f(ā). , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) black mustard, Sinapis Ramosa (the seed used as a weight = 3 Likṣās = 1/3 of a Gaura-sarṣapa), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājasarṣapa (राजसर्षप):—[rāja-sarṣapa] (paḥ) 1. m. Mustard; mustard seed as a weight or measure.
[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 corpusRājasarṣapa (ರಾಜಸರ್ಷಪ):—
1) [noun] the annual plant Brassica nigra of Brassicaceae family; black mustard plant.
2) [noun] its round, black seed; black mustard.
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: Sarshapa, Rajan, Raja.
Full-text: Krishnasarshapa, Mushthaka, Rajni, Kshutaka, Tikshnaka, Kshava, Kshuta, Krishna, Kshutabhijanana, Tikshnaphala, Bhutanashana, Rajakshavaka, Raji, Gaurasarshapa, Tivra, Priyangu, Tikshna, Kataka, Gaura, Rajika.
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