Sarpini, Sarpiṇī, Sarpinī: 7 definitions
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Sarpini 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraSarpiṇī (सर्पिणी):—One of the sixty-four Divyauṣadhi, which are powerful drugs for solidifying mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuSarpiṇī (सर्पिणी) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with some plant from the Arisaema species (e.g., Arisaema curvatum or Arisaema tortuosum), according to verse 5.125 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.
Sarpiṇī is mentioned as having five synonyms: Bhujagī, Bhogī, Kuṇḍalī, Pannagī and Phaṇī.
Properties and characteristics: “Sarpiṇī is considered as an anti-dote to poisons and it improves rather enhances the shape of the female breasts”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSarpiṇī (सर्पिणी) refers to a “serpent”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Leaving off the guardians of the quarters you run after Śiva. This is not well said. It is against the conventions of the world. Where you with eyes like the petals of a lotus? Where this three-eyed creature—Śiva? You are moon-faced while Śiva is five-faced. On your head the divine plaited hair shines with glossy splendour like a serpent [i.e., sarpiṇī]. But Śiva has only the matted hair to boast of? [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSarpinī (सर्पिनी).—The māya goddess created by the five commanders of Bhaṇḍa to counter attack śaktis: fought with Nakuli who vanquished her.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 23. 16, 67; 24. 3; 25. 8.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarpiṇī (सर्पिणी).—
1) A female serpent.
2) Name of a small medicinal herb.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarpiṇī (सर्पिणी):—[from sarpin > sarpa] f. a female serpent, [Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of shrub (= bhnjagī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for sarpa-vāṇī, a serpent’s voice, [Pañcatantra]
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 corpusSarpiṇi (ಸರ್ಪಿಣಿ):—[noun] a female snake or serpent.
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: Sarpinika.
Ends with: Ambusarpini, Apasarpini, Arbudodasarpini, Avasarpini, Jalasarpini, Mandavisarpini, Utsarpini, Visarpini.
Full-text (+25): Jalasarpini, Ambusarpini, Avasarpini, Phani, Nimishvara, Devarya, Kundali, Calacarppini, Utsarpini, Visarpini, Nirvani, Pannagi, Bhujagi, Bhogin, Sarp, Karanka, Avacarppini, Nemin, Nitkashaya, Nitpulaka.
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