In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Sātapa (सातप).—Name of a settlement (janapada) situated near the seven great mountains on the western side of mount Naiṣadha, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 83. These settlements consume the water flowing from these seven great mountains (Viśākha, Kambala, Jayanta, Kṛṣṇa, Harita, Aśoka and Vardhamāna). Niṣadha (Naiṣadha) is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Satāpa in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal herb “Ruta chalepensis L.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Leaves”.

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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)

Satapa in India is the name of a plant defined with Ruta graveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ruta hortensis Mill..

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

· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1984)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1982)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

satāpa (सताप).—m or satāpācēṃ jhāḍa n The plant Rue, Ruta grave olens. satāpācā pālā Its leaves. Much used for coughs &c.

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sāṭapā (साटपा).—m (sāṭhavaṇa) A hoard or stock, any store: also a reservoir, repertory, repository, or receiving place: also capacity of any receptacle. 2 Goods or possessions generally, i. e. things gathered.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

satāpa (सताप).—n The plant, Rue. satāpācā pālā Its leaves.

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sāṭapa (साटप).—m A hoard or stock; a reservoir.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Satāpa (सताप):—[=sa-tāpa] [from sa > sa-takṣan] mfn. full of pain or sorrow, [Kādambarī]

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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: Sha, Ca, Tapa.

Starts with (+53): Satapabbata, Satapacem-jhada, Satapadi, Satapaka, Satapani, Satapas, Satapata, Satapatala, Satapatana, Satapatre, Satapatta, Satapatta Jataka, Satapatya, Shatapad, Shatapada, Shatapadacakra, Shatapadaka, Shatapadamgey, Shatapadartha, Shatapadika.

Ends with: Thevasatapa.

Full-text: Satapas, Sathapa.

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