Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Shevati in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Chrysanthemum indicum L. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Matricaria indica, Dendranthema indicum. For the possible medicinal usage of shevati, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Shevati in India is the name of a plant defined with Dendranthema indicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chrysanthemum procumbens Loureiro (among others).

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

· Journal of Japanese Botany (1937)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1938)
· Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (1826)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· J. Korean Res. Inst. Better Living. (1976)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1943)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sevati : (sev + a) serves; associates with; makes use of; practises.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sevati, (sev) 1. to serve, associate with, resort to Vin. II, 203; A. I, 124 sq.; Sn. 57, 75; Pug. 33; It. 107; J. III, 525; SnA 169.—2. to practice, embrace, make use of Vin. I, 10=S. V, 421; D. III, 157; S. I, 12; M. III, 45; Dh. 167, 293, 310; Sn. 72, 391, 927; Nd¹ 383, 481; J. I, 152, 361; aor. asevissaṃ J. IV, 178.—pp. sevita: see ā°, vi°. (Page 724)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śēvatī (शेवती) [or शेंवती, śēṃvatī].—f (sēmantī S through H) A flower-tree or its flower, Rosa glandulifera. Rox. 2 Indian sage, Burrage, Salvia Indica. Grah. śē0 dēśēṃ To pay certain honors to a bridegroom as, in coming for his bride, he approaches the confines-of the village.

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śēvatī (शेवती).—f śēvatīpūjana n (Corr. from sīmāntapūjana q. v.) Certain honors paid to a bridegroom upon the borders of the village which he is entering to take up his bride.

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

śēvatī (शेवती).—f A flower-tree or its flower.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sevatī (सेवती).—

1) A needle.

2) A seam.

3) A suture or seam-like union of parts of the body.

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

Sevatī (सेवती):—f. the Indian white rose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sevati in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sevatī (सेवती):—(nf) a kind of plant and its white flower.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Sevatige, Sevatirtha, Shevatila.

Ends with: Asevati, Daunashevati, Davanashevati, Gulesevati, Kanteshevati, Nisevati, Patisevati, Pratisevati, Rayashevati, Samsevati, Upanisevati, Upasevati.

Full-text (+6): Sevitva, Sevanti, Sevanta, Sevamana, Sevitabba, Sevanata, Rayashevati, Cevvanti, Shev, Sevita, Sevi, Davanashevati, Shevatem, Sevana, Samprakaroti, Pakaroti, Asev, Patisevati, Anuyunjati, Upanisevin.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Sevati, Śēvatī, Śevatī, Sevatī, Shevati; (plurals include: Sevatis, Śēvatīs, Śevatīs, Sevatīs, Shevatis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

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