Shahatara, Śāhatarā, Shaha-tara: 1 definition
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Shahatara 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.
The Sanskrit term Śāhatarā can be transliterated into English as Sahatara or Shahatara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚāhatarā (शाहतरा) (or Śāhtarā) in Ūnānī medicine refers to Parpaṭa: the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with various varieties and species, according to verse 5.8-10 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Śāhtarā (Śāhatarā) and stands included since the times of Avicenna in his ‘Canon’ and identified as Fumaria officinalis (H. Daljit Songh and H.H. Siddiqui). However Siddiqui’s contention does carry weight that it was Avicenna, who introduced it.
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.
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Full-text: Vajrapataduhsahatara, Sahtara, Parpata.
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Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
69. Fumaria parviflora, Lamk < [Fumarioideae / Fumariaceae (fumitory family)]