The Sanskrit term Śakrāśana can be transliterated into English as Sakrasana or Shakrashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śakrāśana (शक्राशन) is a synonym for Kuṭaja (Wrightia antidysenterica, “Kurchi fruit”), from the Apocynaceae family. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā. This synonym was identified by Amarasiṃha in his Amarakośa (a Sanskrit botanical thesaurus from the 4^th century). The literal translation of Śakrāsana is “Indra’s food”. Śakra literally translates to “powerful one” and is an epithet for Indra (king of the devas in Vedic Hinduism) while the word aśana literally translates to “food”.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sakrasana in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Holarrhena antidysenterica. For the possible medicinal usage of sakrasana, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śakrāśana (शक्राशन).—the Kuṭaja tree.

-nam an intoxicating drink prepared from hemp.

Derivable forms: śakrāśanaḥ (शक्राशनः).

Śakrāśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakra and aśana (अशन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakrāśana (शक्राशन).—m.

(-naḥ) A medicinal plant, (Wrightea antidysenterica.) E. śakra Indra, aśana food: created by him; springing from the drops of Amrita which fell on the ground from the bodies of the monkies slain in the war with Ravana, and who were restored to life by Indra by a shower of Amrita, or the liquor of immortality.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakrāsana (शक्रासन).—n. a throne, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 270.

Śakrāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakra and āsana (आसन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakrāśana (शक्राशन).—[neuter] = śakrabhakṣa.

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Śakrāsana (शक्रासन).—[neuter] Indra's throne.

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

1) Śakrāśana (शक्राशन):—[from śakra > śak] m. ‘I°’s food’, the plant Wrightia Antidysenterica (fabled to have sprung from the drops of Amṛta which fell to the ground from the bodies of Rāma’s monkeys restored to life by I°), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the seed of Wr° Ant° [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] an intoxicating drink prepared from hemp (= bhaṅgā), [Hāsyārṇava; Kautukasarvasva] (cf. indrāśana)

4) Śakrāsana (शक्रासन):—[from śakra > śak] n. I°’s throne, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śakrāśana (शक्राशन):—[śakrā+śana] (naḥ) 1. m. A medicinal plant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakrashana in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shakra, Asana.

Starts with: Shakrashanakanana, Shakrashanavatika, Shakrashanavipina.

Full-text: Shakrashanakanana, Shakrashanavatika, Shakrashanavipina, Shakrabhaksha, Kutaja, Asana.

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