Shantu, Śantu, Samtu: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Shantu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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 Śantu can be transliterated into English as Santu or Shantu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Santu in India is the name of a plant defined with Xylopia parvifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xylopia parvifolia Hook.f. & Thomson.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1855)
· Linnaea (1834)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Santu, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚantu (शन्तु):—[from śanta > śam] mfn., [Pāṇini 5-2, 138.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusSaṃtu (ಸಂತು):—[noun] = ಸಂತೆ [samte]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSantu (ஸந்து) noun < Telugu sandu. Hole; துளை. [thulai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+142): Samtush, Santus, Asthuri, Santu-na, Santhu, Cantu, Tuppakkiccantu, Cantuvippuruti, Cantupati, Cantuvatam, Totaiccantu, Sagusamtu, Cantunayattan, Manmataccantu, Vilutucantu, Cantuvayu, Muttuccantu, Vencantu, Cantupoti, Cantupo.
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