Sharapunkha, Śarapuṅkhā, Śarapuṅkha, Shara-punkha: 9 definitions

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Sharapunkha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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 terms Śarapuṅkhā and Śarapuṅkha can be transliterated into English as Sarapunkha or Sharapunkha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Śarapuṅkhā (शरपुङ्खा) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant identified with Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (“common tephrosia”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.71-73 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Śarapuṅkhā is commonly known in Hindi as Sarfoṅkhā; in Bengali as Bannilā; in Marathi as Unhali; in Gujarati as Sarpaṅkho; in Telugu as Vempalī; in Tamil as Kolingī; and in Kannada as Koggilī.

Śarapuṅkhā is mentioned as having five synonyms: Kāṇḍapuṅkhā, Vāṇapuṅkhā, Iṣupuṅkhikā, Sāyakapuṅkhā and Iṣupuṅkhā. The following two varieties are also mentioned: Śvetaśarapuṅkhā and Kaṇṭapuṅkhā.

Properties and characteristics: “Śarapuṅkhā is pungent and hot. It cures vātika pains and worm infestations. The Śveta-Śarapuṅkhā possesses similar properties, rather in potent form. It is also used as rejuvenating drug (rasāyana)”.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Śarapuṅkha (शरपुङ्ख) is another name for “Bāṇapuṅkha” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning śarapuṅkha] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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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

Sarapunkha [शरपुंखा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Tephrosia lanceifolia, Tephrosia indigofera, Tephrosia wallichii. For the possible medicinal usage of sarapunkha, 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.

Sarapunkha in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Tephrosia procumbens, Tephrosia timoriensis, Tephrosia hirsuta.

Sarapunkha in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tephrosia candida DC. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Cracca candida, Xiphocarpus candidus.

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

1) Sharapunkha in India is the name of a plant defined with Tephrosia pumila in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cracca dichotoma Kuntze (among others).

2) Sharapunkha is also identified with Tephrosia purpurea It has the synonym Cracca wallichii (Graham) Rydb. (etc.).

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

· The Flora of British India (1876)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 3
· Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (1853)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Botanical Gazette (1899)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1968)

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

śarapuṅkhā (शरपुंखा).—f S The feathers or the feathered part of an arrow.

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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

Śarapuṅkha (शरपुङ्ख) or Śarapuṅkhā (शरपुङ्खा).—the feathered end of an arrow.

Derivable forms: śarapuṅkhaḥ (शरपुङ्खः).

Śarapuṅkha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and puṅkha (पुङ्ख).

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

Śarapuṅkhā (शरपुङ्खा).—f.

(-ṅkhā) The feathered end of an arrow. E. śara an arrow, and puṅkha the feathered part of it.

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

1) Śarapuṅkha (शरपुङ्ख):—[=śara-puṅkha] [from śara] m. the shaft or feathered part of an ar° (See puṅkha), [Suśruta; Vāgbhaṭālaṃkāra]

2) Śarapuṅkhā (शरपुङ्खा):—[=śara-puṅkhā] [from śara-puṅkha > śara] f. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] Galega Purpurea, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sharapunkha 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.

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