Sharngeshta, Śārṅgeṣṭā: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Sharngeshta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 term Śārṅgeṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Sarngesta or Sharngeshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
1) Śārṅgeṣṭā (शार्ङ्गेष्टा) is a Sanskrit word referring to Dregea volubilis (sneeze wort), from the Apocynaceae family. Certain plant parts of Śārṅgeṣṭā are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. The plant is native to India.
Śārṅgeṣṭā is also identified as a synonym for Hemajīvantī, referring to the same Dregea volubilis, according to Narahari in his Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 6.183), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
2) Śārṅgeṣṭā (शार्ङ्गेष्टा) is another name for Mahākarañja, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Millettia piscidia. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 7.69), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
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)
Sharngeshta [शार्ङ्गेष्टा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Marsdenia volubilis (L. fil.) Cooke from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Asclepias volubilis, Dregea volubilis, Wattakaka volubilis. For the possible medicinal usage of sharngeshta, 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.
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
Śārṅgeṣṭā (शार्ङ्गेष्टा):—[from śārṅgaṣṭā] [varia lectio] for [preceding] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Sharngashta, Hemajivanti, Mahakaranja, Shakavarga.
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Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
Evaluation of medicinal plants in North-East region relating to maternal and... < [Volume 3, Issue 3: July–September (2017)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Critical analysis on management of kushta through panchkarma– a review < [Volume 5, issue 5 (2017)]
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A conceptual study of Vachadi Gana, Haridradi Gana and Mustadi Gana of... < [Vol. 9 No. 7 (2024)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Darvikara visha and its treatment with special reference to keraleeya visha chikitsa: a review < [2017, Issue V May,]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Astanga Sangraha, Kalpasthana IV: Translation and Notes < [Volume 5 (1997)]