Sharngeshtha, Śārṅgeṣṭhā: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śārṅgeṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Sarngestha or Sharngeshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Identity of Ṭaṅkārī (Physalis Minima Linn.) in Ayurvedic ClassicsŚārṅgeṣṭhā (शार्ङ्गेष्ठा) refers to the medicinal plant known as Physalis minima Linn.—Śārṅgeṣṭhā is found in Bṛhattrayī, Bhela, Kāśyapa, Cakradatta and Vaṅgasena. It is variously named as Cirapoṭikā, Kākatikta, and Vāyasī by ḍalhaṇa and he describes it as gaura (pale), vartula (round), and as having avaguṇṭhita/veṣṭhita (covered) fruit which matches the description of Ṭaṅkārī (Physalis minima Linn). A search for terms Kākatikta and Vāyasī showed Kākatikta to be synonymous to Śārṅgeṣṭhā and Vāyasī to be synonymous to both Kākatikta and Kākamācī (Solanum nigrum).
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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