Shashika, Śaśika: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Shashika 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 Śaśika can be transliterated into English as Sasika or Shashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚaśika (शशिक).—A rural area in ancient India. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 46).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sasika in Benin is the name of a plant defined with Momordica charantia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucumis argyi H. Lév. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1958)
· Species Plantarum
· Herbarium Amboinense (Linn.) (1754)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1966)
· J. Agric. Sci. (Tokyo) (1962)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sasika, for example chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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 Dictionary1) Śaśika (शशिक):—[from śaś] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] ([varia lectio] śāśika)
2) Śāśika (शाशिक):—[from śāśa] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] ([Bombay edition] śaśika).
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shashikala, Shashikalabharana, Shashikalacuda, Shashikalapancashika, Shashikale, Shashikanta, Shashikara.
Full-text: Sashikya.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Topographical Lists from the Mahābhārata < [Book II]
Chapter XXIV - Dynasty of the kings of the Kali age < [Book IV]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)