Shimridi, Śimṛḍī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Shimridi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śimṛḍī can be transliterated into English as Simrdi or Shimridi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚimṛḍī (शिमृडी) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.164-165 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Note: Bhaṭṭācārya (Bhattacharya) and V.S.S. claim its name as Cāṅgonī in Hindi, Seguḍitī in Marathi and Kannada.
Śimṛḍī is mentioned as having six synonyms: Matidā, Balyā, Paṅgutvahāriṇī, Dravatpatrī, Vātaghnī and Gucchapuṣpī.
Properties and characteristics: “Śimṛḍī is pungent and hot and allays vāta-doṣa, It relieves backache. If used properly, it will act as a rejuvenator and will make the body strong and stout”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śimṛḍī (शिमृडी):—f. a kind of shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Śimrīḍī (शिम्रीडी):—([probably]) [wrong reading] for śimṛḍī.
[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)
Full-text: Matida, Dravatpattri, Sigridi, Pangutvaharini, Gucchapushpi, Balya, Vataghni, Dravatpatri, Sigrudi, Gucchapushpa, Cangoni, Seguḍitī.
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