The Sanskrit terms Śiñja and Śiñjā can be transliterated into English as Sinja or Shinja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Indigenous Knowledge of Some Medicinal Plants of Himalaya Region

Sinja refers to the medicinal plant “Trifolium repens L.” from the Fabaceae family, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Whole plant”. Instructions for using the plant named Sinja: Seeds are chewed and swallowed with water to relief abdominal pain.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sinja in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).

2) Sinja in Mali is also identified with Cassia sieberiana It has the synonym Cassia sieberana DC. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śiñja (शिञ्ज).—Tinkle, jingle, tinkling or jingling sound; especially of ornaments such as anklets.

Derivable forms: śiñjaḥ (शिञ्जः).

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Śiñjā (शिञ्जा).—

1) Tinkle, jingle &c.

2) A bow-string; also शिञ्जालता (śiñjālatā).

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Siñjā (सिञ्जा).—The jingling sound of metallic ornaments.

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

Śiñja (शिञ्ज).—mf.

(-ñjaḥ-ñjā) The tinkling sound of silver and other metallic ornaments worn round the waist, arm, or ankle, &c. f.

(-ñjā) 1. A bowstring. 2. Jingle of ornaments. E. śiji to make an inarticulate sound, affs. aṅ and ṭāp: also śiñjinī, &c.

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Siñjā (सिञ्जा).—f.

(-ñjā) The sound of metallic ornaments, jingling, ringing, tinkling; more usually śiñjā, q. v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śiñja (शिञ्ज).—[śiñj + a], I. m. Tinkling. Ii. f. jā, A bow-string.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śiñjā (शिञ्जा).—[feminine] tinkling, humming.

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Siñjā (सिञ्जा).—v. śiñj etc.

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

1) Śiñjā (शिञ्जा):—[from śiñj] f. (also written siñjā) tinkle, jingle, ([especially]) the tinkling sound of silver ornaments on the ankles or wrist, [Harṣacarita] ([according to] to some also, m(śiñja). )

2) [v.s. ...] a bow-string, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

3) Siñjā (सिञ्जा):—siñjāśvattha, siñjita, incorrect for śiñjā etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śiñja (शिञ्ज):—[(ñjaḥ-ñjaṃ)] 1. m. f. Tinkling sound. 1. f. Bow-string.

2) Siñjā (सिञ्जा):—(ñjā) 1. f. Sound of metallic ornaments, jingling.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śiñjā (शिञ्जा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Siṃjā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shinja 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Siṃja (सिंज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śiñj.

2) Siṃjā (सिंजा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śiñjā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shinjad, Shinjadvalayasubhaga, Shinjalata, Shinjana, Shinjanabhramara, Shinjani, Shinjanjika, Shinjara, Shinjashvattha, Shinjat, Shinjatshadanghri.

Full-text: Shinjashvattha, Shinjita, Shinjalata, Shinj, Shinjin, Cincai, Shrinkhala.

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