Shipha, Śiphā, Sipha, Śipha: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Shipha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 terms Śiphā and Śipha can be transliterated into English as Sipha or Shipha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shifa.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚiphā (शिफा).—A river extolled in Ṛgveda. It is stated in Sūkta 104, Anuvāka 15, Maṇḍala 1 of the Ṛgveda that the asura named Kuyava should be thrown into the depths of Śiphā as he stole money.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuŚiphā (शिफा) refers to “fibrous roots” (of trees or plants), as mentioned in a list of five synonyms in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Śiphā] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Śiphā (शिफा) is another name for Śatāhvā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.10-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Also see the description of the plant Miśreyā. Together with the names Śiphā and Śatāhvā, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Śiphā (शिफा) is another name for Dravantī an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Jaipal—Croton tiglium, (2) Baliospermum sinuatum Muell or (3) Ratanjota—Jatropha glandulifera Roxb., according to verse 5.134-136. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Śiphā and Dravantī, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsŚiphā (शिफा) is found in one passage of the Rigveda, where Sāyaṇa explains the word as the name of a river, quite a possible interpretation.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚipha (शिफ).—See शिफा (śiphā).
Derivable forms: śiphaḥ (शिफः).
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Śiphā (शिफा).—
1) A fibrous root; नीरन्ध्रपल्लवशिफानिभृतप्रकाण्डं सायंतना भ्रसमशोभमशोकसालम् (nīrandhrapallavaśiphānibhṛtaprakāṇḍaṃ sāyaṃtanā bhrasamaśobhamaśokasālam) Rām. ch.5.22; Manusmṛti 9.23.
2) The root of a water-lily.
3) A root in general.
4) A stroke with a whip; शिफाश्चैवाप्नुयाद्दश (śiphāścaivāpnuyāddaśa) Manusmṛti 8.369.
5) A mother.
6) A river.
7) Turmeric.
8) Spikenard.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiphā (शिफा).—f.
(-phā) 1. A fibrous root. 2. Spikenard, (Valeriana jatamansi.) 3. A river. 4. A mother. 5. Turmeric. 6. The root of a water-lily. 7. A lash with a whip. E. śī to sleep, phak aff., and the form irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiphā (शिफा).—f. 1. A fibrous root. 2. A lash with a whip, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 369; 9, 230. 3. A river. 4. A mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiphā (शिफा).—[feminine] a fibrous or thin root; a lash with a rod.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śipha (शिफ):—m. (derivation unknown) = śiphā (which is the more usual form; See below), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Śiphā (शिफा):—[from śipha] f. a fibrous or flexible root (used for making whips etc.), [Manu-smṛti ix, 230]
3) [v.s. ...] a lash or stroke with a whip or rod, [ib. viii, 369]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Ṛg-veda] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also ‘a branch; a river; a mother; a tuft of hair on the crown of the head; the root of a water-lily; spikenard; turmeric; a sort of dill or fennel’).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiphā (शिफा):—(phā) 1. f. A fibrous root; spikenard; a river; mother; turmeric; root of a water-lily; lashes; beating with lashes.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śiphā (शिफा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sibhā.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚiphā (शिफा) [Also spelled shifa]:—(nf) see [śaphā; ~khānā] see [śaphākhānā] under ['śaphā'].
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Starts with: Shiphadhara, Shiphaka, Shiphakanda, Shiphalika, Shiphara, Shipharas, Shipharasa, Shipharashi, Shipharashi-hundi, Shipharassu, Shipharasu, Shipharsu, Shipharuha.
Ends with: Hrasvashakhashipha, Kshamashipha, Pratiparnashipha, Pushkarashipha, Shakhashipha, Vegashipha.
Full-text (+3): Shiphadhara, Shiphakanda, Shipharuha, Shakhashipha, Hrasvashakhashipha, Pratiparnashipha, Shibha, Shiphaka, Ciparukam, Civarukam, Kshamashipha, Shifa, Pushkarashipha, Ipam, Shepha, Hritpida, Ajata, Gumji, Civai, Shatahva.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Flora (3): Parts of the Plants < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.230 < [Section XXXI - Miscellaneous Punishments]
Verse 8.369 < [Section XLVI - Adultery]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.104.3 < [Sukta 104]