Shitahara, Śītahara: 4 definitions

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Shitahara 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 Śītahara can be transliterated into English as Sitahara or Shitahara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sitahara in the Oriya language is the name of a plant identified with Millingtonia hortensis L. fil. from the Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda) family. For the possible medicinal usage of sitahara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shitahara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śītahara (शीतहर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Removing cold. E. śīta, and hara what takes.

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

1) Śītahara (शीतहर):—[=śīta-hara] [from śīta] mfn. removing c°, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

2) Sītāhāra (सीताहार):—[from sītā > sī] (tāh) m. ‘Sītā’s food’, Lycopodium Phlegmaria, [ib.]

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

Śītahara (शीतहर):—[śīta-hara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Removing cold.

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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.

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