Shitavirya, Śītavīrya: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Shitavirya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Śītavīrya can be transliterated into English as Sitavirya or Shitavirya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sitavirya in India is the name of a plant defined with Aeschynomene aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sesbania leptocarpa auct., non DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1982)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1805)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1977)
· Economic Botany (1978)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Cytologia (1989)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sitavirya, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśītavīrya (शीतवीर्य).—a S Of cooling virtues or properties, cooling.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītavīrya (शीतवीर्य):—[=śīta-vīrya] [from śīta] mfn. having a cooling effect, cooling, [ib.]
[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: Shitaviryaka.
Full-text: Bilvavaleha, Kapha, Pitta, Vata.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Shitavirya, Śītavīrya, Sitavirya, Shita-virya, Śīta-vīrya, Sita-virya; (plurals include: Shitaviryas, Śītavīryas, Sitaviryas, viryas, vīryas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - The Theory of Rasas and their Chemistry < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Vanaspati (Plants) used in Veda < [Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era]
1b. Study of Fever (Jvara) in the Caraka-Saṃhita < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]