The Sanskrit term Śothaghna can be transliterated into English as Sothaghna or Shothaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Śothaghna (शोथघ्न) or Śotharogaghna is a particular dietetic effect which “cures inflammatory swelling” according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Accordingly, the dietetic effect śothaghna is associated with the following conditions: Food utensils made of Pāṭalapatra (patra=leaves).

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śothaghna (शोथघ्न).—a. removing swellings, discutient.

Śothaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śotha and ghna (घ्न). See also (synonyms): śothajit.

--- OR ---

Śothaghna (शोथघ्न).—Bœrhavia Procumbens (Mar. tāṃbaḍā punarnavā).

Derivable forms: śothaghnaḥ (शोथघ्नः).

Śothaghna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śotha and ghna (घ्न). See also (synonyms): śothaghnī, śothajit.

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

Śothaghna (शोथघ्न).—mfn.

(-ghnaḥ-ghnī-ghnaṃ) Discutient, removing swellings. f. (-ghnī) Hogweed, (Boerhavia diffusa.) E. śotha swelling, ghna removing, fem. aff. ṅīṣ .

context information

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)

Partial matches: Shotha, Ghna.

Full-text: Shothajit, Shothaghni, Shotha, Shotharogaghna.

Relevant text

No search results for Shothaghna, Shotha-ghna, Śotha-ghna, Sotha-ghna, Śothaghna, Sothaghna; (plurals include: Shothaghnas, ghnas, Śothaghnas, Sothaghnas) in any book or story.