Shunth, Śuṇṭh: 5 definitions
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Shunth 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 Śuṇṭh can be transliterated into English as Sunth or Shunth, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSunth [સૂંઠ] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Zingiber officinale Roscoe from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family. For the possible medicinal usage of sunth, 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚuṇṭh (शुण्ठ्).—1 P., 1 U. (śuṇṭhati, śuṇṭhayati-te)
1) To purify.
2) To become dry; see शुठ् (śuṭh) I also.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṇṭh (शुण्ठ्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To be lame. i. 1. and 10, [Parasmaipada.] To be dried or desiccated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṇṭh (शुण्ठ्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] śuṇṭhati, to limp, be lame, [Dhātupāṭha ix, 56] (cf. √śuṭh);
—to dry, become dry (śoṣaṇe), [ib. 60];
— [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] śuṇṭhayati, to dry, become dry (śoṣaṇe), [ib. xxxii, 103.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shumthatana, Shumthihullu, Shunthacarya, Shunthadhi, Shunthaka, Shunthakarna, Shunthi, Shunthighrita, Shunthika, Shunthikanadi, Shunthipaka, Shunthisauvarcaladi, Shunthishatahvadi, Shunthitvac, Shunthya, Shunthyadi, Suntha.
Full-text: Vellika, Shunthi, Vindhapatra, Shunthacarya, Shunthya, Shunthadhi, Shunthakarna, Cuntal, Shuth, Suntha.
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