Shvadamshtra, Śvadaṃṣṭrā, Shvan-damshtra, Shvadanstra, Shvadamstra: 10 definitions
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Shvadamshtra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śvadaṃṣṭrā can be transliterated into English as Svadamstra or Shvadamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa1) Śvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा):—Another name for Gokṣura (Tribulus terrestris), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.
2) Śvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “mouse deer”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Śvadaṃṣṭrā is part of the sub-group named Jāṅgalamṛga, refering to “animals living in forests”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in Mādhava CikitsāŚvadaṃṣṭra (श्वदंष्ट्र) or Gokṣura (one of the pāñcamūlikā) refers to the medicinal plant Tribulus terrestris L., and is used in the treatment of atisāra (diarrhoea), according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2. Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several preparations [including Śvadaṃṣṭra] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaŚvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Mucuna pruriens (Linn.) DC” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning śvadaṃṣṭrā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā and Other Commentaries on the CarakasaṃhitāŚvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा) is a synonym of Gokṣuraka which refers to a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavyākhyā by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā.—Synonyms of Gokṣuraka: Gokṣura, Gokharu, Gokaṇṭaka, Trikaṇṭaka, Śvadaṃṣṭrā; Tribulus terrestris Linn.—(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 144, Singh and Chunekar, 1999).—(Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants, Arya Vaidya Sala 5:311, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.)
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: Wisdom Library: HinduismŚvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा)—Sanskrit word which could refer to “muntjac” (or, ‘barking deer’). This animal is from the group called Jaṅghāla (large-kneed). Jaṅghāla itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jāṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा).—
1) a dog's tooth.
2) The गोक्षुर (gokṣura) plant (Mar. gokharū).
Śvadaṃṣṭrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śvan and daṃṣṭrā (दंष्ट्रा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा).—f.
(-ṣṭrā) 1. A dog’s tooth. 2. A fruit, (Flacourtia cataphracta.) E. śva for śvan a dog, daṃṣṭvā a tooth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा):—[=śva-daṃṣṭrā] [from śva > śvan] f. a dog’s tooth, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] Asteracantha Longifolia, [Suśruta; Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] = go-kṣura, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) Śvādaṃṣṭra (श्वादंष्ट्र):—[=śvā-daṃṣṭra] [from śvā > śvan] mfn., [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 6-3, 137] (cf. śva-k etc.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvadaṃṣṭrā (श्वदंष्ट्रा):—[śva-daṃṣṭrā] (ṣṭrā) 1. f. A dog’s tooth; a fruit, Flacourtia.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shva, Damshtra, Shvan.
Starts with: Shvadamshtraka.
Ends with: Ashvadamshtra, Vishvadamshtra.
Full-text: Ashvadamshtra, Shvadamshtraka, Shauvadamshtra, Pancaganayoga, Gokshura, Gokshuraka, Trikantaka, Gokharu, Gokantaka, Jangalamriga.
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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LIX - Symptoms and Treatment of the defects of Urine (Mutra-dosha) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter LVIII - Symptoms and Treatment of suppression of Urine (Mutra-ghata) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter L - Symptoms and Treatment of Hiccough (Hicca) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter VII - The medical treatment of urinary conditions
Chapter IX - The medical treatment of cutaneous affections
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
1b. Study of Fever (Jvara) in the Caraka-Saṃhita < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXCIII - Medical treatment of fever etc < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
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