The Sanskrit term Śvetacāmara can be transliterated into English as Svetacamara or Shvetacamara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shvetachamara.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śvetacāmara (श्वेतचामर) refers to “white chowries”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.52 (“The bridegroom’s party is fed and Śiva retires to bed”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Seated on a gemset throne offered by Menā, Śiva surveyed the bedchamber with pleasure. [...] Gemset mirrors, white chowries (śvetacāmara), pearl necklaces and gorgeous things were richly displayed. It was unequalled in its divine exquisiteness highly pleasing and richly decorated. It was evincing the powerful influence of the boon granted by Śiva. It appeared to be a replica of Śiva Loka itself. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Svetacamara in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum spontaneum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult., nom. illeg., non Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition, 1911–1912, unter Leitung von Eric Graf von Rosen (1911)
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, … (1809)
· Flora (1836)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Svetacamara, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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.

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Partial matches: Shveta, Camara.

Full-text: Shobhana.

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