Shvetamarica, Śvetamārica, Shveta-marica, Śvetamarica: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śvetamārica and Śvetamarica can be transliterated into English as Svetamarica or Shvetamarica, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shvetamaricha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Śvetamārica (श्वेतमारिच):—Another name for Marica (Piper nigrum), 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.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Śvetamārīca (श्वेतमारीच) refers to a type of medicinal preparation used in Viṣatantra (“treatment of poisons”), and is dealt with in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs. It describes only those formulations (viz., Śvetamārīca) which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases.
Śvetamārīca powder triturated in juice made from flower of Śirīṣa (Albizzia lebbeck Benth.) is used in añjana, nasya and orally for the treatment of snake poison.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Śvetamarica (श्वेतमरिच) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 6.33-34 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: Śvetamarica is prepared by decorticating the Marica fruits. Some scholars consider the Śigru seeds as Śvetamarica, which is not an accepted version now. The oil of pepper is prepared by its seeds. Malabar and Tellichari varieties are commercially much in use.
Śvetamarica is mentioned as having six synonyms: Sitamarica, Sitākhya, Sitavallīja, Bālaka, Bahula, Dhavala and Candraka.
Properties and characteristics: “Śvetamarica is pungent, hot and antidote to poisons. It protects from the effects of evil spirits. It is anti-aphrodisiac (avṛṣya) and useful in eye ailments. If used with care, it is rejuvenating also”.
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
Śvetamarica (श्वेतमरिच).—white pepper.
Derivable forms: śvetamaricam (श्वेतमरिचम्).
Śvetamarica is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and marica (मरिच).
Śvetamarica (श्वेतमरिच).—n.
(-caṃ) The seed of the Hyperanthera morunga. E. śveta white, marica pepper.
1) Śvetamarica (श्वेतमरिच):—[=śveta-marica] [from śveta > śvit] m. a kind of Moringa Pterygosperma, [Dhanvantari]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the seed of it, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the s° of the Hyperanthera Mor° [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] wh° pepper, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Śvetamarica (श्वेतमरिच):—[śveta-marica] (caṃ) 1. n. Seed of the Hyperanthera morunga.
Śvetamarica (श्वेतमरिच):—
1) m. eine Art Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1134.] —
2) n. der Same von Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 110.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Śvētamarica (ಶ್ವೇತಮರಿಚ):—
1) [noun] the tree Moringa oleifera ( = M. pterygosperma, = Hyperanthera moranga) of Moringaceae family.
2) [noun] its slender, long fruit, used as a vegetable; drum-stick.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Shveta, Marica, Macca.
Full-text (+0): Candraka, Sitamarica, Sitavallija, Sitakhya, Dhavala, Balaka, Bahula, Sukhabhanja, Macca.
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