The Sanskrit terms Śvetaśarapuṅkhā and Śvetaśarapuṅkha can be transliterated into English as Svetasarapunkha or Shvetasharapunkha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Śvetaśarapuṅkhā (श्वेतशरपुङ्खा) is a variety of Śarapuṅkhā, a medicinal plant identified with Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (“common tephrosia”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.71-73 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.

Śvetaśarapuṅkhā is mentioned as having five synonyms: Śvetāḍhyā, Sitasāyakā, Sitapuṅkhā, Śvetapuṅkhā and Śubhrapuṅkhā.

Properties and characteristics: “Śarapuṅkhā is pungent and hot. It cures vātika pains and worm infestations. The Śvetaśarapuṅkhā possesses similar properties, rather in potent form. It is also used as rejuvenating drug (rasāyana)”.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Śvetaśarapuṅkha (श्वेतशरपुङ्ख) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of rat-poison such as those caused by the Ugra-rats, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Accordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: “Must take a tablet or Gulikā made from pearl and silver. Fruit and powder of the roots of Śvetaśarapuṅkha and Kaṇṭhapuṅkha garnished with the bark of Pūtikā. Victim must be given a drink of gruel made of barley, Puṅkha and Ākhukarṇikā. The same can be used as ointment as well. Fumigation with jaggery and hair of mongoose prescribed. Curd must be taken”.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetaśarapuṅkhā (श्वेतशरपुङ्खा):—[=śveta-śara-puṅkhā] [from śveta > śvit] f. a kind of shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvetasharapunkha in German

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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)

Partial matches: Shveta, Sharapunkha, Punkha, Shvetasara.

Full-text: Shvetapunkha, Sharapunkha, Shubhrapunkha, Sitasayaka, Shvetadhya, Sitapunkha, Dvipunkha, Punkhadvayi, Dadhipluta, Prasadhita, Putika, Yavagu, Shuktika, Akhukarnika, Rajas, Nakularoman, Kanthapunkha, Putikatvac.

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