Shvetasurasa, Śvetasurasā: 6 definitions

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Shvetasurasa 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 Śvetasurasā can be transliterated into English as Svetasurasa or Shvetasurasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Svetasurasa in the Oriya language is the name of a plant identified with Vitex trifolia L. from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family. For the possible medicinal usage of svetasurasa, 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.

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

Shvetasurasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Vitex negundo in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex leucoxylon Blanco (among others).

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

· Memoirs of the Science Society of China (1932)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Plant Sciences (1988)
· Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. (1846)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1934)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shvetasurasa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetasurasā (श्वेतसुरसा).—f.

(-sā) A white variety of the Nyctanthes arbortristis. E. śveta white, and surasā the Rasan, &c., to which it is compared.

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

Śvetasurasā (श्वेतसुरसा):—[=śveta-surasā] [from śveta > śvit] f. a wh° -flowering variety of the Vitex Negundo or Nyctanthes Arbor Tristis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śvetasurasā (श्वेतसुरसा):—[śveta-surasā] (sā) 1. f. A white variety of Nyctanthes.

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Shvetasurasa 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.

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