Silabheda, Shila-bheda, Shilabheda, Sīlabheda, Śilābheda: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Silabheda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Śilābheda can be transliterated into English as Silabheda or Shilabheda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚilābheda (शिलाभेद) is another name for Pāṣāṇabheda, a medicinal plant commonly identified with Bergenia ligulata (Wall.) Engl. from the Saxifragaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.39-40 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Śilābheda and Pāṣāṇabheda, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Silabheda in India is the name of a plant defined with Bergenia ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Megasea ciliata Haw. (among others).
2) Silabheda is also identified with Bergenia pacumbis It has the synonym Saxifraga ligulata var. densiflora Seringe (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Saxifrag. Enum. (1821)
· Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) (1868)
· Fitoterapia (1994)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1868)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Silabheda, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysīlabheda : (m.) breach of morality.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySīlabheda refers to: a breach of morality J. I, 296.
Note: sīlabheda is a Pali compound consisting of the words sīla and bheda.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚilābheda (शिलाभेद).—a stone-cutter's chisel.
Derivable forms: śilābhedaḥ (शिलाभेदः).
Śilābheda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilā and bheda (भेद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilābheda (शिलाभेद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. A plant, (Plectranthes scutellaroides.) 2. A stonecutter’s chisel. E. śilā a stone, and bheda what breaks.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śilābheda (शिलाभेद):—[=śilā-bheda] [from śilā] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a stone-cutter’s chisel, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilābheda (शिलाभेद):—[śilā-bheda] (daḥ) 1. m. A plant, Plec tranthes; mason’s chisel.
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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: Shila, Bheda, Cila.
Full-text: Pashanabheda, Pulaka.
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