Sitanga, Sitāṅga, Sita-anga, Shitanga, Sitamga: 6 definitions

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Sitanga 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sitanga in India is the name of a plant defined with Aphanamixis polystachya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amoora elmeri Merr. (among others).

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

· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2003)
· Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (1938)
· Flore Générale de l’Indo-Chine (1911)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1955)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica (1756)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sitanga, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sitāṅga (सिताङ्ग).—

1) the श्वेत- रोहित (śveta- rohita) tree.

2) camphor.

3) Name of Śiva.

Derivable forms: sitāṅgaḥ (सिताङ्गः).

Sitāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sita and aṅga (अङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sitāṅga (सिताङ्ग).—name of a Bodhisattva: Gaṇḍavyūha 442.1.

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

1) Śītāṅga (शीताङ्ग):—[from śīta] mf(ī)n. cold-bodied, benumbed, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of fever, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

3) Sitāṅga (सिताङ्ग):—[from sita] m. a kind of plant, [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] camphor, [ib.]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [ib.] (printed mit)

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Sitanga 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sitāṃga (ಸಿತಾಂಗ):—

1) [noun] the body (of a person) that is white.

2) [noun] Śiva.

3) [noun] the planet Venus.

4) [noun] a kind of delirium.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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