Shitapushpa, Shita-pushpa, Sitapushpa, Śītapuṣpa, Śītapuṣpā, Sītāpuṣpa: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Shitapushpa 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 terms Śītapuṣpa and Śītapuṣpā and Sītāpuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Sitapuspa or Shitapushpa or Sitapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚītapuṣpā (शीतपुष्पा) is another name for Atibalā, a medicinal plant identified with Abutilon indicum Linn. (“Indian mallow”) from the Malvaceae or mallows family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.101-102 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Śītapuṣpā and Atibalā, there are a total of ten 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraSitapuṣpa (सितपुष्प) refers to “white flowers”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 6.32cd-36ab]—“The Mantrin should worship the cakra with white flowers (sitapuṣpa), after [he] has written the mantrarāṭ in grey with camphor dust, together with white sandalwood, and after he has applied milk and yellow pigment, O great goddess. [The mantrarāt] provides great protection and bestows good luck and prosperity. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sitapushpa 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 Andersonia rohituka Roxb. (among others).
2) Sitapushpa is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Blancoanae (1918)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique (1811)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2003)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1955)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sitapushpa, for example side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītapuṣpa (शीतपुष्प).—the Śireeṣa tree.
Derivable forms: śītapuṣpaḥ (शीतपुष्पः).
Śītapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and puṣpa (पुष्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapuṣpa (शीतपुष्प).—m.
(-ṣpaḥ) The Sirisha tree. n.
(-ṣpaṃ) A fragrant grass, (Cyperus rotundus.) E. śīta cold, (in the cold weather, &c.) and puṣpa a flower.
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Sitapuṣpa (सितपुष्प).—n.
(-ṣpaṃ) A sort of grass, (Cyperus rotundus.) m.
(-ṣpaḥ) 1. A sort of tree, the Tagara tree. 2. A kind of grass, (Saccharum spontaneum.) f.
(-ṣpā) Arabian jasmine. E. sita white, and puṣpa a flower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītapuṣpa (शीतपुष्प):—[=śīta-puṣpa] [from śīta] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Acacia Sirissa
2) Śītapuṣpā (शीतपुष्पा):—[=śīta-puṣpā] [from śīta-puṣpa > śīta] f. Sida Cordifolia
3) Śītapuṣpa (शीतपुष्प):—[=śīta-puṣpa] [from śīta] n. Cyperus Rotundus.
4) Sitapuṣpa (सितपुष्प):—[=sita-puṣpa] [from sita] m. Tabernaemontana Coronaria, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Saccharum Spontaneum, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] Acacia Sirissa, [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] = śveta-rohita, [ib.]
8) Sitapuṣpā (सितपुष्पा):—[=sita-puṣpā] [from sita-puṣpa > sita] f. a kind of jasmine (Jasminum Sambac or Sida Cordifolia), [Suśruta]
9) Sitapuṣpa (सितपुष्प):—[=sita-puṣpa] [from sita] n. Cyperus Rotundus, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītapuṣpa (शीतपुष्प):—[śīta-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. The Sirisha tree. n. A fragrant grass.
2) Sitapuṣpa (सितपुष्प):—[sita-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ-ṣpaṃ) 1. m. A sort of tree and of grass. 1. f. Arabian jasmine. n. A sort of grass.
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Partial matches: Pushpa, Sita.
Starts with: Shitapushpaka.
Full-text: Sitapushpi, Atibala, Tagara.
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