Sphurjathu, Sphūrjathu: 7 definitions

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Sphurjathu 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Sphūrjathu (स्फूर्जथु) is another name for Taṇḍulīya, a medicinal plant identified with Amaranthus spinosus Linn. or “spiny amaranth” from the Amaranthaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.73-75 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 Sphūrjathu and Taṇḍulīya, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sphurjathu in India is the name of a plant defined with Amaranthus spinosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Galliaria spinosa (L.) Nieuwl. (among others).

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

· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· Archives of Pharmacal Research
· Cytologia (1997)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1989)
· Cytologia (1982)
· Research Bulletin (1970)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sphurjathu, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sphurjathu (स्फुर्जथु).—= स्फूर्जथु (sphūrjathu) below.

Derivable forms: sphurjathuḥ (स्फुर्जथुः).

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Sphūrjathu (स्फूर्जथु).—A clap or peal of thunder; गर्जाजर्जरितासु दिक्षु बधिरे तत्स्फूर्जथुस्फूर्जितैः (garjājarjaritāsu dikṣu badhire tatsphūrjathusphūrjitaiḥ) Mv.7.12.

Derivable forms: sphūrjathuḥ (स्फूर्जथुः).

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

Sphūrjathu (स्फूर्जथु).—i. e. sphurj + athu, m. A thunderelap, Mahāvīrac. 124, 1.

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

Sphūrjathu (स्फूर्जथु).—[masculine] thunder.

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

1) Sphūrjathu (स्फूर्जथु):—[from sphūrj] m. thunder, a thunder-clap, [Mahāvīra-caritra]

2) [v.s. ...] Amaranthus Polygonoides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sphurjathu 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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