Sucyagra, Suci-agra, Sūcyagra: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Sucyagra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Suchyagra.
Biology (plants and animals)
Sucyagra in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmostachya bipinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynosurus durus Forssk., nom. illeg., non Cynosurus durus L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma (1908)
· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Flora Palaestina (1756)
· Lexicon Generum Phanerogamarum (1903)
· Flora (1855)
· Journal of Applied Ecology (1999)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sucyagra, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र).—a (S sūci Needle, agra Tip.) sūcimukha a S Acuminated, pointed, peaked, tapering, pyramidal, conical.
sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र).—a Pointed, peaked, tapering.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र).—a. needle-pointed, having a sharp needle-like point, acuminated.
-gram The point of a needle.
Sūcyagra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūci and agra (अग्र).
Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र).—n.
(-graṃ) The point of a needle. E. sūcī, and agra point.
Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र).—[neuter] point of a needle.
1) Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र):—[=sūcy-agra] [from sūcy > sūc] n. the point of a needle, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] as much land as is pierced by the point of a n° id est. very little (= grabhedyam bhūmi-talam), [Mahābhārata; Inscriptions]
3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘pointed or sharp as a n°’, a thorn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र):—[sūcya-gra] (graṃ) 1. n. Point of a needle.
Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र):—1. (sūci + agra) n. Nadelspitze: viddha [Pañcatantra 62, 9.] rūpaṃ ca te na paśyāmi sūcyagramapi ninditam [Mahābhārata 1, 3410.] sūcyagreṇāpi yadbhūmerapi bhidyeta (so ed. Bomb.) — tanmātramapi cenmahyaṃ na dadāti purā [9, 1805.] sūcyagraṃ nātyajaḥ pūrvam so viel Land als eine Nadelspitze einnimmt [1807.] sūcyagrabhedyamapi bhūmitalaṃ na teṣām Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6, 548, 2. 9.]
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Sūcyagra (सूच्यग्र):—2.
1) adj. spitz wie eine Nadel. —
2) m. Dorn [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 18.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Sūcyagra (ಸೂಚ್ಯಗ್ರ):—[adjective] having a pointed end.
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Sūcyagra (ಸೂಚ್ಯಗ್ರ):—
1) [noun] the pointed end of a needle.
2) [noun] a thorn.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sucya, Gra, Agra, Shucy, Shuci.
Starts with (+0): Sucyagrasthulaka, Sucyagraviddha.
Full-text (+0): Sucyagrasthulaka, Sucyagraviddha, Agrasuci, Sthulaka, Vajrasuci.
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