Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Supita [ସୁପୀତ] in the Odia language is the name of a plant identified with Barleria prionitis L. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Barleria appressa, Barleria coriacea, Barleria spicata. For the possible medicinal usage of supita, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Supita in India is the name of a plant defined with Coptis teeta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coptis teetoides C.Y. Cheng.

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

· Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta (1842)
· Trans. Med. Phys. Soc. Calcutta (1836)
· Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica (1965)
· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1993)
· Linnaea (1838)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Supīta, read Miln. 415 for suthita (Kern’s suggestion). See under su°. (Page 719)

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Supita, (pp. of supati) sleeping; (nt.) sleep S. I, 198 (ko attho supitena)=Sn. 331; SnA 338; Pv. II, 6¹ (so read for supina?). (Page 719)

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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 dictionary

Supīta (सुपीत).—

1) a carrot.

2) yellow sandal.

-taḥ the fifth Muhūrta.

Derivable forms: supītam (सुपीतम्).

Supīta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and pīta (पीत).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Supīta (सुपीत).—n.

(-taṃ) A carrot.

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

Supīta (सुपीत).—[adjective] quite yellow.

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

1) Supīta (सुपीत):—[=su-pīta] [from su > su-pakva] mfn. quite yellow, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the 5th Muhūrta, [Indische Studien by A. Weber]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a carrot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] yellow sandal, [ib.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Supīta (सुपीत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Supāa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Supita 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Cu, Shu, Pita.

Full-text: Suthita, Supaa, Supati, Supina.

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