The Sanskrit term Supuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Supuspa or Supushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Supuṣpā (सुपुष्पा) is another name for Miśreyā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Foeniculum vulgare (synonym Foeniculum capillaceum) or “fennel”, from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) or “carrot family” of flowering plants, according to verse 4.14-19 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Also see Śatāhvā. Together with the names Supuṣpā and Miśreyā, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Supuṣpā (सुपुष्पा) also represents a synonym for Āhulya, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Cassia auriculata Linn., according to verse 4.166-170. Together with the names Supuṣpa and Āhulya, there are a total of thirteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

3) Supuṣpā (सुपुष्पा) is another name for Droṇapuṣpī a medicinal plant identified with either Leucas cephalotes Spreng., Leucas aspera Sprekg. or Leucas linifolia Spreng., all from the Lamiaceae or “mint” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.137-138. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Supuṣpā and Droṇapuṣpī, there are a total of eight 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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प) refers to a “good menses”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The subtle form of the goddess is Kuṇḍalinī. Her names in the three transmissions—Khañjinī, Vakrā and Kubjikā—all imply her identity as Kuṇḍalinī. [...] Resting on the Kula, she has three natures and six limbs and faces. Profoundly tranquil and very terrible, she sits on the Great Ghost who is her seat. She has great snakes as her ornaments and is adorned with large earrings. Her topknot is adorned with a great Moon and the Sun is above it. She is called Anackā (Unstruck Sound) and has a copious and good menses [i.e., supuṣpa-āḍhya]. (As Kuṇḍalinī) she transports (the individual soul) along the path of Suṣumṇā. Endless, she is at the extreme end of the Endless. Stainless, she is free of defects”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प) refers to “pretty flowers” (of the season), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.18 (“Description of the perturbation caused by Kāma”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] In the mean time Pārvatī came there along with her two maids and brought various kinds of flowers for Śiva’s worship. Certainly Pārvatī had a greater beauty than the most exquisite lady described by people on the earth. When she wore pretty flowers [i.e., supuṣpa] of the season how could her beauty be described even in a hundred years? No sooner did she enter within the proximity of Śiva than He came out of his meditation for a short while. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प) refers to a “good flower”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[...] Oṃ be successful in undertakings, have increase in wealth. Be nourished in the body, (and) have peace in the home. Oṃ homage to the holy king Puṣpaketu, Tathāgata, Arhat, Enlightened Buddha. In this manner. Oṃ flower, flower, great flower, Good flower (supuṣpa), flower arisen, flower born, flower strewn Svāhā! [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Supushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Damnacanthus esquirolii H. Lév. (among others).

2) Supushpa is also identified with Haldina cordifolia It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (etc.).

3) Supushpa is also identified with Morus indica.

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

· Bot. Cab. (1822)
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Rev. Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1973)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1805)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Supushpa, for example diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प).—a.

-ṣpā or -ṣpī f.) having beautiful flowers. (-ṣpaḥ) 1 the coral tree.

Supuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and puṣpa (पुष्प).

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

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प).—name of one or two former Buddhas: Lalitavistara 5.12; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 426.8; 499.21.

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

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प).—m.

(-ṣpaḥ) 1. The coral tree. 2. The Sirisha tree, (Mimosa Sirisha.) n.

(-ṣpaṃ) 1. Cloves. 2. The menstrual excretion. f. (-ṣpī) 1. The plantaintree. 2. A sort of fennel, (Anethum sowa and panmorium.) 3. A flower, (Clitoria ternatea, the white sort.) f. (-ṣpā or -ṣpī) Adj. Having beautiful flowers. E. su excellent, puṣpa a flower.

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

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प).—m., f. pā, and n. the name of several plants.

Supuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and puṣpa (पुष्प).

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

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प).—[adjective] having beautiful flowers.

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

1) Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प):—[=su-puṣpa] [from su > su-pakva] n. ‘good flower’, cloves, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the menstrual excretion, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. having beaut° flowers, [Kāvya literature]

4) [v.s. ...] m. Pterospermum Suberifolium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] globeamaranth, [ib.]

6) [v.s. ...] = rakta-puṣpaka, [ib.]

7) [v.s. ...] = haridru, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] the coral tree, [Horace H. Wilson]

9) [v.s. ...] Name of a mythical king, [Inscriptions]

10) Supuṣpā (सुपुष्पा):—[=su-puṣpā] [from su-puṣpa > su > su-pakva] f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) anise

11) [v.s. ...] ([probably]) Phlomis Zeylanica

12) [v.s. ...] Clitoria Ternatea

13) [v.s. ...] = kośātakī

14) Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प):—[=su-puṣpa] [from su > su-pakva] n. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Curcuma Longa

15) [v.s. ...] Hibiscus Mutabilis

16) [v.s. ...] Tabernaemontana Coronaria

17) [v.s. ...] = tūla

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

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प):—[su-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. A coral tree; Mimosa sirisha. f. (ī) The plantain; fennel. n. Cloves.

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

Supuṣpa (सुपुष्प) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Supuṣka.

[Sanskrit to German]

Supushpa 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: Pushpa, Cu, Shu.

Starts with: Supushpachandra, Supushpaka.

Full-text: Saupushpi, Dronapushpi, Supushka, Supushpi, Sumerupushpa, Mishreya, Ahulya, Pushpa.

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