Surari, Surāri, Sura-ari, Suraari: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Surari 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Surāri (सुरारि).—A King in ancient India. He was invited by the Pāṇḍavas to participate in the great war. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 15).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Surari in India is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon firmus (J. Presl) Kunth (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Révision des Graminées (1930)
· Enum. Pl. (1933)
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1985)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Analecta botanica indica … (1851)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Surari, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
Suraari in India is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon besukiensis Steud. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1830)
· Analecta botanica indica … (1851)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum (1829)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Suraari, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Surāri (सुरारि).—
1) an enemy of gods, a demon; गतं भयं भीरु सुरारिसंभवम् (gataṃ bhayaṃ bhīru surārisaṃbhavam) V.1.6.
2) the chirp of a cricket. °हन् (han) m. Name of Śiva. °हन्तृ (hantṛ) Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: surāriḥ (सुरारिः).
Surāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and ari (अरि).
Surāri (सुरारि).—m.
(-riḥ) 1. An Asura, an infernal being opposed to the gods. 2. A spirit, a goblin, a Pisacha or Yaksha. 3. The chirp of the cricket. E. sura a deity, and ari an enemy.
Surāri (सुरारि).—[masculine] = suradviṣ.
1) Surāri (सुरारि):—[from sura > sur] m. an enemy of the gods, an Asura (also a Rākṣasa), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a demon causing diseases, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a king, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] the chirp of a cricket, [Horace H. Wilson]
Surāri (सुरारि):—[surā+ri] (riḥ) 2. m. An Asur, a sprite; chirp of a cricket.
Surāri (सुरारि):—(sura + ari) m.
1) ein Feind der Götter, ein Asura (auch Rākṣasa) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 238.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 43, 33.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 174, 1.] [Raghuvaṃśa 14, 20.] [KUMĀRAN. 3, 9.] [Spr. (II) 7127.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 45, 378.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 18, 54. fg.] hantar Beiw. Viṣṇu’s [Tithyāditattva im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) Nomen proprium a) eines Fürsten [Mahābhārata 5, 78.] — b) eines Krankheitsdämons [Harivaṃśa 9561.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Surāri (सुरारि):—n. enemy of gods; the demons; monsters;
Suraari is another spelling for सुरारि [surāri].—n. enemy of gods; the demons; monsters;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sura, Ari.
Starts with (+0): Curaritam, Surarighna, Surarihan, Surarihantri, Suraripu, Surarisambhava, Surarshi.
Full-text (+0): Surarisambhava, Surarighna, Surarihan, Surarihantri, Vinikrintana, Vinibarhana, Unmada, Ghna, Vicaya.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A case study on the management of alcohol dependence through Ayurveda < [Vol. 9 No. 5 (2024)]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
4. Genealogy of the Raksasa Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.56 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 3.3.15 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 2.1.266 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 321 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 82 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IV < [Udyoga Parva]