Alternative spellings of this word include Surti.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (hinduism)

Sūrati (सूरति) (or Sūrata Miśra) is the author of the Amaracandrikā (dealing with Poetics and Erotics), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Sūrata (or Sūrati) Miśra was a Brahman of Agra who has at least ten works to his credit, several of which testify to his sustained interest in poetics, understood as rhetorical figures (alaṃkāra), classification of female characters in relation to love (nāyikābheda) and esthetics (rasa). This trend is illustrated by his commentaries on Keśavdās’s Kavipriyā and Rasikapriyā, and by the present work which was composed in VS 1794 = 1737 century.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Surati in India is the name of a plant defined with Rosularia adenotricha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sedum anoicum Praeger (among others).

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

· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1880)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1864)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1919)
· Flora Orientalis (1888)
· Flora Iranica: Flora des Iranischen Hochlandes und der Umrahmenden Gebirge: Persien, Afghanistan, Teile von West-Pakistan, Nord-Iraq (1970)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

suratī (सुरती).—a (surata) Relating to the city Surat.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Surati (सुरति).—f. great enjoyment or satisfaction.

Derivable forms: suratiḥ (सुरतिः).

Surati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and rati (रति).

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

Surati (सुरति).—(f.; compare AMg. surai, surati; Sanskrit and Pali surata), sexual enjoyment, lust: in Mahāvastu ii.63.4 (verse) read, nearly with mss., vipuṇya-mānā suratī-(mss. cited as °bhi, °bhir, a graphic corruption, compare saurabhya for sauratya)- upadrutā, hirir nivāreti svacittam ātmano, Modesty re- strains women of unvirtuous conceit (caprice, jealousy?) who are afflicted with lust; the Jātaka (Pali) parallel, v.410.13—20, tho only loose, is close enough to show that the author is speaking of Hrī restraining lustful women. Senart mis- understands and em. wildly.

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

Surati (सुरति).—f.

(-tiḥ) Great enjoyment.

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

Surāti (सुराति).—[adjective] granting good gifts.

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

1) Surati (सुरति):—[=su-rati] [from su > su-yaj] f. great enjoyment or delight, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) Surāti (सुराति):—[=su-rāti] [from su > su-yaj] a mfn. rich in gifts, [Ṛg-veda]

3) [=su-rāti] b su-rādhas etc. See p. 1232, col. 2.

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

Surati (सुरति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Surai.

[Sanskrit to German]

Surati 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Surati (सुरति) [Also spelled surti]:—(nf) memory, recollection; amorous dalliance, sexual enjoyment.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Suraṭi (ಸುರಟಿ):—

1) [noun] one of the emblems and insignia of royalty; a regalia.

2) [noun] (mus.) in Karnāṭaka system, a rāga (musical mode) derived from the main mode Harikāmbhōji.

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Suraṭi (ಸುರಟಿ):—[noun] = ಸುರಟೆ [surate].

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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: Cu, Rati, Shu.

Starts with: Surati Bhuitaravada, Surati chakke, Surati chekka, Surati Eranda, Surati sonamukhi, Suraticekke, Suratighekka, Suratimishra, Suratipattetige, Suratissa, Suratisu.

Ends with: Cikkasurati, Khubasurati, Surasurati.

Full-text: Shur, Suratimishra, Surati sonamukhi, Surati chakke, Surati chekka, Surati Eranda, Surai, Vipunya, Surati Bhuitaravada, Surti, Curutti, Sura, Bad.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Surati, Su-rati, Su-rāti, Suratī, Surāti, Suraṭi; (plurals include: Suratis, ratis, rātis, Suratīs, Surātis, Suraṭis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

Book Reviews < [July – September, 1999]

Musical Compositions of Muthuswami Dikshitar on Planets < [April – June, 1982]

Veena Dhanam < [November 1937]

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