Varshiki, Vārṣikī: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Varshiki 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.
The Sanskrit term Vārṣikī can be transliterated into English as Varsiki or Varshiki, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraVārṣikī (वार्षिकी):—One of the sixty-seven Mahauṣadhi, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature). These drugs are useful for processing mercury (rasa), such as the alchemical processes known as sūta-bandhana and māraṇa.
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVārṣikī (वार्षिकी) is another name for Trāyamāṇā, a medicinal plant identified with Gentiana kurroo Royle. from the Gentianaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.57-59 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Vārṣikī and Trāyamāṇā, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyVārṣikī (वार्षिकी) is another name for Mallikā (Jasminum sambac “Sambac jasmine”), from the Oleaceae family of flowering plants. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Carakasaṃhitā.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsVarshiki in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Sphenodesme involucrata var. paniculata (C.B.Clarke) Munir from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Sphenodesme paniculata. For the possible medicinal usage of varshiki, 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)1) Varshiki in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum sambac in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mogorium gimea Zuccagni (among others).
2) Varshiki is also identified with Sphenodesme involucrata It has the synonym Symphorema unguiculata Kurz (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. (1845)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· Investigatio et Studium Naturae (1992)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1844)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1991)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Varshiki, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVārṣikī (वार्षिकी).—(Sanskrit Lex. id.; compare under prec. (2), and see mahā-vārṣikī), a kind of jasmine: Mahāvyutpatti 6153, trans- literated in Tibetan var śi ki; in Lalitavistara 27.7 (prose), compare Weller's note, read as [compound] vārṣikī-suviśuddha-darśanā (it is not certain that sumanā, before vār°, is part of the [compound] as Weller believes).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVārṣikī (वार्षिकी):—[from vārṣika > vārṣa] f. Jasminum Sambac, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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)
Ends with: Mahavarshiki.
Full-text: Mahavarshiki, Pancavarshika, Varshika, Mallika, Mahaushadhi, Rekha, Trayamana, Dhanushkarin, Shata, Sat.
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