Nagashundi, Nāgaśuṇḍī, Naga-shundi: 4 definitions

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Nagashundi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Nāgaśuṇḍī can be transliterated into English as Nagasundi or Nagashundi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Nagashundi in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Nāgaśuṇḍī (नागशुण्डी) is the Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant possibly identified with Heliotropium indicum Linn. or “Indian heliotrope” from the Boraginaceae or “forget-me-not” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.77 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.

Nāgaśuṇḍī is mentioned as having four synonyms: Hastiśuṇḍī, Mahāśuṇḍī, Śuṇḍī and Dhūsarapatrikā.

Properties and characteristics: “Nāgaśuṇḍī is also pungent (kaṭu) but hot (uṣṇa) in potency and effective against tridoṣaja (sannipātaja) fevers”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nagashundi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgaśuṇḍī (नागशुण्डी):—[=nāga-śuṇḍī] [from nāga] f. a kind of cucumber, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Nagashundi 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.

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