Nagashundi, Nāgaśuṇḍī, Naga-shundi: 4 definitions
Introduction:
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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuNāgaśuṇḍī (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”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāgaśuṇḍī (नागशुण्डी):—[=nāga-śuṇḍī] [from nāga] f. a kind of cucumber, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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: Shundi, Sumti, Cunti, Naga.
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Full-text: Namashundi, Shundi, Mahashundi, Dhusarapatrika, Hastishundi.
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