Sheru, Śeru, Seru: 8 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
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1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Sheru 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 Śeru can be transliterated into English as Seru or Sheru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Seru (सेरु) is another name for Prastha: a unit of measurement of weight (1 seru equals 768mg; 4 serus = 1 āḍhaka = 3.072kg), as defined in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning seru] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

A relative overview of weight-units is found below, seru/prastha indicated in bold. In case of liquids, the metric equivalents would be the corresponding litre and milliliters.

1 Ratti or Guñjā = 125mg,
8 Rattis - 1 Māṣa = 1g,
4 Māṣa - 1 Kaḻañc = 4g,
12 Māṣas - 1 Karṣa = 12g,
1 Karṣa /Akṣa - 1 Niṣka = 12g,
2 Karṣas - 1 Śukti = 24g,
2 Śukti - 1 Pala = 48g,
2 Palas - 1 Prasṛti = 96g,
2 Prasṛtis - 1 Kuḍava = 192g,
2 Kuḍava - 1 Mānikā = 384g,
2 Mānikās - 1 Prastha (Seru) = 768g,
4 Prasthas - 1 Āḍhaka (Kaṃsa) = 3.072kg,
4 Āḍhakas or Kalaśas - 1 Droṇa = 12.288kg,
2 Droṇas - 1 Surpa = 24.576kg,
2 Surpas - 1 Droṇī (Vahi) = 49.152kg,
4 Droṇīs - 1 Khari = 196.608kg,
1 Pala = 48g,
100 Palas - 1 Tulā = 4.8kg,
20 Tulās - 1 Bhāra = 96kg.

context information

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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Seru in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Rhus natalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Searsia natalensis (Bernh. ex Krause) F.A. Barkley (among others).

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

· Lilloa (1950)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora (1844)

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

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śeru (शेरु).—[śī-ura Uṇādi-sūtra 4.112] Dozing, sleeping.

Derivable forms: śeruḥ (शेरुः).

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Seru (सेरु).—a. Binding, fastening; P.III.2.159.

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

Seru (सेरु).—mfn. (-ruḥ-ruḥ-ru) Binding, tying. E. ṣi to bind, ru aff.

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

1) Seru (सेरु):—[from setu] a mfn. binding, fastening, [Pāṇini 3-2, 159.]

2) b See [column]2.

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

Seru (सेरु):—[(ruḥ-ruḥ-ru) a.] Binding, tying.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sheru in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śēru (ಶೇರು):—[noun] a kind of loose, upper garments of men covering from shoulders to the knees, and having full sleeves.

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Ṣēru (ಷೇರು):—[noun] any one of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided; a share.

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Sēru (ಸೇರು):—

1) [verb] to go as far as; to reach.

2) [verb] to join oneself with; to be associated with.

3) [verb] to adapt oneself to a partiuclar situation, circumstance, condition, etc.

4) [verb] to be accumulated; to be stored (in a relatively large quanty) at a place.

5) [verb] to be liked; to be pleasing; to become agreeable.

6) [verb] to dwell for a long time; to have one’s residence in; to reside.

7) [verb] to admit, join oneself or be admitted to (a school, hospital, office, etc.).

8) [verb] to be related to; to be concerned with.

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Sēru (ಸೇರು):—[noun] a firm, fine-grained earth, plastic when wet, composed chiefly of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, used in the manufacture of bricks, pottery, and other ceramics.

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Sēru (ಸೇರು):—

1) [noun] a unit of capacity, slightly more than metric unit of litre; a seer.

2) [noun] a unit of weight, varying in value but usu. 1/40 of a maund; a seer.

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Sēṟu (ಸೇಱು):—

1) [verb] to become angry, wrathful; to be infuriated, irated.

2) [verb] to dispute heatedly; to disagree angrily; to quarrel.

3) [verb] to utter a shrill, loud, piercing cry from anger or in fright, pain, etc.

4) [verb] to blame; to accuse.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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