Shitaputana, Śītapūtanā: 4 definitions
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Shitaputana 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 Śītapūtanā can be transliterated into English as Sitaputana or Shitaputana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚītapūtanā (शीतपूतना).—A ferocious she-devil. (Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 230, Verse 28). This terrible monster causes aborti on in women.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapūtanā (शीतपूतना).—[feminine] [Name] of a female demon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītapūtanā (शीतपूतना):—[=śīta-pūtanā] [from śīta] f. a kind of female demon (causing illness in children), [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Partial matches: Sita, Putana.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Shitaputana, Shita-putana, Śīta-pūtanā, Sita-putana, Śītapūtanā, Sitaputana; (plurals include: Shitaputanas, putanas, pūtanās, Śītapūtanās, Sitaputanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXIV - Treatment of an attack by Shita-putana < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Chapter XXVII - Specific features of nine malignant Grahas < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CLXXVI - The Nidanam of diseases peculiar to peculiar to infant life < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Bhūtas and Grahas < [Chapter 8]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Critical analysis of balgraha in ayurveda samhita with its modern correlation < [2023: Volume 12, December special issue 22]
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXXIX < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
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Medicinal properties of bilva (aegle marmelos corr.) < [2022, Issue 09 September]