Shitasaha, Śītasaha, Shita-saha: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Shitasaha 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 Śītasaha can be transliterated into English as Sitasaha or Shitasaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚītasahā (शीतसहा) is another name for Nīlanirguṇḍī, the blue variety of Sinduvāra, a medicinal plant identified with Vitex negundo Linn. (or ‘chaste tree’) from the Lamiaceae or “mint” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.153-154 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Śītasahā and Nīlanirguṇḍī, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŚītāsaha (शीतासह):—Intolerance to cold
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 DrugsShitasaha [शीतसह] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Salvadora persica L. from the Salvadoraceae (Salvadora) family. For the possible medicinal usage of shitasaha, 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.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītasaha (शीतसह).—the Pīlu tree.
Derivable forms: śītasahaḥ (शीतसहः).
Śītasaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and saha (सह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītasaha (शीतसह).—mfn.
(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) Bearing or enduring cold. m.
(-haḥ) A Pilu, or tree so named, growing in the Himalaya mountains. E. śīta cold, and saha enduring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītasaha (शीतसह):—[=śīta-saha] [from śīta] mfn. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) bearing or enduring cold
2) [v.s. ...] m. Careya Arborea or Salvadora Persica
3) Śītasahā (शीतसहा):—[=śīta-sahā] [from śīta-saha > śīta] f. Vitex Negundo
4) [v.s. ...] = vāsantī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītasaha (शीतसह):—[śīta-saha] (haḥ) 1. m. A tree, Pilu. a. Enduring cold.
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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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