In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Surabhita (सुरभित) refers to “scenting (the earth)” according to various bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Fragrance of the blossom can be changed by filling (the base near) the roots of the trees with the earth scented (surabhita) with the desired fragrance and then fed with water mixed with Cyperus rotundus, Erythrina stricta, Valeriana wallichii, Aporosa lindleyana and Cinnamomum tamala”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Surabhita (सुरभित).—a.

1) Perfumed, scented.

2) Pleasing, beautiful; कीर्त्याऽभितः सुरभितः (kīrtyā'bhitaḥ surabhitaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 1.1.

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

Surabhita (सुरभित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Perfumed, rendered fragrant. E. surabhi, itac aff.

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

Surabhita (सुरभित).—i. e. surabhi + ita, adj. Perfumed, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 53.

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

Surabhita (सुरभित).—[adjective] = [preceding]

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

1) Surabhita (सुरभित):—[=su-rabhita] [from su > su-yaj] a See sub voce

2) Surabhitā (सुरभिता):—[=su-rabhi-tā] [from su-rabhi] f. fragrancy, [Catalogue(s)]

3) Surabhita (सुरभित):—[from su-rabhi] b mfn. rendered fragrant, perfumed, [Kāvya literature; Vāsavadattā] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] rendered famous, [Daśakumāra-carita]

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

Surabhita (सुरभित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Perfumed.

[Sanskrit to German]

Surabhita 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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Surabhita (सुरभित):—adj. 1. flavored; 2. sweet-scented; perfumed;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Cu, Surabhi, Shu, Ta.

Starts with: Surabhitana, Surabhitanaya.

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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

Page 192 < [Volume 4 (1877)]

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Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)

Section 7.11 - ekadashi malayasundari-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]

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Purana Bulletin

Subject Index of the Visnu-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]

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