Ashvagandha, Ashva-gandha, Aśvagandhā, Ashvagamdha: 20 definitions
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Ashvagandha has 18 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Aśvagandhā can be transliterated into English as Asvagandha or Ashvagandha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAśvagandhā (अश्वगन्धा):—(von aśva + gandha) f. Name eines Strauchs, Physalis flexuosa Lin., [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 60.] [Ratnamālā] und [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Suśruta 1, 58, 1. 2. 238, 6. 2, 95, 2.] [AINSLIE, Mat. ind. 2, 14.] Auch aśvagandhikā [Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. aśmagandhā .
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Aśvagandhā (अश्वगन्धा):—[Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 19, 1, 20.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAśvagandhā (अश्वगन्धा):—f. Physalis_flexuosa L.
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Partial matches: Ashva, Gandha.
Starts with: Ashvagandhadi, Ashvagandhakalpa, Ashvagandhapaka.
Ends with: Kavacashvagandha.
Full-text (+46): Ashvavarohaka, Ashmagandha, Vajigandha, Turagagandha, Ashvaroha, Ashvavarohika, Ashvakandika, Palashaparni, Acaiyu, Acuvakanti, Varahakarni, Hayagandha, Ashvagamdhe, Kambuka, Turaga, Accuvam, Avarohika, Gandhapattri, Balya, Gandhapattra.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Chapter 18 - Symptoms and Treatment of Karshya (thinness)
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Chapter 2 - Symptoms and treatment of Rajayakshma (Phthisis or consumption)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 302 - Description of different kinds of potential mantras and herbs
Chapter 286 - Collection of medical recipes (kalpa-sāgara)
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXV - The medical treatment of a variety of diseases
Chapter XXXVII - The treatment with an Anuvasana-vasti and an Uttara-vasti
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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Part 24 - Usage of poisons < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]
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