Seer: 4 definitions

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Seer means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.

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In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Seers refers to the Sages (in Sanskrit: Ṛṣis), who, in ancient times, could visualise everything as portraits in the mind.—From the ancient period till today, many natural objects like trees, flowers, leaves, forests, mountains, sun, moon etc. and natural phenomenon like day and night, the seasons, rain etc. always seem to inspire the artist to make beautiful creations. Even the sages in the Vedic period used to see the surroundings and could visualise everything as portraits in the mind. That is why the sages are called the seers but not doer—ṛṣi darśanāt. So, surroundings and the objects in the surroundings always play a strong role in the conceptualisation of an idea by a painter or an artist.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Seer in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porrum ophioscorodon Rchb. (among others).

2) Seer is also identified with Hedychium spicatum It has the synonym Gandasulium sieboldii (Wall.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Monandr. Pl. Scitam. (1825)
· Monandr. Pl. Scitam. (1824)
· Flora of the British India (1892)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8
· Cycl. (1811)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Seer in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) self cultivated land; (nm) a plough; —[karana] to self-cultivate; —[mem hona] to be under cultivation.—seer (सीर) is alternatively transliterated as Sīra.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Seer is another spelling for सीर [sīra].—n. 1. a plough; 2. the oxen that plough;

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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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