Surasa, Surasā, Su-rasa: 28 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSurasa (सुरस):—(6. su + rasa)
1) adj. (f. ā) a) wohlschmeckend [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 761.] [Medinīkoṣa s. 45.] āpaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 73, 59.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 54, 73. 103. 122.] — b) reizend: prauḍhatvasurasā ein Weib [Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 110.] —
2) m. a) Vitex Negundo Lin. [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] Andropogon Schoenanthus Lin. [Rājanirghaṇṭa 8, 124.] Vgl. 4). — b) das Harz der Gossampinus Rumphii Sch. et Endl. [Rājanirghaṇṭa 8, 12.] — c) Nomen proprium α) eines Schlangendämons [Mahābhārata 5, 3632.] — β) eines Berges [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 55, 9.] —
3) f. ā a) Bez. verschiedener Pflanzen: = rāsnā [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 2.] [Medinīkoṣa] [Rājanirghaṇṭa 6, 82.] = miśreyā [4, 15.] [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] = parṇāsa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] = mahāśatāvarī [Rājanirghaṇṭa 4, 122.] = śephālikā 157. = brāhmī [5, 63.] [Ratnamālā 243.] = kapitthaparṇī 112 = tulasī [109.] [DHANV. 4, 26.] = andhāka 88. Vgl. 4). — b) ein best. Metrum: 4 Mal ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯, ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯, ¯ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ [Colebrooke 2, 163 (XIV, 9).] — c) Beiname der Durgā [Śabdakalpadruma] und [WILSON.] — d) Nomen proprium α) einer Tochter Dakṣa’s, Gattin Kaśyapa’s und Mutter der Schlangen, [Medinīkoṣa] [Mahābhārata 1, 2625. 2633. fg. 2, 456. 5, 3620.] [Harivaṃśa 169. 3282. 11521. 11552. 12448.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 20, 23. 29. 5, 6, 2. fgg. 56, 30. 6, 108, 18.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 48, 57.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 122.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 6, 25.] — β) einer Apsaras [VYĀḌI] beim [Scholiast] zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 183.] [Mahābhārata 1, 4819.] [Harivaṃśa 12473.] — γ) einer Tochter Raudrāśva’s [Harivaṃśa 1661.] — δ) eines Flusses [Viṣṇupurāṇa 176.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 19, 18.] —
4) m. f. wohl Basilienkraut im [Suśruta], das Geschlecht wechselt auch bei den Comm. m. [?1, 218, 10. 2, 453, 4. f.] ā [1, 138, 16. 145, 7. 146, 6. 157, 10. 217, 4. 2, 15, 6. 25, 9. 114, 5. 459, 11.] in der Hauptstelle [1, 138, 16] liest [CAKRAPĀṆIDATTA] rasaḥ und erklärt surabhimallikā. f. i ebend. 17 nach [CAKR.] = kapitthapattrikā und nach Andern weisser Sinduvāra; so auch [DHANV. 4, 41.] m. auch [CARAKA 1, 27.] [VĀGBH. 1, 6, 107. 109.] lepa erhöht den Glanz des Goldes [Spr. (II) 6968.] —
5) n. a) Herz [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 623.] — b) Basilienkraut [Medinīkoṣa] (m. n. und m. f. in einigen Hdschrr. nach [Śabdakalpadruma]). = gandhatṛṇa [Rājanirghaṇṭa 10, 151.] — c) Cassia - Rinde [Rājanirghaṇṭa 6, 172.] — d) Myrrhe [Rājanirghaṇṭa 6, 116.] — Vgl. indra, candra, śveta, saurasa und sauraseya.
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: Rasa, Cu, Shu.
Starts with (+41): Curaca, Curacai, Curacam, Curacani, Curacatam, Shurasamadhi, Shurasati, Surasa-vrikshaha, Surasabija, Surasabja, Surasacchada, Surasadana, Surasadhana, Surasadhanaka, Surasadi, Surasadman, Surasagara, Surasagraja, Surasagrani, Surasah.
Ends with: Asurasa, Candrasurasa, Curaca, Ikshurasa, Indrasurasa, Krishtna-surasa, Krishtnasurasa, Samasurasa, Shvetasurasa, Sudhamshurasa.
Full-text (+55): Surasashta, Saurasa, Indrasurasa, Shvetasurasa, Surasagrani, Asurasa, Sauraseya, Nagamatri, Saurasya, Nagamatar, Surasam, Curaca, Curacai, Jalarakshasi, Surasadi, Surasasamgraha, Krishtna-surasa, Curacam, Surasa-vrikshaha, Surasagraja.
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (c): Leaves (Paṇṇa/Patra) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Chapter 5.4 - The story of Surasa and Hanuman
Chapter 2.6 - Genesis of birds and animals in the Purana
Chapter 2.5 - The origin of the flora and fauna in the Puranas
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
5. Agriculture and Agricultural Products < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 1 - The Departure of Hanuman < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 14 - Jatayu reveals his Lineage to Rama < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
Chapter 58 - Hanuman recounts his Experiences < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
5b. Kṛmi (Worms) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]