Amritasrava, Amrita-srava, ṛt, ṛt: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms ṛt and ṛt can be transliterated into English as Amrtasrava or Amritasrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) ṛt (अमृतस्रव�) is the Sanskrit name for an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 3.141-142 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. Notes: Vaidyaka Śabda Sindhu informs that ṛt is a creeper found by its name in the surroundings of Citrakūṭa.
ṛt is mentioned as having five synonyms: Vṛkṣāruhā, Toyavallikā, Ghanavallī and Sitalatā.
Properties and characteristics: “ṛt is slightly bitter and wholesome. It is rejuvenating and an antidote to poisons. It cures wounds, leprosy and allied skin disorders, jaundice and oedema (edema)�.
2) ṛt (अमृतस्रव�) is also mentioned as a synonym for ܻ岹Գī, a medicinal plant identified with two possibly species, according to verse 5.60-62. The fifth chapter (貹貹ṭād-) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (ṣu-ṣu貹). Together with the names ṛt and ܻ岹Գī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: Chopra and Bāpālāl identify ܻ岹Գī with Cressa cretica Linn. having support from Nāḍkarṇ�, while P.V.S. identifies ܻ岹Գī with Capparis moonii.

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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Amritasrava in India is the name of a plant defined with Cressa cretica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cressa australis R. Br..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810)
· Fl. Tropical Africa, Convolvulaceae (1963)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṛt (अमृतस्रव).—flow of nectar.
- Name of a plant and tree (ܻ岹Գī-ܻԳī; Mar. Բ).
Derivable forms: ṛt� (अमृतस्रव�).
ṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛt and srava (स्रव).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛt (अमृतस्रव�):—[=a-mṛta-sra] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] f. Name of a plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) ṛt屹 (अमृतस्रा�):—[=-ṛt-屹] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] m. a flow or current of water, [Sūryasiddhānta]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shrava, Amrita.
Starts with: Amritasravana.
Full-text: Rudantika, Upavallika, Shitalata, Rudanti, Vriksharuha, Toyavallika, Ghanavalli, Sudhasrava.
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