Oshadhinatha, Oṣadhinātha, Oshadhi-natha, Oṣadhīnātha: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit terms Oṣadhinātha and Oṣadhīnātha can be transliterated into English as Osadhinatha or Oshadhinatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Oshadhinatha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Oṣadhinātha (ओषधिनाथ) or Oṣadhīnātha (ओषधीनाथ).—the moon (as presiding over and feeding plants); cf. पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः (puṣṇāmi cauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ somo bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 15.13; R.2.73; Kumārasambhava 7.1; Ś.4.2.

Derivable forms: oṣadhināthaḥ (ओषधिनाथः), oṣadhīnāthaḥ (ओषधीनाथः).

Oṣadhinātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms oṣadhi and nātha (नाथ). See also (synonyms): oṣadhyīśa, oṣadhigarbha.

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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.

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