Shera, Śēra, Śera, Serā: 9 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Prakrit
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Introduction:

Shera means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

The Sanskrit terms Śēra and Śera can be transliterated into English as Sera or Shera, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sher.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Shera in India is the name of a plant defined with Holigarna arnottiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters (1994)
· Functional Ecology (1998)
· Flora of the British India (1876)
· Journal of Non-timber Forest Products (2004)
· Fitoterapia (2002)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Shera, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śēra (शेर).—m The milk-bush, Euphorbia tirucalli.

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śēra (शेर).—m ( H) A measure of weight or capacity, a sher or ser. It varies greatly in different places. Pr. śērāsa savā śēra (bhēṭalā &c.) A rogue meeting his match; diamond cutting diamond. 3 Corn or flour given, for his meal, to a messenger or laborer. 4 Daily food; a subsistence or a means of subsistence. v uṭha, uḍa, kāḍha, cāla, tuṭa, miḷa, lāga &c. Pr. śēra śijavilā āṇi vistava vijhavilā Said to or of those who, having but little to do, soon despatch it, and then sit down to scold others as remiss and indolent. 2 Expressive also of scanty housekeeping or of a scanty household.

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śēra (शेर).—f C Dung of crows, sparrows, and some other birds.

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śēra (शेर).—m ( P Lion.) A bold, commanding, overawing person; a man competent to maintain the superiority or upper hand.

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śērā (शेरा).—m ( A) Rate, average, mean proportion. 2 ( A) Law, rule, appointment, prescribed course: also a law, precept, canon, commission, warrant: also established or general practice; popular fashion or usage. 3 (In courts of endorsing a letter or a petition. In this sense are the words śērēarjī, śērēyāda, śērēhukūma, śērēpatraka &c. An arjī &c. having its answer and the word śērā written upon it. 4 A note written across a rough paper when a fair copy has been taken. 5 A notice by a tapāsanīsa that the contents of a paper are not to be admitted. 6 A writing in which the rule and course of are prescribed; a paper of instructions; a directory.

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śērā (शेरा).—m (śiras S through H) End or extremity.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śēra (शेर).—m The milk-bush. A sher. Daily food. śērāsa śēra Match with match. śērāsa savvāśēra (bhēṭalā) A rogue meeting his match.

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śērā (शेरा).—m Rate. Law. An endorsement. End. A directory

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sera (सेर).—A kind of measure (Mar śera); it is thus defined in Līlāvatī :-पादोनगद्यानकतुल्यटङ्कैर्द्विसप्ततुल्यैः कथितोऽत्र सेरः (pādonagadyānakatulyaṭaṅkairdvisaptatulyaiḥ kathito'tra seraḥ) ||

Derivable forms: seraḥ (सेरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sera (सेर).—m.

(-raḥ) A kind of measure.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sera (सेर):—mfn. used in explaining sīra, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shera in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Śera (शेर) [Also spelled sher]:—(nm) a lion; couplet (in Urdu poetry); ~[dahāṃ] lion-mouthed, (a house) having the front shaped like a lion’s mouth; ~[dila] with the heart of an oak, lion-hearted—brave, intrepid, fearless; ~[numā] formed like a lion, lion shaped; ~[baccā] young one of a lion; fearless, intrepid; ~[babara] a lion; —[marda] a masculine man, heman, lion-like man; —[karanā] to cause to become fearless; to encourage too far; -[kī khāla meṃ gadhā] an ass in lion’s skin; —[kī māṃda meṃ ghusanā/hātha ḍālanā] to do a risky job, to do a job involving pretty risk to life; —[ke muṃha meṃ jānā] to undertake a risk of life; to face a hazard to life; —[ke muṃha se śikāra chīna lenā] to salvage somebody from the jaws of death; [cahoṃ kā śikāra nahīṃ karatā] the eagle doesn't hawk at flies; —[bakarīkā eka ghāṭa pānī pīnā] to have rule of perfect equity; to have the same treatment meted out to high and low; —[honā] to become too cheeky; to be encouraged too far.

2) Sera (सेर) [Also spelled ser]:—(nm) a seer—weight equivalent to 16 chhataks or a little over 2 lbs; —[ko savā sera milanā] to catch a tartar, to come across one who is more than a match.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Sera (सेर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Svaira.

2) Sera (सेर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Smera.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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