The Sanskrit term Śitivāra can be transliterated into English as Sitivara or Shitivara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Sitivara in India is the name of a plant defined with Blepharis ciliaris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acanthus edulis Forssk. (among others).

2) Sitivara is also identified with Celosia argentea It has the synonym Amaranthus purpureus Nieuwl. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1974)
· Planta Medica (1997)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1891)
· Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage (1934)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sitivara, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śitivāra (शितिवार).—[adjective] white-tailed.

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

1) Śitivara (शितिवर):—[=śiti-vara] [from śiti] m. Marsilea Quadrifulia, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

2) Śitivāra (शितिवार):—[=śiti-vāra] [from śiti] mfn. white-tailed, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]

3) [v.s. ...] m. = -vara, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Sitivāra (सितिवार):—[=siti-vāra] [from siti > sita] m. = śiti-v, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) Sitīvāra (सितीवार):—[=sitī-vāra] [from sita] a kind of plant ([varia lectio] sitār [q.v.]; cf. siti-v above), [Kauśika-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shitivara in German

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Partial matches: Siti, Vara.

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