A Comprehensive Guide to Ayurvedic Specialties
शंख चुर्णवर्णं मूत्रं śaṁkha curṇavarṇaṁ mūtraṁ Urine resembles the powder of conch
शंखः śaṁkhaḥ 1. Temples 2. conch
शंखपाण्डुर दृष्टिमण्डल śaṁkhapāṇḍura dṛṣṭimaṇḍala Pupil resembles the colour of conch
शंखावभासं śaṁkhāvabhāsaṁ Colour of conch
शंखैः आचितं इव śaṁkhaiḥ ācitaṁ iva Sees objects convered by the colours of conch
शकुनिगन्ध śakunigandha Smell of birds
शकृत śakṛta Feaces. Synonym of Purīṣa.
शकृत् छर्दि śakṛt chardi Vomitting of stool
शकृत् सृजत् मूत्रं śakṛt sṛjat mūtraṁ Defecation while passing urine.
शक्र धनुष्प्रभम् śakra dhanuṣprabham Multicolour like rainbow
शक्रचापगुण दर्शनं śakracāpaguṇa darśanaṁ Sees rainbow in objects
शक्रधनुष्प्रभं रक्तं śakradhanuṣprabhaṁ raktaṁ Blood with multicolour like rainbow
शङ्का विषं śaṅkā viṣaṁ suspension of poison,this is a psychological manifestation resulting from extreme nervousness and doubt due to dubious feeling of being bitten by a poisonous creature causes manifestation of symptoms of pseudo poison in the form of fever, vomiting, fainting, burning sensation, prostration, unconsciousness, diarrhoea. This condition is called fear poison.
शङ्कितं दर्शनं śaṅkitaṁ darśanaṁ Looking suspiciously
शतन śatana Falling
शतनं दन्तकपाल śatanaṁ dantakapāla Falling down of teeth enamel.
शतनं पक्ष्म śatanaṁ pakṣma Falling of eyelashes
शनैः śanaiḥ Slowly, gradually
शनैः शनैः मूत्रं śanaiḥ śanaiḥ mūtraṁ Hesitant micturition
शब्द śabda the finest and subtle source of proto-element of Akash mahabhuta,
शब्द असहत्व śabda asahatva Intolerance to sound.
शब्द प्रबलं छर्दि śabda prabalaṁ chardi vomiting with more sound.
शब्दः śabdaḥ Word: an aggregate of letters
शब्दवत् दन्त śabdavat danta Gnashing of the teeth
शब्दवत् पुरीषम् śabdavat purīṣam Defecation with sound
शब्दानुकरणं असाम्ना śabdānukaraṇaṁ asāmnā Loudly and frequently imitating the musical sounds
शब्दायन śabdāyana Gudaguda like sound in abdomen.
शमन śamana Pacification of vitiated doshas; Palliative therapy.
शमी धान्य śamī dhānya Pulses, Dicotyledons;
शयन इच्छा śayana icchā Fond of lie down
शय्या śayyā Bed, mode of administration of poison along with bedding.
शय्या इच्छा śayyā icchā Fond of lie down
शय्यां पादेन हननं śayyāṁ pādena hananaṁ Striking on bed by limbs
शरीर वृद्धिकर भव śarīra vṛddhikara bhava Factors lead to the growth of the body- there are four factors for growth of body:-kalayoga, sabhavasansidhi, aharasaushtham,avighat.
शरीर संपत् śarīra saṁpat Excellence of body .
शरीरः śarīraḥ Body
शरीरस्थं उपभोगं śarīrasthaṁ upabhogaṁ Clothes.
शरीरोपकारक śarīropakāraka factors which are beneficial to growth of body.
शर्करा सह मूत्रं śarkarā saha mūtraṁ Crystalluria
शव śava dead body.
शवगन्ध śavagandha Smell of dead body
शाक śāka A class of plants used as vegetables viz. root, fruit, leaf, flower, etc. 2. A synonym of Tectona grandis
शाक वर्ग śāka varga Group of green leafy vegetables, roots and tubers.
शाकछदनप्रकाशा śākachadanaprakāśā Roughness like the leaf of teak tree (Tectonia grandia)
शाकपत्रखर śākapatrakhara Roughness of the leaf of teak tree (Tectonia grandia)
शाखाद मेद śākhāda meda Fat obtained from herbivorous animals
शाखादष्ट śākhādaṣṭa bitten on limb.
शाण śāṇa A unit of Measurement; Four mashas are equal to one sana=3 g of metric units
शाण्डाकी śāṇḍākī Pickles – varieties of pickles prepared by fermentation process, which turns sour when kept for a long time, are tasty. Increases digestion and palatability, increases Pitta dosha and it is Amla pitta kara(gastrities).
शातः śātaḥ Putrifaction
शातनं śātanaṁ Falling of
शाद्वलप्रभं पुरीषं śādvalaprabhaṁ purīṣaṁ Stool with the colour of green grass
शान्तः śāntaḥ Calm disposition; Peaceful
शान्ताग्नि śāntāgni Loss of digestive power.
शान्ताङ्गारप्रकाश śāntāṅgāraprakāśa Black colour resembles extinguished fire.
शान्तात्मा śāntātmā Calm disposition
शारीर गुण śārīra guṇa Synonym of Guravdi gunas; Properties of substances that relates with the body and used for therapeutics.
शारीर व्रण śārīravraṇa Wounds caused by vitiation of doshas.
शारीर सात्म्य śarīra sātmya Homologous with the body
शालिशुष्काभराजी अक्षि śāliśuṣkābharājī akṣi bristile like line in the eye.
शाश्वतम् śāśvatam Eternal: immortal, everlasting
शास्त्र śāstra A branch of Knowledge; see Tantra
शास्त्रप्रामाण्य śāstraprāmāṇya Textual evidence;
शिखि śikhi Wood charcoal
शिखिननृत्यत इव दर्शनं śikhinanṛtyata iva darśanaṁ Dancing of peacock appears before eyes
शिखिपत्राभ दर्शनं śikhipatrābha darśanaṁ Sees objects in colour of the feather tail of peacock
शिण्डाकी śiṇḍākī Acidic Fermentation of the liquids after seasoning with mustard, radish etc
शिथिलं इन्द्रिय śithilaṁ indriya Loss of sensory function
शिथिलता śithilatā Loseness, Diluted
शिथिलम् śithilam Loose, Unformed, Flabby; Flaccid
शिम्बि धान्य śimbi dhānya Pulses- those which are covered with pod, are those derived from beans. They include black gram, green gram, horse gram, green pea, Dhal gram, pigeon pea, chick pea etc.
शिर śira Head. The site where all Prāṇas and Indriyas are situated. Also is the uppermost and chief part of the body.
शिरोऽभितापी śiro'bhitāpī rage of sightest provocation, It is a symptom of rabid dog .
शिरोधरः śirodharaḥ Neck
शिरोविरेचन द्रव्य śirovirecana dravya An act of emptying, lessening, exhausting vitiated doshas from Shira (Head) through nasal openings.
शिरोविरेचनोपग śirovirecanopaga Substances that help the Shirovirechan procedure.
शिलापट्ट् śilāpaṭṭ Stone slab used for grinding
शिशिर śiśira Cold, Wnter Season
शिशिर इच्छा śiśira icchā Fond of cold
शिशिर द्वेष śiśira dveṣa Aversion to cold
शिशिरैर्न लोमहर्षो śiśirairna lomaharṣo It is a sign of (imminent) death of a poisoned person in which the person does not experience raising of hairs even if touched by cold water or air.
शीघ्र śīghra Quick, rapid.
शीघ्र द्रावम् śīghra drāvam Quick melting
शीघ्रगं रक्तं śīghragaṁ raktaṁ Sudden bleeding.
शीघ्रगामिनः śīghragāminaḥ Swift, a feature which is characteristic of darvikar (cobra snake variety) snakes.
शीत śīta Cool; Cold; An attribute of Vāyu and Kapha. Coolness; one of the 20 gurvadi guna; caused due to activated Jala mahabhuta; denotes physiological & pharmacological coolness; manifested by reduction in burning sensation & thirst, facilitates stoppage of flow in channels like styptic, reduces sweating, increases urine, pacifies pitta, aggravates vata. 2. Synonym of Gudatwak (Cinnamonum zeylanicum).
शीत अग्नि śīta agni Loss of digestive power
शीत असहत्व śīta asahatva Intolerance to cold
शीत इच्छा śīta icchā Fond of Cold
शीत उच्छ्वास śīta ucchvāsa Cold breathing
शीत द्वेष śīta dveṣa Aversion to cold
शीतकषाय śītakaṣāya synonym of hima-Cold infusion the squeezed and filtered liquid after steeping overnight the powdered material in 6 timesof cold water
शीतता śītatā Cold
शीतप्रशमन śītapraśamana substances pacifies feelings of cold & chill ;
शीतलं śītalaṁ Cold
शीतवर्षानिलैर्दग्ध śītavarṣānilairdagdha frost bite.
शीतस्पर्श śītasparśa Cold
शीताभिः अध्भिः वृद्धि śītābhiḥ adhbhiḥ vṛddhi Aggravation by cold water
शीतासह śītāsaha Intolerance to cold
शीतीभूतं śītībhūtaṁ Brought to room temp/allowed to cool/cooled
शीर्ण śīrṇa Decayed, Putrification
शीर्ण रोम śīrṇa roma Falling of hair
शीर्णता śīrṇatā Putrification
शीर्यन्त इव अस्थि śīryanta iva asthi Putrification
शीर्यमाणः तनूरुहः śīryamāṇaḥ tanūruhaḥ Falling of hair
शीर्षः śīrṣaḥ Head
शीलः śīlaḥ Character: natural or acquired way of living or acting,
शीलविभ्रम śīlavibhrama Perverted manners.
शीलवैकृतं अल्पं śīlavaikṛtaṁ alpaṁ Slight change in routine
शुक śuka Parrot
शुक śūka sting (small,thorn like).
शुकपूर्णाभ कण्ठ śukapūrṇābha kaṇṭha Feeling as throat with bristles.
शुक्त śukta This is the fermented liquidwhich becomes acidic by losing original sweetness
शुक्त śukta Vinegar, is prepared from many source drugs by the process of acetic fermentation. The properties differ according to the drugs used.
शुक्त पाक śukta pāka Digestion with fermentation
शुक्ति śukti 1. A unit of Measurement; Two karshas will make one ardhapala ie. 24 g (rounded to 25 g) of metric units
शुक्ति धौतं इव आभाति अस्थि śukti dhautaṁ iva ābhāti asthi Bone in the colour of cleansed water of shell
शुक्र धातु śukra dhātu The seventh Dhātu, whose function is reproduction. Generally equated with Semen; Present in two forms: 1. Pervading the entire body 2. Fertilizing the ovum. It is dominant of Jala Mahābhūta.
शुक्रजनन śukrajanana substances which enhances Shukra (semen / sperm)
शुक्रप्रवर्तनं मूत्रयुतः पाक् पश्चात् वा śukrapravartanaṁ mūtrayutaḥ pāk paścāt vā Ejaculation before with or after micturition
शुक्रमार्ग रक्तं śukramārga raktaṁ Bleeding through penis
शुक्रमिश्रं मूत्र śukramiśraṁ mūtra Urine with semen
शुक्रविष śukraviṣA Animals with pisonous semen.
शुक्रशोधन śukraśodhana substances which rectifies vitiated Shukra (semen / sperm)
शुक्राभं मूत्र śukrābhaṁ mūtra Urine in the form of semen
शुक्ल वर्ग śukla varga Class of following five substances having white colour and containg natural calcium viz.
शुक्ल वर्ण śukla varṇa White
शुक्ल वस्त्र śukla vastra White cloth; allivates vata dosha.
शुक्लं śuklaṁ White in colour
शुक्लदर्शनं śukladarśanaṁ Sees objects in white
शुक्लमाल्य इच्छा śuklamālya icchā Fond of white garlands
शुक्लसिराराजी śuklasirārājī White lines of vein
शुक्लाम्बर इच्छा śuklāmbara icchā Fond of white garments
शुचि shuci Shining, glowing, brilliantly white, holy, clear, clean, virtuous – in the context of water it refers to water which is free from all sort of biological impurities like all micro-organisams/ disease causing pathogens.
शुचि द्वेष śuci dveṣa Aversion to Cleanliness
शुचौ अपि अशुचि दर्शनं śucau api aśuci darśanaṁ Clean things seen as dirty
शुद्धावर्त śuddhāvarta Indicates the time of extraction of metal from their respective ores
शुभ śubha Beneficial for health.
शुभः śubhaḥ Pleasant, Beautiful
शुभगन्ध śubhagandha Pleasant smell
शुभवर्ण śubhravarṇa White in colour
शुलोपेतं पुरीषप्रवर्तनं śulopetaṁ purīṣapravartanaṁ Pain while defecation
शुल्बनिभं śulbanibhaṁ Resembling copper
शुल्व śulva Element Copper-Cuprum with chemical symbol Cu at at. no 29
शुष्क śuṣka Dry; dryness; one of the gunas described by Bhava Prakasha; caused due to activated Prithvi, Vayu & Tejas;
शुष्कच्छर्दि śuṣkacchardi Vomiting without any effort
शुष्कच्छवि śuṣkacchavi Diminished complexion.
शुष्कभिन्नं अनियत पुरीष प्रवर्तनं śuṣkabhinnaṁ aniyata purīṣa pravartanaṁ Dry. and Loose defecation
शुष्कभिन्नम् अन्तरान्तरा पुरीष प्रवर्तन śuṣkabhinnam antarāntarā purīṣa pravartanaṁ Dry and Loose defecation
शुष्कान्न उपाचरेत śuṣkānna upācareta Treated with dry food- those who have more moisture in their body, who are wounded & suffering from madhumeha should be treated with dry food.
शूक धान्य śūka dhānya grains with awn; monocotyledons;
शूक धान्य śūka dhānya Corns with bristles (Cereals) – have awn and spikes derived from grasses. They form the principle staple food the world over- rice, wheat, barley, rye, corn/ maize , oats etc.
शूकपुर्णाभं इव अक्षि śūkapurṇābhaṁ iva akṣi Feels as if eyes filled with bristles.
शूकपूर्णता मुखं śūkapūrṇatā mukhaṁ Feeling that mouth is filled with bristles
शूकपूर्णाभ नासिका śūkapūrṇābha nāsikā Feels as if nose filled with bristles.
शूकप्रवर्धनं śūkapravardhanaṁ Adherent bristles like appearance on skin.
शूकै आचितं इव śūkai ācitaṁ iva Feels as if filled with bristles.
शूकैः आकीर्णं इव śūkaiḥ ākīrṇaṁ iva Bristle like projections
शून śūna Swelling
शूनता śūnatā Swelling
शून्य इच्छा śūnya icchā Fond of staying in solitude
शून्यः śūnyaḥ Expressionless blank, it is a symptom produced in the third impulse of animal poisoning.
शून्यत शिरसः śūnyata śirasaḥ Feeling of emptiness of head.
शून्यता śūnyatā Feeling of emptiness
शून्यता द्रवण śūnyatā dravaṇa Loss of knowledge.
शून्यभाव śūnyabhāva Loss of knowledge
शून्यायतनसेवी śūnyāyatanasevī Habit of being in solitute
शूर्प śūrpa A unit of Measurement; Synonym of kumbha= 24. 576 kg/l of metric units
शूल śūla Pain
शूलप्रशमन śūlapraśamana Analgesic Drugs; substances relieving pain;
शूलाढ्यं पुरीषप्रवर्तनं śūlāḍhyaṁ purīṣapravartanaṁ Pain while defecation
शृंग śṛṁga 1. Leaf Bud 2. Horn
शृंगार इच्छा śṛīṁgāra icchā Fond of Romance
शृत śṛta synonym of kashaya-boiled & filtered liquid of herbs for specific time used for the therapeutics & pharmaceutical manufacturing
शैत्यं śaityaṁ Coldness
शैथिल्य पुरीष śaithilya purīṣa Loose motion
शैथिल्य लिङ्ग śaithilya liṅga Loss of erection of penis; Erectile Dysfunction
शैथिल्यं śaithilyaṁ Looseness of body parts and tissues
शैल इच्छा śaila icchā Fond of mountaineering
शोक śoka Sorrow, Grief
शोक क्लिष्ट मनः śoka kliṣṭa manaḥ A mind which is grief stricken; Wretched, Pathetic
शोकः śokaḥ Misery: A state of ill-being due to loss of children or affliction or misfortune.
शोणम śoṇama Red in colour
शोणित śoṇita 1. Synonym of Rakta. 2. Synonym of Ārtava.
शोणित पूर्णता śoṇita pūrṇatā Intra abdominal bleeding
शोणितगन्ध śoṇitagandha Smell of blood
शोणितदुष्टि śoṇitaduṣṭi Blood disorders.
शोणितप्रभा ओष्ठ śoṇitaprabhā oṣṭha Colour of blood
शोणितष्ठीव मुखं śoṇitaṣṭhīva mukhaṁ Spitting of blood
शोणितसंघातं भिनत्ति śoṇitasaṁghātaṁ bhinatti splits/ fragments coagulated blood
शोणितस्थापन śoṇitasthāpana Substances that restore the normal properties of Blood
शोणितागमनमुर्ध्वमधश्च śoṇitāgamanamurdhvamadhaśca It is a specific symptom of mandali (group of viper type snakes) which means that there is haemorrhage through both mouth and anus of the person being bitten.
शोथ śotha Swelling; Inflammation
शोथहर śothahara susbstances reducing inflammation and swelling;
शोधन śodhana A pharmaceutical procss of Purification/Detoxification/Refining / imparting useful properties in the materials
शोधनं śodhanaṁ cleansing of the wound
शोफ śopha Swelling; Oedema
शोष śoṣa Dryness, Wasting
शौक्ल्यं śauklyaṁ Whiteness, clearness, the quality or state of being white
शौच śauca Cleanliness; Cleaning in the context of food,cleaning dravya’s before prepration alters the basic qualities of raw food and even takes out the contaminants from the food.
शौर्य śaurya Heroism, valour, Strength
श्मशान śmaśāna Area for disposal of dead crematorium.
श्मशान इच्छा śmaśāna icchā Fond of cemetary
श्यामवर्ण śyāmavarṇa Dark colour.
श्याव śyāva Bluish colour ; Cyan Colour
श्यावाननः śyāvānanaḥ Cyanosed face.
श्यावारुणं śyāvāruṇaṁ Cyanish Red Colour
श्रद्धा śraddhā Desire
श्रम śrama Fatigue; Toil, labour, exertion, effort
श्रमश्वास śramaśvāsa Exertional breathing, Gasping
श्रमहर śramahara substances releiving fatigue
श्रवक् śravak Extract resembling button shaped balls
श्रवण अवरोध śravaṇa avarodha Loss of hearing
श्रवण उपघात śravaṇa upaghāta Loss of hearing
श्रवण उपरोध śravaṇa uparodha Loss of hearing
श्रवण विभ्रम śravaṇa vibhrama Perturbed hearing
श्रीमत् śrīmat Dazzling appearance
श्रुतस्वप्न śrutasvapna Dreams of auditory experiences
श्रुतिजाड्यं śrutijāḍyaṁ Loss of hearing
श्रुतिविनाश śrutivināśa Loss of hearing
श्रुतिहीन śrutihīna Loss of hearing
श्रॄङ्गीविषं śrṝṅgīviṣaṁ Aconitum chasmanthum -STAPF HOLMES EX , a plant mentioned in poisonous plant category having poison in its root.
श्रोणि śroṇi Pelvis; Hips and Loins
श्रोत्र śrotra the seat of aditory sense organ
श्रोत्र क्षय śrotra kṣaya Loss of hearing
श्रोत्र दौर्बल्यं śrotra daurbalyaṁ Loss of hearing.
श्लक्ष्ण ślakṣṇa smoothness; one of the 20 gurvadi gunas. caused due activated agni; denotes physiological & pharmacological smoothness; helps in healing. An attribute of Kapha.
श्लथ सन्धिता ślatha sandhitā Dislocation of Joint
श्लथं ślathaṁ Flabbiness, Soft
श्लथलता ślathalatā Flabbyness
श्लथाङ्गता ślathāṅgatā Soft body
श्लथेन्द्रिय ślathendriya Weakness of sense organs
श्लिष्ट्टं śliṣṭṭaṁ Compact
श्लेषक कफ śleṣaka kapha One of the five subtypes of Kapha that is situated in joints and junctions of the body and provides lubrication.
श्लेष्म छर्दि śleṣma chardi Vomitting sputum
श्लेष्मतन्तुगवाक्षितं छर्दि śleṣmatantugavākṣitaṁ chardi The vomit contains the network of thin phlegum
श्लेष्मप्रतिपूरण शिरः śleṣmapratipūraṇa śiraḥ Feels as head filled with mucus
श्लेष्मयुक्तं पुरीषं śleṣmayuktaṁ purīṣaṁ Mucoid stool
श्लेष्मसंसृष्टं पुरीषं śleṣmasaṁsṛṣṭaṁ purīṣaṁ Mucoid stool
श्लेष्मा śleṣmā Synonym of Kapha
श्लेष्मानुबद्धं बह्वाखुपोतकं छर्दि śleṣmānubaddhaṁ bahvākhupotakaṁ chardi Vomiting of mucus with flesh resembling the baby rats
श्लेष्मावृतत्व मुखं śleṣmāvṛtatva mukhaṁ Coating in the mouth
श्व śva dog.
श्वयथु śvayathu Swelling; Oedema
श्वास śvāsa Breathing; Often used in sense of Abnormal Breathing; Dyspnoea
श्वास पूतिता śvāsa pūtitā Bad smell on breathing
श्वासहर śvāsahara substances which corrects suppression of chest and restores normal breathing;
श्वेत śveta White colour
श्वेत वर्ण śveta varṇa White colour
श्वेताभप्रतिभ दर्शनं śvetābhapratibha darśanaṁ Sees objects white in colour.
श्वैत्यं śvaityaṁ White colour