ओषधि

{ ōṣadhiḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ओष-धि  f.  f. ( etym. doubtful; probably fr. ओष above, ‘light-containing’ See, [ŚBr. ii, 2, 4, 5]; [Nir. ix, 27]) a herb, plant, simple, esp. any medicinal herb, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c.

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ओष धि

   an annual plant or herb (which dies after becoming ripe), [Mn. i, 46, &c.]; [Suśr. i, 4, 16; 18]; [Yājñ.] &c.
   a remedy in general, [Suśr. i, 4, 15.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ओषधिः [ōṣadhiḥ] धी [dhī]   धी f. [ओषः पाको धीयते अत्र-धा-कि [Tv.] ]
   A herb, plant (in general); ओषध्यः फलपाकान्ताः [Ms.1.46;] cf. संजीवन˚.
   A medicinal plant or drug.
   An annual plant or herb which dies after becoming ripe.-Comp.
-ईशः, -गर्भः, -नाथः   the moon (as presiding over and feeding plants); cf. पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः [Bg.15.13;] [R.2.73;] [Ku.7.1;] [Ś.4.2.] -ज a. produced from plants. (-जः) fire; ज्वलयतौषधिजेन कृशानना [Ki.5.14.]
   धरः, पतिः a dealer in medicinal drugs.
   a physician.
   the moon; अमृतद्रवैर्विदधदब्ज- दृशामपमार्गमोषधिपतिः स्म करैः [Śi.9.36] (where it means 'physician' also).
   The Soma plant.
   Camphor.-प्रस्थः the capital of Himālaya; तत्प्रयातौषधिप्रस्थं स्थितये हिमवत्पुरम् [Ku.6.33,36.]
-वनस्पतिम्   Herbs and trees.

Shabda-Sagara

ओषधि  f.  ( -धिः) An annual plant or herb, one that dies after becoming ripe.
    E. ओष heat, and धा to have, कि affix; or

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ओष धा कि

   with ङीष्, ओषधी; or
   with इञ् affix, औषधि.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : अगदः