Sanjivani ( Sanskrit : संजीवनी , romanized : Sanjīvanī ) or the Mrtasanjivani ( Sanskrit : मृतसञ्जीवनी , romanized : Mṛtasañjīvanī ) is a medicinal herb featured in the Hindu epic Ramayana .
10-531: (Redirected from Sanjivani ) [REDACTED] Look up hi:संजीवनी in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sanjeevani or Sanjivani may refer to: Sanjivani (Hinduism) , a medicinal herb mentioned in the Hindu’s Vedas. Sanjeevani (singer) , Zee TV voice talent hunt reality show SaReGaMa 1995 winner and playback singer Sanjivani (2002 TV series) ,
20-516: A 2002–2005 Indian Hindi-language television series Sanjivani (2019 TV series) , a 2019 Indian Hindi-language television series Sanjivani College of Engineering , college in Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India Sanjivani Group of Institutes, Kopargaon , group including Sanjivani College of Engineering See also [ edit ] Sanjiva or Sanjiv or Sanjeeva , an Indian male given name Sanjeewa , an alternative form of
30-774: A Cretan woman. Cressa cretica is known from the Mediterranean part of Europe, northern and central Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and western Asia as far east as India and Sri Lanka. It also occurs in parts of southeastern Asia and in a number of states in Australia, but it is unclear as to whether it is native to these places. It is a halophyte and grows in salty parts of oases , in depressions in sandy areas that become wet seasonally, in salt marshes and beside temporary pools. This plant
40-415: Is a densely branching subshrub growing to a height of about 38 cm (15 in). The leaves are small, stubby, obtuse and clad in silky hairs. The flowers grow in groups in the axils of the upper leaves and are white; the back of the reflexed corolla lobes are hairy near the tip. The fruits are ovoid, pointed capsules, usually containing a single seed. Cressa: Greek, based on kris or kriti, “from Crete”,
50-524: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sanjivani (Hinduism) The herb is mentioned in the Ramayana when Ravana 's son, Indrajit , hurls a powerful weapon at Lakshmana . Lakshmana is badly wounded, and is killed by this attack. In the Kamba Ramayanam , Sushen Vaidh instructs Hanuman to fetch the sanjeevani herb by flying to
60-841: Is healed and revived after its application. The mountain that bears the sanjeevani is also called the Oshadhiparvata . The mountain of herbs is identified as the Valley of Flowers near Badri in Uttarakhand on the slopes of the Himalayas. Several plants have been proposed as possible candidates for the sanjeevani plant, including: Selaginella bryopteris , Dendrobium plicatile (synonym Desmotrichum fimbriatum ), Cressa cretica , and others. A search of ancient texts at CSIR laboratories did not reveal any plant that can be definitively confirmed as sanjeevani. In certain texts it
70-581: Is written that sanjeevani glows in the dark. The herb, believed in Ayurvedic medicine to have medicinal properties, has been searched for unsuccessfully for centuries, up to modern times. The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India committed an initial 250m rupees (£2.8m) of state money to search for sanjeevani Booti starting in August 2016. The search was focused on the Dronagiri range of
80-769: The Himalayas near the Chinese border. The Ramayana mentions a mountain believed to refer to the Dronagiri range, where the magical herb is supposed to grow. Uttarakhand established a Department of AYUSH in November 2014. Cressa cretica Cressa cretica is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family . It is found in northern and central Africa, southern Europe and western Asia, as well as parts of southeastern Asia and Australia. It has long been used in traditional medicine and research has demonstrated that it has some therapeutic effects. Cressa cretica
90-495: The male given name Sanjeevaiah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sanjeevani . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanjeevani&oldid=1250648785 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-459: The northern side of Mount Meru , where he would find the Nīla-mahāgiri, the great blue mountain, beyond which he would find the Ṛṣabhādri, the ox-shaped mountain, with two peaks. This mountain is described to bear four medicinal herbs, including sanjeevani. Unable to identify the herb, and due to time being of the essence, Hanuman lifts the entire mountain and carries it to the dead Lakshmana, who
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