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Entry औषधि

औषधिauṣadhiधी [dhī], धी f.
1. धी dhī, धी Feminine
2. A herb, plant (in general); Y.3.276 Vartious reading; see ओषधि.
3. A medicinal herb; अचिन्त्यो हि मणिमन्त्रौषधीनां प्रभावः Ratn.2.
4. An herb which emits fire; विरमन्ति न ज्वलितुमौषधयः Ki.5.24 (तृण- ज्योतीषि Malli.); Compare Ku.1.1.
5. An annual or deciduous plant; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedधीपतिः Name of Soma, the lord of plants.
Derived forms and compounds
- -पञ्चप्रकाराः (1) Juice of green herb (रस). (2) Powderक
In the Gita15·13

गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा ।

gāmāviśya ca bhūtāni dhārayāmyahamojasā, — I have entered into this form of earth (and am the spirit of its material force) and sustain by My might these multitudes. I am the godhead of Soma… 15·13
- औषधीःauṣadhīḥaccusative plural of the feminine noun auṣadhi (a herb or plant).
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