The corpus record — Sanskrit

oṣadhīḥ

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Where it lives

Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 2 · 0.26/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. ösadhi-

ösadhi- f. Heilpflanze, Nutzpflanze (RV +; daneben in RV, AV [und ep.] auch Formen von °dhr-, AiGr III 186; zur Bedeutung [og als heilkräftig oder sonst nutzbar den rirudh-Gewächsen gegenübergestelit] s. MK 1 125f., Mylius, Zysk Healing 96ff.): ausadha- n. Gesamtheit der Heilkräuter (Br +), sarvaugadhaalle Kräuter enthaltend (TB +; s. AiGr I 1,119). - Mi., nu, ni., Tu 2562, 2571. - Nicht befriedigend erklärt. … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. ösadhi-, p. 337]

2. oṣadhi

oṣadhi f. ( etym. doubtful; probably fr. oṣa 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.

3. oṣadhi

an annual plant or herb (which dies after becoming ripe), Mn. i, 46 , &c.; Suśr. i, 4, 16 ; 18 ; Yājñ. &c.

4. oṣadhī

oṣadhī f. (only Ved. and not in nom. c. Pāṇ. vi, 3, 132 ; but occasional exceptions are found) = oṣadhi above.

In the wild

oṣadhīḥ Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_6,3.2
oṣadhīḥ Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_6,3.6

Where it came from

Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. ösadhi (vol. 1, scan p. 337; entry #4112).

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