Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Daladhaka [दलाढक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andrews from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family having the following synonyms: Jasminum pubescens, Jasminum gracillimum, Mogorium multiflorum. For the possible medicinal usage of daladhaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Daladhaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Pistia stratiotes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Limnonesis friedrichsthaliana Klotzsch (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Darwiniana (1941)
· Rumphia (1836)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1991)
· Linnaea (1844)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1878)
· Gen. Pl. ed. 5 (1754)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Daladhaka, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dalāḍhaka (दलाढक).—

1) foam.

2) a cuttle-fish bone.

3) a ditch, moat.

4) a hurricane, high wind.

5) red chalk.

6) wild sesamum.

7) the Kunda creeper.

8) a Sūdra.

9) the headman of a village.

1) an elephant's ear.

Derivable forms: dalāḍhakaḥ (दलाढकः).

Dalāḍhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dala and āḍhaka (आढक).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dalāḍhaka (दलाढक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. Sesamum growing wild or spontaneously. 2. An aquatic plant, (Pistia stratiotes.) 3. A plant commonly Nageshwara, (Mesua ferrea.) 4. A tree, (Mimosa sirsiha.) 5. Red chalk. 6. Cuttle fish bone. 7. A moat, a ditch. 8. A sort of jasmine, (J. pubescens.) 9. An elephant’s ear. 10. The driver of an elephant. 11. A hurricane, a high wind. E. dala as above, ḍhaukṛ to go, with āṅ prefixed, affix ac, deriv. irr.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dalāḍhaka (दलाढक):—[from dala > dal] m. Pistia Stratiotes, Jasminum multiflorum or pubescens, wild sesamum, Mesua ferrea, Acacia Sirissa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] red chalk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] foam or sea-foam, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a ditch, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] the head of a village, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] an elephant’s ear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] a hurricane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dalāḍhaka (दलाढक):—[dalā+ḍhaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Wild sesamum; Pistia stiatiotes; Messua ferrea; a mimosa; a jasmin; red chalk; cuttle fish bone; a moat; elephant’s ear or driver; hurricane.

[Sanskrit to German]

Daladhaka in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dala, Adhaka, Tala.

Full-text: Karaṇda, Daladhya, Mahattara.

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