Ganarupa, Gaṇarūpa: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Ganarupa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ganarupa in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Streptocaulon cochinchinense G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Journal of Natural Products
· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Phytotherapy Research (2005)
· Taxon (1977)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ganarupa, for example side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇarūpa (गणरूप).—m.
(-paḥ) Swallow wort, (Colotropis gigantea;) also arka. E. gaṇa a number, and rūpa form, multiform.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇarūpa (गणरूप):—[=gaṇa-rūpa] [from gaṇa > gaṇ] m. the swallow-wort, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇarūpa (गणरूप):—[gaṇa-rūpa] (paḥ) 1. m. Swallow-wort.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaṇarūpa (ಗಣರೂಪ):—[noun] the plant Calotropis gigantea ( = C. procera) of Asclepiadaceae family; the sun-plant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ganarupaka.
Ends with: Gaganarupa.
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