The Sanskrit term Ghṛṇāvāsa can be transliterated into English as Ghrnavasa or Ghrinavasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ghrinavasa in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Benincasa pruriens f. hispida (Thunb.) de Wilde & Duyfjes from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Benincasa cerifera, Cucurbita hispida, Benincasa hispida. For the possible medicinal usage of ghrinavasa, 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)

Ghrinavasa in India is the name of a plant defined with Benincasa hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Benincasa cerifera Savi (among others).

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

· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1881)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. (1783)
· Memoria sopra una pianta cucurbitacea. (1818)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2002)

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

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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 Dictionary

Ghṛṇāvāsa (घृणावास).—m.

(-saḥ) A pumpkin gourd. kūṣmāṇḍe .

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

Ghṛṇāvāsa (घृणावास):—[=ghṛṇā-vāsa] [from ghṛṇā > ghṛṇ] for ghana-v, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Ghṛṇāvāsa (घृणावास):—[ghṛṇā-vāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. A pumpkin, gourd.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ghrinavasa 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: Ghrina, Vasa, Vaca.

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