Pitakashtha, Pītakāṣṭha, Pita-kashtha: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Pitakashtha 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.
The Sanskrit term Pītakāṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Pitakastha or Pitakashtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pitakashtha in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Forest Fl. N.W. India (1874)
· Blumea (1978)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· The Paradisus Londinensis (1807)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pitakashtha, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPītakāṣṭha (पीतकाष्ठ).—yellow sanders.
Derivable forms: pītakāṣṭham (पीतकाष्ठम्).
Pītakāṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīta and kāṣṭha (काष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPītakāṣṭha (पीतकाष्ठ).—n.
(-ṣṭhaṃ) Yellow sanders. E. pīta yellow, kāṣṭha wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pītakāṣṭha (पीतकाष्ठ):—[=pīta-kāṣṭha] [from pīta] n. y° sanders, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Chloroxylon Swietenia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPītakāṣṭha (पीतकाष्ठ):—[pīta-kāṣṭha] (ṣṭhaṃ) 1. n. Yellow sanders.
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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: Kashtha, Pita.
Full-text: Pitakattam.
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