Raktapallava, Rakta-pallava: 6 definitions

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Raktapallava 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)

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

Raktapallava in India is the name of a plant defined with Saraca indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jonesia minor Zoll. & Moritzi (among others).

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

· Flora Indica (1768)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Species Plantarum.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Raktapallava in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raktapallava (रक्तपल्लव).—the Aśoka tree.

Derivable forms: raktapallavaḥ (रक्तपल्लवः).

Raktapallava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and pallava (पल्लव).

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

Raktapallava (रक्तपल्लव).—m.

(-vaḥ) The Asoka tree.

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

Raktapallava (रक्तपल्लव):—[=rakta-pallava] [from rakta > raj] m. Jonesia Asoka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Raktapallava 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.

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