The Sanskrit term Śākabilva can be transliterated into English as Sakabilva or Shakabilva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

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

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1986)
· Acta Agric. Univ. Henan. (1996)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1989)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1838)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śākabilva (शाकबिल्व).—m.

(-lvaḥ) The egg-plant, (Solanum melongena.) E. śāka a potherb, bilva the Bel fruit; also with kan added śākabilvaka .

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

Śākabilva (शाकबिल्व):—[=śāka-bilva] [from śāka] m. the egg-plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. -vindaka).

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakabilva 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: Shaka, Bilva.

Starts with: Shakabilvaka.

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