The Sanskrit term Śākarāja can be transliterated into English as Sakaraja or Shakaraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śākarāja (शाकराज) is another name (synonym) for Vāstūka, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Chenopodium album (lamb’s quarters). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 7.122-123), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Shakaraja in India is the name of a plant defined with Chenopodium album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Atriplex alba Salisb. (among others).

2) Shakaraja is also identified with Chenopodium hederiforme It has the synonym Atriplex alba Scop. (etc.).

3) Shakaraja is also identified with Chenopodium olukondae It has the synonym Chenopodium opulifolium subsp. oluhondae Murray (etc.).

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

· Cytologia (1980)
· Annales Botanici Fennici (1977)
· Institutiones Rei Herbariae (1766)
· Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. (1787)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1933)
· Deutsche Botanische Monatsschrift (1901)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śākarāja (शाकराज).—Chenododium (Mar. cākavata); also शाकवीर (śākavīra).

Derivable forms: śākarājaḥ (शाकराजः).

Śākarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and rāja (राज). See also (synonyms): śākarāj.

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

Śākarāja (शाकराज):—[=śāka-rāja] [from śāka] m. ‘king of veg°’, Chenopodium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakaraja in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shaka, Raja.

Full-text: Shakaraj, Shakavira, Vastuka.

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