The Sanskrit terms Akṣiva and Akṣīva can be transliterated into English as Aksiva or Akshiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Aksiva in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Moringa concanensis Nimmo from the Moringaceae (Drumstick) family. For the possible medicinal usage of aksiva, 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)

Aksiva in India is the name of a plant defined with Moringa ovalifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hyperanthera moringa Roxb. (among others).

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

· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1984)
· Feddes Repertorium (1985)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1805)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Symbolae Botanicae (Vahl) (1790)
· Neue und wenig bekannte Pflanzen Deutsch-SüdwestAfrikas (1914)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Aksiva, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akṣiva (अक्षिव).—[akṣi vāti prīṇāti añjanena; vā. ka.] Name of a plant, शोभाञ्जनवृक्ष (śobhāñjanavṛkṣa) Guilandina or Hyperanthera Moringa [Mar. शेवगा (śevagā)].

-vam Sea-salt.

Derivable forms: akṣivaḥ (अक्षिवः).

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Akṣīva (अक्षीव).—(ba) a [na. ta.] Not intoxicated.

-vaḥ [na kṣīvate mādyati, kṣīv-ka kta vā, na. ta.] Name of the tree शोभाञ्जन (śobhāñjana) (Mar. śevagā, śegaṭa) Hyperanthera moringa; cf विडङ्गा-क्षीबकुल्माष- माषगोधूमसंस्कृतम् । मोदकार्थं महीपाल पिष्टमाढकमिष्यते (viḍaṅgā-kṣībakulmāṣa- māṣagodhūmasaṃskṛtam | modakārthaṃ mahīpāla piṣṭamāḍhakamiṣyate) || Mātaṅga. L.21.17.

-vam Sea-salt.

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

Akṣiva (अक्षिव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A plant. (Morunga.) n.

(-vaṃ) Sea-salt. See akṣīva.

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Akṣīva (अक्षीव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A plant. (Guilandina or Hyperanthera morunga.) n. (vaṃ) Sea-salt. E. akṣa to pervade, īva aff: it is also written akṣiva and akṣīva. mfn.

(-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) Sober, not intoxicated. E. a neg. and kṣīva intoxicated.

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Ākṣīva (आक्षीव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A plant, (Morunga guilandina and hyperanthera:) see akṣīva.

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

Akṣiva (अक्षिव):—I. m.

(-vaḥ) A plant. (Guilandina or Hyperanthera Morunga.) Ii. n.

(-vam) Sea salt. See also akṣīva.

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Akṣīva (अक्षीव):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.

(-vaḥ-vā-vam) Not intoxicated, sober. Ii. m.

(-vaḥ) A plant. (Guilandina or Hyperanthera Morunga.) n.

(-vam) Sea salt. See also akṣiva. E. a neg. and kṣīva.

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

1) Akṣiva (अक्षिव):—(vaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Morunga); n. (vaṃ) sea-salt; a. Sober.

2) Akṣīva (अक्षीव):—[a-kṣīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Vide akṣiva above.

3) Ākṣīva (आक्षीव):—[ā-kṣīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A plant, (Morungguilandina et hyperanthera.)

[Sanskrit to German]

Akshiva in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akṣīva (ಅಕ್ಷೀವ):—[adjective] not excited to enthusiasm or madness (as from intoxicating drinks); not intoxicated.

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Akṣīva (ಅಕ್ಷೀವ):—

1) [noun] the tree Moringa oleifera ( = Hyperanthera moringa) of Moringaceae family; drum stick tree.

2) [noun] salt got from sea water; sea-salt.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kshiva, A.

Starts with: Akshivairagya, Akshivartma, Akshivartmakosha.

Ends with: Kakshiva.

Full-text: Kakshiva, Akshiba, Atcipam, Akshitara.

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