Amlankusha, Amlāṅkuśa, Amla-ankusha: 5 definitions

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Amlankusha 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 Amlāṅkuśa can be transliterated into English as Amlankusa or Amlankusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Amlankusha in India is the name of a plant defined with Rumex vesicarius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Berichte des Geobotanischen Institutes der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Stiftung Rübel (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Candollea (1990)
· Bocconea, Monographiae Herbarii Mediterranei Panormitani (1992)

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Amlāṅkuśa (अम्लाङ्कुश).—a variety of sorrel (°vetas).

Derivable forms: amlāṅkuśaḥ (अम्लाङ्कुशः).

Amlāṅkuśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amla and aṅkuśa (अङ्कुश).

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

Amlāṅkuśa (अम्लाङ्कुश):—[from amla] m. a kind of sorrel.

[Sanskrit to German]

Amlankusha 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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