Balaraksha, Bālarakṣā: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Balaraksha 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 Bālarakṣā can be transliterated into English as Balaraksa or Balaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsBalaraksha [ಬಾಲರಾಕ್ಷ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don from the Araceae (Arum) family having the following synonyms: Alocasia indica, Alocasia montana. For the possible medicinal usage of balaraksha, 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.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBālarakṣā (बालरक्षा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Vidhānamālā of Nṛsiṃha. L.. 543.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālarakṣā (बालरक्षा):—[=bāla-rakṣā] [from bāla] f. = -rakṣaṇa
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 corpusBāḷarākṣa (ಬಾಳರಾಕ್ಷ):—
1) [noun] the plant Pavonia odorata of Malvaceae family; fragrant sticky mallow.
2) [noun] another plant Pavonia zeylanica of the same family.
3) [noun] the plant Alocasia indica of Araceae family; large-leaved caladium.
4) [noun] another plant Alocasia montana of the same family.
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: Raksha, Bala.
Starts with: Balarakshana, Balarakshanavidhana, Balarakshasa, Balarakshasi, Balarakshastava, Balarakshastotra.
Full-text: Balarakshastava, Balarakshastotra, Vidhanamala.
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