Alternative spellings of this word include Banak.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Bāṇaka (बाणक) [=Bāṇa?] refers to an “arrow”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Naradā: “After thinking like this, the great Yogin, the goal of the good, surveyed all round, his suspicion having been aroused. He saw Kāma stationed on His left side with his bow fully drawn and ready to discharge the arrow [i.e., ākṛṣṭa-bāṇaka]. Kāma was haughty and so was very senseless. O Nārada, on seeing Kāma in that attitude, instantaneously anger was aroused in lord Śiva, the supreme soul. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Banaka in Madagascar is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia monandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia punctiflora Baker (among others).

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

· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1882)
· Food and Chemical Toxicology (2009)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1940)
· Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1883)
· Natural history (1873)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1889)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Banaka, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bānaka (बानक) [Also spelled banak]:—(nm) guise; appearance; form; -[bananā] to have things traverse the expected course, to have things proceed smoothly (to a successful conclusion).

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Banakafotsy, Banakanakkiri, Banakane, Banakapasa, Banakara, Banakareshima, Banakari, Banakarona, Banakasa, Banakasha.

Ends with: Akrishtabanaka, Alambanaka, Albanaka, Arambanaka, Kubbanaka, Olambanaka.

Full-text: Banakareshima, Bana, Akrishta.

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