Calapatra, Cala-patra: 4 definitions
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Calapatra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chalapatra.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Calapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus religiosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum (Linnaeus) Gasparrini (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· FBI (1888)
· London Journal of Botany (1848)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1854)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Ric. Caprifico (1845)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Calapatra, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 dictionaryCalapatra (चलपत्र).—the Aśvattha tree; बिल्वै- श्चलदलैरपि (bilvai- ścaladalairapi) Parṇāl.4.62; लीलाचलाचलं भाले हैमं चलदलच्छदम् (līlācalācalaṃ bhāle haimaṃ caladalacchadam) (Mar. piṃpaḷapāna) Śiva. B.6.83. °च्छदः (cchadaḥ) An ornament worn on the forehead, having the shape of the leaf of the Aśvattha tree.
Derivable forms: calapatraḥ (चलपत्रः).
Calapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cala and patra (पत्र). See also (synonyms): caladala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCalapatra (चलपत्र):—[cala-patra] (traḥ) 1. m. Holy fig-tree.
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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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Full-text: Caladala.
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