Candrata, Candraṭa: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Candrata 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 Chandrata.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Candrata in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus amplissima 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 pseudobenjamineum Miq. (among others).
2) Candrata is also identified with Ficus tsiela It has the synonym Ficus tsiela Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1979)
· The Cyclopaedia (1810)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· London Journal of Botany (1847)
· Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Candrata, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryCandraṭa (चन्द्रट).—Name of an ancient physician; Suśr. Introd.
Derivable forms: candraṭaḥ (चन्द्रटः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Candraṭa (चन्द्रट) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
2) Candraṭa (चन्द्रट):—son of Tīsaṭa: Candraṭasāroddhāra med. B. 4, 222. Cikitsākalikāṭīkā. Oxf. 357^a. Yogaratnasamuccaya med. Bik. 366. Peters. 1, 118. See Oxf. 358^a. Vaidyatriṃśaṭṭīkā. B. 4, 242. Suśrutapāṭhaśuddhi. See Oxf. 358^a.
3) Candraṭa (चन्द्रट):—Cikitsākalikāṭīkā. read Oxf. 357^b. Yogaratnasamuccaya. read Bik. 666.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandraṭa (चन्द्रट):—[from cand] m. Name of an ancient physician, [Suśruta [Introduction]] (not in [edition])
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Candratala, Candratanaya, Candratapa, Candratapana, Candrataraka, Candrataram.
Full-text: Yogaratnasamuccaya, Vaidyatrimshattika, Paushkalavata, Vaitarana, Aurabhra, Cikitsakalikatika, Videha, Tisata, Jaiyyata, Cakitsakalika, Haricandra, Sushruta.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Candrata, Candraṭa; (plurals include: Candratas, Candraṭas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 9 - Commentators of Caraka Samhita < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
The Question of Authorship < [Chapter 1]
The authors and redactors of the Suśruta Saṃhitā and its date < [Chapter 1]