The Sanskrit term Dantakarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Dantakarsana or Dantakarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Dantakarshana in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus aurantium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Citrus aurantium var. amara L. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1997)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1813)
· Phytomorphology (1998)
· Caryologia (1985)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dantakarshana, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dantakarṣaṇa (दन्तकर्षण).—a lime of citron tree.

Derivable forms: dantakarṣaṇaḥ (दन्तकर्षणः).

Dantakarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms danta and karṣaṇa (कर्षण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dantakarṣaṇa (दन्तकर्षण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) The common lime, (Citrus acida.) E. danta a tooth, and karṣaṇa attracting, drawing.

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

Dantakarṣaṇa (दन्तकर्षण):—[=danta-karṣaṇa] [from danta] m. ‘teeth-injuring’, the lime, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dantakarṣaṇa (दन्तकर्षण):—[danta-karṣaṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. The common lime.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dantakarshana in German

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karshana, Danta.

Full-text: Trikarshika.

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