Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Devakanda [देवकंद] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze from the Dioscoreaceae (Yam) family having the following synonyms: Tacca hawaiiensis, Tacca involucrata, Tacca pinnatifida. For the possible medicinal usage of devakanda, 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.

Devakanda [देवकन्द] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Devakāṇḍa (देवकाण्ड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—in the Śaṅkarasaṃhitā of the Skandapurāṇa. Mentioned Oxf. 84^b.

2) Devakāṇḍa (देवकाण्ड):—from the Śaṅkarasaṃhitā of the Skandapurāṇa. Cs 4, 292.

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Full-text: Shivarahasyakhanda, Skandapurana.

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