Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Garbhapataka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Moringa concanensis Nimmo from the Moringaceae (Drumstick) family. For the possible medicinal usage of garbhapataka, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Garbhapātaka (गर्भपातक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Producing abortion. m.

(-kaḥ) A red kind of morunga. E. garbha the fœtus, pat to fall, in the causal form, and vuñ aff.

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

Garbhapātaka (गर्भपातक):—[=garbha-pātaka] [from garbha] m. ‘causing miscarriage’, a red kind of Moringa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Garbhapātaka (गर्भपातक):—[garbha-pātaka] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Producing abortion. m. Red morunga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Garbhapataka in German

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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)

Partial matches: Garbha, Pataka.

Full-text: Garbhapatin, Garbhapatana.

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