Gargata, Gargāṭa: 7 definitions

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Gargata 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Gargata in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus asperrima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus asperrima Teijsm. & Binn..

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

· Ned. Kruidk. Arch. (1855)
· Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gargāṭa (गर्गाट).—A kind of fish.

Derivable forms: gargāṭaḥ (गर्गाटः).

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

Gargāṭa (गर्गाट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) A kind of fish, (Pimelodus gagora, Ham.)

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

Gargāṭa (गर्गाट):—[from gargara] m. the fish Pimelodus Gagora, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Gargāṭa (गर्गाट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A kind of fish.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gargata 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.

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