Grahanasha, Grahanāśa: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Grahanasha 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.
The Sanskrit term Grahanāśa can be transliterated into English as Grahanasa or Grahanasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Grahanasha in India is the name of a plant defined with Alstonia scholaris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chonemorpha malabarica G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Natural Products
· Fitoterapia. (2005)
· World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database (2003)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1811)
· J. Pharm. Pharmac. Sci. (2005)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Grahanasha, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahanāśa (ग्रहनाश).—m.
(-śaḥ) A planet, (Echites scholaris) E. graha taking, and nāśa injury, producing pain in the bowels, &c. also grahanāśana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahanāśa (ग्रहनाश):—[=graha-nāśa] [from graha > grah] m. ‘destroying (the influence of) planets’, Alstonia scholaris, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGrahanāśa (ग्रहनाश):—[graha-nāśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Echites scholaris). Also grahanāśana.
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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: Grahanashakti, Grahanashamaparna, Grahanashana, Grahanashanti, Grahanashauca.
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