Hastidanti, Hastidantī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Hastidanti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)1) Hastidanti in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus colocynthis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucumis colocynthis L. (among others).
2) Hastidanti is also identified with Croton laevigatus It has the synonym Oxydectes oblongifolia Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants (1832)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1972)
· Fl. Thailand (2005)
· Garcia Orta, Sér. Bot. (1976)
· Species Plantarum
· Kew Bulletin (1972)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hastidanti, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhastidantī (हस्तिदंती).—a (hastidanta) Relating to ivory.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hastidantī (हस्तिदन्ती):—[=hasti-dantī] [from hasti-danta > hasti > hasta] f. a radish, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Tiaridium Indicum, [Caraka]
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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