Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kandota in India is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea nouchali in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nymphaea stellata Willdenow (among others).

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

· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1994)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1971)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum.
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1981)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1821)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kandota, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kandoṭa (कन्दोट).—

1) The white lotus.

2) The blue lotus (a provincial form for nīlotpala); मोहमुकुलायमाननेत्रकन्दो- टयुगुलः (mohamukulāyamānanetrakando- ṭayugulaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7.

-ṭam A blue lotus.

Derivable forms: kandoṭaḥ (कन्दोटः).

See also (synonyms): kandoṭṭa.

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Kandota (कन्दोत).—The white lotus.

Derivable forms: kandotaḥ (कन्दोतः).

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

Kandoṭa (कन्दोट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) The white esculent water lily. n.

(-ṭaṃ) The blue lotus.

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Kandota (कन्दोत).—m.

(-taḥ) The white lotus.

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

1) Kandoṭa (कन्दोट):—[from kanda] a m. Nymphaea Esculenta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the blue lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Kandota (कन्दोत):—[from kanda] m. Nymphaea Esculenta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Kandoṭa (कन्दोट):—b etc. See p.249, [column] 3.

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

1) Kandoṭa (कन्दोट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. The white esculent water-lily. n. (ṭaṃ) a blue one.

2) Kandota (कन्दोत):—(taḥ) 1. m. The white lotus.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kandota 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)

Full-text: Kandata, Kandottha, Kandatta, Kandotta.

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