The Sanskrit term Karkaśadala can be transliterated into English as Karkasadala or Karkashadala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

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

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

· FBI (1879)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1996)
· Acta Bot. Yunnan. (1994)
· Numer. List (6688)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1939)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1942)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Karkaśadala (कर्कशदल).—m.

(-laḥ) A gourd (Trichosanthes diœca.)

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

1) Karkaśadala (कर्कशदल):—[=karkaśa-dala] [from karkaśa] m. Trichosanthes Dioeca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Karkaśadalā (कर्कशदला):—[=karkaśa-dalā] [from karkaśa-dala > karkaśa] f. = dagdhā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Karkaśadala (कर्कशदल):—[karkaśa-dala] (laḥ) 1. m. A gourd (Trichosanthes dioeca).

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Karkashadala in German

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Partial matches: Karkasha, Dala, Karkaca, Tala.

Full-text: Karkashacchada.

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