Krishnajiraka, Kṛṣṇajīraka: 5 definitions

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Krishnajiraka 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 Kṛṣṇajīraka can be transliterated into English as Krsnajiraka or Krishnajiraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Krsnajiraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Carum bulbocastanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bunium persicum (Boiss.) Fedts..

2) Krsnajiraka is also identified with Carum carvi It has the synonym Carum gracile Lindley (etc.).

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

· Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae LeopoldinaeCarolinae Naturae Curiosorum (1824)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Indian Journal of Pharmacy (1965)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1926)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1821)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kṛṣṇajīraka (कृष्णजीरक).—m.

(-kaḥ) Kalongi, a plant having a small black seed, which is used for medical and culinary purposes, (Nigella Indica, Rox.) E. kṛṣṇa black, and jīraka cummin seed.

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

Kṛṣṇajīraka (कृष्णजीरक):—[=kṛṣṇa-jīraka] [from kṛṣṇa] m. idem, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xix, 1, 20 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Kṛṣṇajīraka (कृष्णजीरक):—[kṛṣṇa-jīraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Nigella Indica).

[Sanskrit to German]

Krishnajiraka 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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