The Sanskrit term Kṣāraka can be transliterated into English as Ksaraka or Ksharaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ksharaka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Adenanthera pavonina L. from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Adenanthera gersenii, Adenanthera polita, Corallaria parvifolia. For the possible medicinal usage of ksharaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

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

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Evol. Biol. (1986)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Ceiba (2003)
· Flora of Jamaica containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island (1920)

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

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣāraka (क्षारक).—[kṣar-ṇvul]

1) Alkali.

2) Juice, essence.

3) A cage, basket or net for birds; स वै क्षारकमादाय द्विजान् हत्वा वने सदा (sa vai kṣārakamādāya dvijān hatvā vane sadā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.143.15.

4) A washerman.

5) A blossom; a bud or new-blown flower. (kalikā).

Derivable forms: kṣārakaḥ (क्षारकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kṣāraka (क्षारक).—(°-) (= khāraya, nt., = mukula, Deśīnāmamālā 2.73; [Page200-a+ 71] chāraya, nt., id., ib. 3.34, and Prakrit Lex. according to [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo]), bud, in °ka-jāta, budded, in bud: Lalitavistara 76.13 (prose) (puṣpa- phalavṛkṣā…)kṣārakajātā na phalanti sma (Tibetan kha ḥbus nas rgyas par, compare [Tibetan-English Dictionary] kha ḥbu ba, the opening of buds of flowers); Mahāvyutpatti 6227 °ka-jātam = Tibetan sbal mig (= bud, Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary)) bye-ba (open), or che-ba (great).

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

Kṣāraka (क्षारक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A blossom, a new blown flower. 2. A cage or basket for birds or fish. 3. A washerman. 4. Juice, essence. E. kṣar to fall or drop, affix ṇvul.

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

Kṣaraka (क्षरक).—[kṣar + aka], adj., f. rikā, Effusing, [Devīmāhātmya, (ed. Poley.)] 11, 12.

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

1) Kṣaraka (क्षरक):—[from kṣar] mf(ikā)n. pouring forth (ifc.), [Devī-māhātmya]

2) Kṣāraka (क्षारक):—[from kṣar] m. alkali, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] a juice, essence, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] a net for catching birds, [Mahābhārata xii, 5473 and 5560]

5) [v.s. ...] a cage or basket for birds or fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] a multitude of young buds (cf. -jāta) [commentator or commentary] on [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] a washerman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kṣāraka (क्षारक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A blossom; a cage or basket for birds or fish; juice; a washerman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ksharaka in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṣāraka (ಕ್ಷಾರಕ):—[noun] a small swelling on a plant, from which a flower develops; an unblown flower; a flower-bud.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Ksharakajata, Ksharakardama, Ksharakarma, Ksharakarman, Ksharakarmman.

Ends with: Aksharaka, Dvyaksharaka, Kulaksharaka, Laghvaksharaka, Malatiksharaka, Samuhaksharaka, Vaksharaka, Vriksharaka.

Full-text: Samuhaksharaka, Malatiksharaka, Ksharakajata, Ksharika, Caricam, Pancakarakam, Carakam, Salaka.

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