Kshudraphala, Kshudra-phala, Kṣudraphalā: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣudraphalā can be transliterated into English as Ksudraphala or Kshudraphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Kṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला) is another name for Indravāruṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth, bitter apple or desert gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.70-72 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kṣudraphalā and Indravāruṇī, there are a total of twenty-nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Kṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला) is also mentioned as a synonym for Gopālakarkaṭī, a medicinal plant possibly identified as a variety of Airvāru or Karkaṭī, which is identified with Cucumis utilisimus (snake cucumber) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.110-112.
3) Kṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला) is also mentioned as a synonym for Kaṇṭakārī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum xanthacarpum, a synonym of Solanum virginianum L. (“surattense nightshade” or “Thai eggplant”) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.30-32. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Kṣudraphalā and Kaṇṭakārī, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
3) Kṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला) is also mentioned as a synonym for Agnidamanī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.59-61. Together with the names Kṣudraphalā and Agnidamanī, there are a total of ten Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला).—f.
(-lā) A plant. (Ardisia solanacea.) E. kṣudra, and phala fruit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला):—[=kṣudra-phalā] [from kṣudra > kṣud] f. ‘having small fruits’, Name of several plants (Ardisia solanacea, Solanum Jacquini, etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣudraphalā (क्षुद्रफला):—[kṣudra-phalā] (lā) 1. f. A plant (Ardisia solanacea).
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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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Partial matches: Kshudra, Phala.
Starts with: Kshudraphalaka.
Full-text: Gopalakarkati, Kshudraphalaka, Agnidamani, Kantakari, Indravaruni.
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