Lekhyapatra, Lekhya-patra: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Lekhyapatra 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Lekhyapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Betula utilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Betula utilis var. typica Regel, nom. inval. (among others).
2) Lekhyapatra is also identified with Borassus flabellifer It has the synonym Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H. Wendl. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Palmiers (1878)
· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)
· Taxon (1979)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lekhyapatra, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 dictionaryLekhyapatra (लेख्यपत्र).—
1) a writing, letter, document.
2) a palm-leaf.
Derivable forms: lekhyapatram (लेख्यपत्रम्).
Lekhyapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lekhya and patra (पत्र). See also (synonyms): lekhyapatraka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLekhyapatra (लेख्यपत्र).—n.
(-traṃ) 1. A leaf or sheet of anything for writing. 2. A written paper, a writing, a letter. E. lekhya, and patra a leaf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLekhyapatra (लेख्यपत्र):—[lekhya-patra] (traṃ) 1. n. A sheet; a letter.
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)
Partial matches: Lekhya, Patra.
Starts with: Lekhyapatraka.
Full-text: Lekhyapatraka.
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