Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Manthanaka in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Chloris digitata, Digitaria elongata, Chloris medinipurensis. For the possible medicinal usage of manthanaka, 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)

Manthanaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Enteropogon dolichostachyus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chloris panicea Willd. (among others).

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

· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma (1908)
· Australian Journal of Botany, Supplementary Series (1972)
· Species Plantarum. Editio quarta (1806)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Manthanaka, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, 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

Manthānaka (मन्थानक).—A kind of grass.

Derivable forms: manthānakaḥ (मन्थानकः).

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

Manthānaka (मन्थानक):—[from manth] m. a species of grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Manthanaka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Manthanakarana.

Full-text: Dridhamula, Trinamhripa.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Manthanaka, Manthānaka; (plurals include: Manthanakas, Manthānakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)

Verse 2.4.81 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]

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