Matsyangi, Matsyāṅgī: 6 definitions

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Matsyangi 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)

[«previous next»] — Matsyangi in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Matsyangi in India is the name of a plant defined with Enydra fluctuans in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Enydra anagallis Gardner (among others).

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

· Systema Vegetabilium (1826)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Fl. Cochinch. ed. 2 (1793)
· London Journal of Botany (1848)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Matsyangi, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Matsyangi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Matsyāṅgī (मत्स्याङ्गी).—f. (-ṅgī) A plant, (Hingtsha pens, Rox.) E. matsya a fish, aṅga the body or form, aff. ṅīṣ .

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

Matsyāṅgī (मत्स्याङ्गी):—[from matsya > matsa] [wrong reading] for matsyākṣī.

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

Matsyāṅgī (मत्स्याङ्गी):—[matsyā+ṅgī] (ṅgī) 3. f. A plant (Hingtsa).

[Sanskrit to German]

Matsyangi 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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