Mushikaparni, Mūṣikaparṇī: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mūṣikaparṇī can be transliterated into English as Musikaparni or Mushikaparni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMushikaparni [ಮೂಷಿಕಪರ್ಣಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Merremia emarginata (Burm. fil.) Hall. fil. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Merremia gangetica, Convolvulus reniformis, Ipomoea reniformis. For the possible medicinal usage of mushikaparni, 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.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūṣikaparṇī (मूषिकपर्णी).—f. (-rṇī) An aquatic plant of the cryptogamia class, (Salvinia cucullata.) E. mūṣika a rat, (ears, understood,) and parṇī a leaf, aff. ṅīṣ; having a leaf compared to a mouse’s ear.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūṣikaparṇī (मूषिकपर्णी):—[=mūṣika-parṇī] [from mūṣika > mūṣ] f. Salvinia Cucullata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūṣikaparṇī (मूषिकपर्णी):—[mūṣika-parṇī] (rṇī) 3. f. An aquatic plant (Salvinia cucullata).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMūṣikaparṇi (ಮೂಷಿಕಪರ್ಣಿ):—[noun] = ಮೂಷಪರ್ಣಿ [mushaparni].
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)
Partial matches: Mushika, Parni.
Full-text: Mushiparnika, Upacitra, Musakarni, Krimikantaka, Talapatra, Citra.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 12a - The Pharmaceutics of the Physic nut [danti-dravanti-kalpa] < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LIV - Symptoms and Treatment of Worms (Krimi-roga) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
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