Nattaka: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Nattaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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)Nattaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Pongamia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dalbergia arborea Willd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flore Forestière de la Cochinchine (1899)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1942)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora of Bilaspur District, Madhya Pradesh (1989)
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles: Leeward and Windward Islands (1988)
· Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nattaka, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynattaka : (m.) dancer; actor. || naṭṭaka (m.), dancer; actor.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaṭṭaka (नट्टक):—[from naṭṭa] (or naṭṭa), m. (in music) Name of a Rāgiṇī.
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: Nattakalyana, Nattakam, Nattakamaram, Nattakara.
Full-text: Natta.
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