The Sanskrit term Puṣkarāhva can be transliterated into English as Puskarahva or Pushkarahva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Puṣkarāhva (पुष्कराह्व) is a Sanskrit word referring either to the “Indian crane”, or to the “lilly trother”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Puṣkarāhva is part of the sub-group named Ambucārin, refering to animals “which move on waters”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Puskarahva in India is the name of a plant defined with Inula racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Inula royleana C.B. Clarke, nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Puskarahva is also identified with Inula royleana It has the synonym Inula stolickzkai C.B. Clarke.

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

· Prodr. (DC.) (1836)
· Nucleus (1975)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1836)
· Compositae Indicae (1876)
· The Flora of British India (1881)

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

Puṣkarāhva (पुष्कराह्व).—the (Indian) crane.

Derivable forms: puṣkarāhvaḥ (पुष्कराह्वः).

Puṣkarāhva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣkara and āhva (आह्व). See also (synonyms): puṣkarākhya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣkarāhva (पुष्कराह्व).—m.

(-hvaḥ) The Indian crane. E. puṣkara a lotus, and āhvā an appellation; whence also any name of the lotus is applicable to the bird.

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

Puṣkarāhva (पुष्कराह्व):—[from puṣkara > puṣ] ([Caraka]) m. Ardea Sibirica

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

Puṣkarāhva (पुष्कराह्व):—[puṣkarā-hva] (hvaḥ) 1. m. The Indian crane.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushkarahva 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)

Partial matches: Pushkara, Hva, Ahva.

Starts with: Pushkarahvaya.

Full-text: Pushkarava, Pushkarahvaya, Pushkarakhya, Ambucarin.

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