Rajataru, Rājataru, Rajan-taru: 8 definitions
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Rajataru 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Rājataru (राजतरु) (=Nṛpadruma?) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of Rājilā-snake-bites, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.18: “Fumigation with the powder of the bark of dry ginger, Lodhra, Mayūra, Bilva, Nṛpadruma, Dvimukha, Śyāmikā and uraga destroy all poisons”.
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)
Rajataru [ರಾಜತರು] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd. from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family. For the possible medicinal usage of rajataru, 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.
Rajataru in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassia fistula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1982)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Kromosomo (1787)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1973)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rajataru, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Rājataru (राजतरु).—the कर्णि- कार (karṇi- kāra) tree,
Derivable forms: rājataruḥ (राजतरुः).
Rājataru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and taru (तरु).
Rājataru (राजतरु):—[=rāja-taru] [from rāja > rāj] m. a kind of tree, [Suśruta] ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] Cathartocarpus Fistula or Pterospermum Acrifolium).
Rājataru (राजतरु):—m. Cathartocarpus (Cassia) fistula und Pterospermum acerifolium Willd. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma -] [Suśruta 2, 522, 18.]
Rājataru (राजतरु):—m. ein best. Baum. Nach den Lexicographen Cathartocarpus fistula und Pterospermum acerifolium [Rājan 9,42.45.]
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
Rājataru (ರಾಜತರು):—
1) [noun] the tree Cassia fistula ( = Cathartocarpus fistula) of Caesalpiniaceae family; Indian laburnum.
2) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Pterospermum acerifolium of Sterculiaceae family.
3) [noun] another tree Pterospermum heyneanum of the same family.
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: Rajan, Taru, Raja.
Starts with: Rajataruni.
Full-text: Taruraja, Tarurajan, Acaratu, Rajavriksha, Nripadruma.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 952 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 13 - Trayodasha Adhyaya (trayodaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Detailed study of Aragwadha (Cassia fistula Linn.)in classiacal Ayurvedic texts < [Volume 11, issue 9 (2023)]