Rakshapatra, Rakṣāpatra, Raksha-patra: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Rakshapatra 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.
The Sanskrit term Rakṣāpatra can be transliterated into English as Raksapatra or Rakshapatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Rakshapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Betula utilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Betula utilis var. typica Regel, nom. inval. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis (1825)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1865)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1916)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rakshapatra, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRakṣāpatra (रक्षापत्र).—a species of birch tree.
Derivable forms: rakṣāpatraḥ (रक्षापत्रः).
Rakṣāpatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakṣā and patra (पत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRakṣāpatra (रक्षापत्र).—m.
(-traḥ) A sort of birch-tree. “śvetasarṣape ca .”
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 corpusRakṣāpatra (ರಕ್ಷಾಪತ್ರ):—[noun] the outer protective covering of a book.
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: Raksha, Patra.
Full-text: Rakshakavaca.
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