Raktakamala, Rakta-kamala: 7 definitions
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Raktakamala 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Raktakamala in India is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea rubra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Salisb..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1980)
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktakamala (रक्तकमल).—the red lotus.
Derivable forms: raktakamalam (रक्तकमलम्).
Raktakamala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and kamala (कमल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktakamala (रक्तकमल).—n.
(-laṃ) The red lotus. E. rakta red, and kamala the lotus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktakamala (रक्तकमल):—[=rakta-kamala] [from rakta > raj] n. a red lotus flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktakamala (रक्तकमल):—[rakta-kamala] (laṃ) 1. n. The red lotus.
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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: Kamala, Rakta.
Full-text: Raktakamalini, Saroruha, Aravinda.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.102 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
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