Raktaphala, Rakta-phala, Raktaphalā: 9 definitions
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Raktaphala 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyRaktaphalā (रक्तफला) is another name (synonym) for Vārttākī, which is the Sanskrit word for Solanum melongena (eggplant), a plant from the Solanaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 7.194-195), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraRaktaphala (रक्तफल) refers to “red fruits”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Svātī will delight in keeping birds, deer, horses; will be grain merchants; dealers in beans; of weak friendship; weak, of abstemious habits and skilled tradesmen. Those who are born on the lunar day of Viśākhā will grow trees yielding red flowers and red fruits (raktaphala); be dealers in gingelly seeds, beans, cotton, black gram and chick peas and worshippers of Indra and Agni. [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Raktaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Physedra gracilis A. Chev. (among others).
2) Raktaphala is also identified with Ficus benghalensis It has the synonym Ficus cotoneaefolia Vahl (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens (1867)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)
· Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1975)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktaphala, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaktaphala (रक्तफल).—the figtree.
Derivable forms: raktaphalaḥ (रक्तफलः).
Raktaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and phala (फल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktaphala (रक्तफल).—m.
(-laḥ) The Indian fig-tree. f.
(-lā) A cucurbitaceous plant, (Momordica monadelpha.) “telākucā”. E. rakta red, and phala fruit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Raktaphala (रक्तफल):—[=rakta-phala] [from rakta > raj] mfn. having or bearing red fruit, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the Indian fig-tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Raktaphalā (रक्तफला):—[=rakta-phalā] [from rakta-phala > rakta > raj] f. Momordica Monadelpha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] = svarṇavallī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaktaphala (रक्तफल):—[rakta-phala] (laḥ) 1. m. The Indian figtree. f. A cucurbitaceous plant.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Phala, Rakta.
Starts with: Raktaphalah.
Full-text: Svarnavalli, Varttaki.
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