Raktaraji, Raktarāji, Rakta-raji: 6 definitions
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Raktaraji 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsRaktaraji [रक्तराजी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Lepidium sativum L. from the Brassicaceae (Mustard) family. For the possible medicinal usage of raktaraji, 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.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Raktaraji in India is the name of a plant defined with Lepidium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L. Krause (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (1902)
· Research Bulletin (1976)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1980)
· Taxon (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Raktaraji, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 dictionaryRaktarāji (रक्तराजि).—a particular disease of the eye.
Derivable forms: raktarājiḥ (रक्तराजिः).
Raktarāji is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and rāji (राजि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Raktarāji (रक्तराजि):—[=rakta-rāji] [from rakta > raj] m. a [particular] venomous insect, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] disease of the eye, [ib.]
3) Raktarājī (रक्तराजी):—[=rakta-rājī] [from rakta > raj] f. a [particular] venomous insect, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] cress, Lepidium Sativum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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