Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Raktavindu [रक्तवॆन्दु] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Mandragora officinarum from the Solanaceae (Potato) family. For the possible medicinal usage of raktavindu, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktavindu (रक्तविन्दु).—m.

(-nduḥ) 1. A red spot forming a flaw in a gem. 2. A drop of blood. E. rakta red, and vindu a drop.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktavindu (रक्तविन्दु):—[=rakta-vindu] [from rakta > raj] See -bindu

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktavindu (रक्तविन्दु):—[rakta-vindu] (nduḥ)) 2. m. A flaw in a gem; a drop of blood.

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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: Vindu, Vintu, Rakta.

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