Retana: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Retana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Retna.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Retana in Mexico is the name of a plant defined with Spartina patens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trachynotia juncea Michx. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Boston Journal of Natural History (1835)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1967)
· Flora Boreali-Americana (1803)
· Rhodora (1906)
· Rhodora (1979)
· Descriptio uberior Graminum et plantarum calamariarum Americae septentrionalis indigenarum et cicurum… (1817)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Retana, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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 dictionaryRetana (रेतन).—Semen.
Derivable forms: retanam (रेतनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRetana (रेतन).—n.
(-naṃ) Semen virile.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRetana (रेतन):—[from reṇu] n. semen virile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRetana (रेतन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Semen virile.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Retana (रेतन):—(nf) filings.
2) Retanā (रेतना) [Also spelled retna]:—(v) to file, to rasp; to polish by filing/rasping.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Agretana, Doretana, Eretana, Khaharetana, Kharetana, Naretana, Niretana.
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