Rishiprokta, Ṛṣiproktā, Rishi-prokta: 7 definitions

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Rishiprokta 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.

The Sanskrit term Ṛṣiproktā can be transliterated into English as Rsiprokta or Rishiprokta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Rishiprokta in India is the name of a plant defined with Abutilon guineense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abutilon indicum var. guineense (Schumach. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1982)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Blumea (1966)
· Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger (1829)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1936)
· Flora of China (1955)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Rishiprokta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṛṣiproktā (ऋषिप्रोक्ता).—the plant माषपर्णी (māṣaparṇī) (Mar. rānauḍīda).

Ṛṣiproktā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛṣi and proktā (प्रोक्ता).

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

Ṛṣiproktā (ऋषिप्रोक्ता).—f.

(-ktā) A plant: see māṣaparṇī. E. ṛṣi, prokta mentioned.

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

Ṛṣiproktā (ऋषिप्रोक्ता):—[=ṛṣi-proktā] [from ṛṣi] f. Glycine Debilis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Ṛṣiproktā (ऋषिप्रोक्ता):—[ṛṣi-proktā] (ktā) 1. f. A plant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rishiprokta in German

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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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