Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sagaramekhala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea pes-caprae in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Convolvulus maritimus Desrousseaux (among others).

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

· Primitiae Florae Essequeboensis (1818)
· Flora Indica (1824)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Belgique (1898)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sagaramekhala, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāgaramekhalā (सागरमेखला).—the earth.

Sāgaramekhalā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāgara and mekhalā (मेखला). See also (synonyms): sāgarāmbarā, sāgaranemi.

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Sāgaramekhalā (सागरमेखला).—the earth.

Sāgaramekhalā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāgara and mekhalā (मेखला).

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

Sāgaramekhalā (सागरमेखला).—f.

(-lā) The earth. E. sāgara the ocean, and mekhalā a zone.

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

Sāgaramekhala (सागरमेखल).—[adjective] sea-girt (the earth).

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

1) Sāgaramekhala (सागरमेखल):—[=sāgara-mekhala] [from sāgara] mf(ā)n. seagirt (cf. sapta-sāgara-m)

2) Sāgaramekhalā (सागरमेखला):—[=sāgara-mekhalā] [from sāgara-mekhala > sāgara] f. the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Sāgaramekhalā (सागरमेखला):—[sāgara-mekhalā] (lā) 1. f. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sagaramekhala 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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Partial matches: Mekhala, Sagara.

Full-text: Saptasagaramekhala, Sagarambara, Sagaranemi, Mekhala.

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)

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