Sakana, Sakaṇa, Sákána: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Sakana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sakana in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera atropurpurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Sakana in Tanzania is also identified with Ficus sycomorus It has the synonym Sycomorus trachyphylla Miq. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1952)
· Species Plantarum
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1886)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1888)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sakana, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysakaṇa (सकण).—a (sa & kaṇa) Filled--an ear of corn: also of which the ears are filled--corn.
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sākaṇa (साकण) [or सांकण, sāṅkaṇa].—f n The rope which binds together the ākha & ākharī of a gāḍā (load-cart) and the dhūra & jūṃ.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySakaṇa (सकण).—mfn.
(-rṇaḥ-rṇī-rṇaṃ) 1. Having ears. 2. Hearing, listening. E. sa for saha with, karṇa the ear.
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 dictionarySakanā (सकना) [Also spelled sakna]:—(v) can; may; to be capable/competent; to be able to handle/deal with ([tuma usase sakoge nahīṃ]).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cakana, Cakana-varttamarokam, Cakanayakan, Sakane.
Ends with: Basakana, Bhasakana, Cakana, Dhasakana, Kasakana, Khasakana, Khisakana, Khusakana, Lusakana, Masakana, Musakana, Phasakana, Phusakana, Samsakana, Sisakana, Ujjvalarasakana, Vasakana.
Full-text: Likha, Shakna, Maat, Dekhna, Dekhana, Phuta, Mata, Sha, Sira, Shir.
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