Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sanasana in Pacific is the name of a plant defined with Coix lacryma-jobi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lithagrostis lachryma-jobi Moench (among others).

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

· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum… . (1788)
· Bull. Soc. Acclimat. (1881)
· Eclogae Graminum Rariorum (1820)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1985)
· Grasses of Japan and its Neighboring Regions (1987)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1989)

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

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

saṇasaṇa (सणसण).—f (Imit.) The singing or hissing (of fermentation, ebullition &c.); any singing, whizzing, whistling, ringing &c.

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saṇasaṇa (सणसण) [or णां, ṇāṃ].—ad Imit. of the singing or hissing of a thing under fermentation, boiling, or heating; also of any singing, whizzing, whistling, twanging &c.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sanāsana (सनासन):—(adv) with/producing a whizzing sound.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Canacanam, Sanasana samoa, Sanasanahata, Sanasanana, Sanasananem, Sanasanata, Sanasanati, Sanasanaunu.

Ends with: Akshanashana, Balasanashana, Kilasanashana, Kleshanashana, Mamsanashana, Pinasanashana, Sahashayyasanashana, Shvasanashana, Vishanashana, Vrishanashana, Yanashayyasanashana.

Full-text: Sanasana samoa, Samasama.

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