Shakapatra, Śākapatra, Shaka-patra, Śākapātra: 3 definitions
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Shakapatra 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 terms Śākapatra and Śākapātra can be transliterated into English as Sakapatra or Shakapatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shakapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Moringa ovalifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Moringa parvifolia Noronha (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1982)
· Moringaceae.
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1785)
· Neue und wenig bekannte Pflanzen Deutsch-SüdwestAfrikas (1914)
· Flora of the Southeastern United States (1903)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1902)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shakapatra, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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 dictionaryŚākapatra (शाकपत्र).—the Śigru tree (Mar. śevagā).
Derivable forms: śākapatraḥ (शाकपत्रः).
Śākapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and patra (पत्र).
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Śākapātra (शाकपात्र).—a vegetable dish.
Derivable forms: śākapātram (शाकपात्रम्).
Śākapātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and pātra (पात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākapātra (शाकपात्र):—[=śāka-pātra] [from śāka] n. a vessel for vegetables, vegetable dish, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shaka, Patra.
Starts with: Shakapatrakhara.
Full-text: Kacapa, Anushastra.
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