Skandhaja, Skandha-ja: 6 definitions

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Skandhaja 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Skandhaja in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Skandhaja in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus benghalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus cotoneaefolia Vahl (among others).

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

· Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Enumeratio plantarum (1805)
· Bot. Mat. Med. (1812)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Species Plantarum

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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»] — Skandhaja in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Skandhaja (स्कन्धज).—a tree growing from a principal stem.

Derivable forms: skandhajaḥ (स्कन्धजः).

Skandhaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms skandha and ja (ज).

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

Skandhaja (स्कन्धज).—m.

(-jaḥ) A tree which grows from a principal stem. E. skandha the trunk of a tree, and ja born.

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

1) Skandhaja (स्कन्धज):—[=skandha-ja] [from skandha] mfn. growing from the stem, [Āpastamba]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a tree growing from a principal stem (e.g. the gum olibanum tree etc.), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Skandhaja (स्कन्धज):—[skandha-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. A tree which grows from a principal stem.

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Skandhaja 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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