The Sanskrit terms Vṛttaphalā and Vṛttaphala can be transliterated into English as Vrttaphala or Vrittaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Vṛttaphala (वृत्तफल) is another name for Marica, a medicinal plant identified with Piper nigrum Linn. or “black pepper” from the Piperaceae or “pepper” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.30-32 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Vṛttaphala and Marica, there are a total of seventeen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Vṛttaphalā (वृत्तफला) is another name (synonym) for Vārttākī, which is the Sanskrit word for Solanum melongena (eggplant), a plant from the Solanaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 7.194-195), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Vrittaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Aleurites moluccana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinus dicoccus Roxb. (among others).

2) Vrittaphala is also identified with Citrullus lanatus It has the synonym Cucumis colocynthis Thunb., nom. illeg., non Cucumis colocynthis L. (etc.).

3) Vrittaphala is also identified with Punica granatum.

4) Vrittaphala is also identified with Solanum melongena It has the synonym Solanum melongena var. depressum Baill. (etc.).

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

· Prodr. Flora Capensis, being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal (1800)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1838)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Flora URSS (1955)
· Kew Bulletin (1985)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛttaphala (वृत्तफल).—

1) the jujube tree.

2) the pomegranate tree.

-lam black pepper.

Derivable forms: vṛttaphalaḥ (वृत्तफलः).

Vṛttaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛtta and phala (फल).

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

Vṛttaphala (वृत्तफल).—n.

(-laṃ) Black pepper. m.

(-laḥ) 1. The pomegranate. 2. The jujube. E. vṛtta round, and phala fruit.

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

1) Vṛttaphala (वृत्तफल):—[=vṛtta-phala] [from vṛtta > vṛt] m. the pomegranate, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the jujube, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Vṛttaphalā (वृत्तफला):—[=vṛtta-phalā] [from vṛtta-phala > vṛtta > vṛt] f. the Myrobolan tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Solanum Melongena, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a kind of gourd etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Vṛttaphala (वृत्तफल):—[=vṛtta-phala] [from vṛtta > vṛt] n. black pepper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vṛttaphala (वृत्तफल):—[vṛtta-phala] (laṃ) 1. n. Black pepper.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vrittaphala in German

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vṛttaphala (ವೃತ್ತಫಲ):—

1) [noun] the tree Ziziphus mauritiana ( = Z. jujuba) of Rhamnaceae family; jujube.

2) [noun] its fruit.

3) [noun] the tree Feronia limonia ( = F. elephantum) of Rutaceae family.

4) [noun] its edible fruit; wood-apple.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vritta, Phala.

Ends with: Dhumravrittaphala, Dirghavrittaphala, Parivrittaphala, Shirovrittaphala.

Full-text: Dirghavrittaphala, Dhumravrittaphala, Parivrittaphala, Shirovrittaphala, Viruttapalam, Varttaki, Marica.

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