Vajidantaka, Vājidantaka, Vajin-dantaka, Vajidamtaka: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Vajidantaka 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vajidantaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Justicia adhatoda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth, nom. inval., tautonym (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Historia et Commentationes Academiae Electoralis Scientiarum et Elegantiorum Literarum Theodoro-Palatinae (1790)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1978)
· CIS Chromosome Information Service (1976)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Planta Medica (1990)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vajidantaka, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVājidantaka (वाजिदन्तक).—Adhatoda Vasika (Mar. aḍūḷasā).
Derivable forms: vājidantakaḥ (वाजिदन्तकः).
Vājidantaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vājin and dantaka (दन्तक). See also (synonyms): vājidanta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVājidantaka (वाजिदन्तक):—[=vāji-dantaka] [from vāji > vāja] m. Adhatoda Vasika, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVājidaṃtaka (ವಾಜಿದಂತಕ):—[noun] = ವಾಜಿ [vaji]2 - 8.
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: Vajin, Dantaka.
Starts with: Vajidantakahaatarusha.
Full-text: Vajidanta.
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