Vanahasaka, Vanahāsaka, Vana-hasaka: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Vanahasaka 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)1) Vanahasaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Chionachne gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coix koenigii Spreng. (among others).
2) Vanahasaka is also identified with Chionachne koenigii It has the synonym Coix barbata Roxb. (etc.).
3) Vanahasaka is also identified with Coix koenigii It has the synonym Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) Duthie, nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants (1832)
· A list of the grasses of N.W. India, indigenous and cultivated (1883)
· Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (1891)
· Blumea (2002)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanahasaka, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryVanahāsaka (वनहासक).—
1) the Kāsa grass.
2) Name of the flower-plant Kunda.
Derivable forms: vanahāsakaḥ (वनहासकः).
Vanahāsaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vana and hāsaka (हासक). See also (synonyms): vanahāsa.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vana, Hasaka.
Full-text: Vanahasa.
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