Varshaketu, Varṣaketu, Varsha-ketu: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Varshaketu 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 term Varṣaketu can be transliterated into English as Varsaketu or Varshaketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVarṣaketu (वर्षकेतु).—A King of the Pūru dynasty. The father of Varṣaketu was Kṣemaka, and his son was Vipu. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVarṣaketu (वर्षकेतु) is another name for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Varṣaketu and Raktapunarnavā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)Varshaketu in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia paniculata fo. leiocarpa Heimerl (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Observationum Botanicarum (Jacquin) (1771)
· Species Plantarum. (1797)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṣaketu (वर्षकेतु).—a red-flowering Punar-navā.
Derivable forms: varṣaketuḥ (वर्षकेतुः).
Varṣaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṣa and ketu (केतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varṣaketu (वर्षकेतु):—[=varṣa-ketu] [from varṣa] m. a red-flowering Punar-navā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Ketu-mat, [Harivaṃśa]
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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: Varsha, Ketu.
Full-text: Ketumat, Raktapunarnava, Ketumant, Vibhu, Sukumara.
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