The Sanskrit term Viśvasāraka can be transliterated into English as Visvasaraka or Vishvasaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Visvasaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Opuntia stricta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cactus strictus Haw. (among others).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Current Science (1980)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Botanical Register (1818)
· Flora of Ecuador (1989)
· Cact. Succ. J. (1969)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viśvasāraka (विश्वसारक).—the prickly pear.

Derivable forms: viśvasārakam (विश्वसारकम्).

Viśvasāraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśva and sāraka (सारक).

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

Viśvasāraka (विश्वसारक).—n.

(-kaṃ) The prickly pear, (Cactus Indicus, Rox.) “phaṇimansā.” E. viśva all, sāra essence, and kan added.

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

Viśvasāraka (विश्वसारक):—[=viśva-sāraka] [from viśva] m. Cactus Indicus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Viśvasāraka (विश्वसारक):—[viśva-sāraka] (kaṃ) 1. n. The prickly pear.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishvasaraka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vishva, Saraka, Caraka.

Ends with: Vidara-vishvasaraka.

Full-text: Vidara-vishvasaraka.

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