Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vitanaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Caryota urens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caryota urens Jacq. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Fragmenta Botanica. (1800)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vitānaka (वितानक).—

1) An expanse.

2) A heap, quantity collection, mass; बंहीयसा दीप्तिवितानकेन चकासयामासतुरुल्लसन्ती (baṃhīyasā dīptivitānakena cakāsayāmāsaturullasantī) Śiśupālavadha 3.6;6.27.

3) An awning, a canopy.

4) The tree called Māḍa.

Derivable forms: vitānakaḥ (वितानकः), vitānakam (वितानकम्).

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

Vitānaka (वितानक).—n.

(-kaṃ) 1. An awning, a canopy, especially a cloth spread over a large open hall or court, or any open space in which dancing singing, &c. are exhibited, at solemn or religious festivals. 2. A heap, a quantity. 3. An expanse. E. kan added to the preceeding.

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

Vitānaka (वितानक).—[neuter] awning, canopy, abundance.

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

1) Vitānaka (वितानक):—[=vi-tānaka] [from vi-tāna > vi-tan] m. n. an awning, canopy, covering, ([especially]) a cloth spread over a large open hall or court (in which dancing, singing etc. are exhibited), [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] quantity, mass, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) [v.s. ...] an expanse, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

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

Vitānaka (वितानक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. An awning in a court yard used at festivals; an expanse; quantity.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vitanaka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vitānaka (ವಿತಾನಕ):—

1) [noun] = ವಿತಾನ - [vitana -] 1 & 5.

2) [noun] that which has a decorative or is decorated with drapery, awning.

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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: Tanaka, Vi.

Starts with: Vitanakalpa.

Ends with: Kanavitanaka.

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