The Sanskrit term Vṛttakarkaṭī can be transliterated into English as Vrttakarkati or Vrittakarkati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vrittakarkati [व्रट्टकर्कटी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cucumis melo L. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Cucumis pubescens, Cucumis trigonus, Cucumis callosus. For the possible medicinal usage of vrittakarkati, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛttakarkaṭī (वृत्तकर्कटी).—the water-melon.

Vṛttakarkaṭī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛtta and karkaṭī (कर्कटी). See also (synonyms): vṛttervāru.

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

Vṛttakarkaṭī (वृत्तकर्कटी).—f. (-ṭī) The water-melon.

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

Vṛttakarkaṭī (वृत्तकर्कटी):—[=vṛtta-karkaṭī] [from vṛtta > vṛt] f. a water-melon (= ṣaḍ-bhujā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vrittakarkati 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: Vritta, Karkati.

Starts with: Vrittakarkatii.

Full-text: Vrittervaru.

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