Yavagraja, Yavāgraja, Yava-agraja: 9 definitions
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Yavagraja 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuYavāgraja (यवाग्रज) is another name for Yavānī, a medicinal plant identified with Trachyspermum ammi Linn. or “ajwain” from the Apiaceae or “celery” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.38-40 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Yavāgraja and Yavānī, there are a total of sixteen 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)Yavagraja in India is the name of a plant defined with Carum copticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carum copticum (L.) Sprague ex Turrill (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· World Applied Sciences Journal (2008)
· Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (2009)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1877)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Yavagraja, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, 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 dictionaryYavāgraja (यवाग्रज).—
1) = यवक्षार (yavakṣāra).
2) Name of a plant (yavāni).
Derivable forms: yavāgrajaḥ (यवाग्रजः).
Yavāgraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yava and agraja (अग्रज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYavāgraja (यवाग्रज).—m.
(-jaḥ) Salt-petre. E. yava barley, agra the top or ear, ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yavāgraja (यवाग्रज):—[from yava] m. = yava-kṣāra, [Caraka; Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] Ptychotis Ajowan, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYavāgraja (यवाग्रज):—[yavā+graja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Saltpetre.
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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 corpusYavāgraja (ಯವಾಗ್ರಜ):—[noun] = ಯವಕ್ಷಾರ [yavakshara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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