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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Dhvajadruma (ध्वजद्रुम) is another name (synonym) for Tāla, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Borassus flabellifer (doub palm). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.83), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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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)

Dhvajadruma in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lontarus domestica Gaertn., nom. superfl. (among others).

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

· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum
· Palmiers (1878)
· Webbia (1914)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhvajadruma (ध्वजद्रुम).—the palm tree.

Derivable forms: dhvajadrumaḥ (ध्वजद्रुमः).

Dhvajadruma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhvaja and druma (द्रुम).

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

Dhvajadruma (ध्वजद्रुम).—m.

(-maḥ) The palm tree. E. dhvaja a banner, druma a tree.

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

1) Dhvajadruma (ध्वजद्रुम):—[=dhvaja-druma] [from dhvaja > dhvañj] m. the palm tree (used for making flag-staffs), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having banners for trees, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Dhvajadruma (ध्वजद्रुम):—[dhvaja-druma] (maḥ) 1. m. The palm tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhvajadruma 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

Dhvajadruma (ಧ್ವಜದ್ರುಮ):—[noun] any tall palm tree (used for making flag-staffs).

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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.

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Partial matches: Dhvaja, Druma.

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