Sukshmapatra, Sukshma-patra, Sūkṣmapatra, Sūkṣmapatrā: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Sūkṣmapatra and Sūkṣmapatrā can be transliterated into English as Suksmapatra or Sukshmapatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Sūkṣmapatrā (सूक्ष्मपत्रा) is another name for the second variety of Vṛddhadāruka, a medicinal plant identified with either a) Argyreia nervosa (synonym Argyreia speciosa or Hawaiian baby woodrose or elephant creeper) or b) Merremia peltata (synonym Ipomoea petaloidea), both from the Convolvulaceae or “moring glory family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.117-119 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Sūkṣmapatrā and Vṛddhadāruka, there are a total of fourteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Sūkṣmapatrā (सूक्ष्मपत्रा) is also mentioned as a synonym for Śatāvarī, a medicinal plant identified with Asparagus racemosus Willed. (or “buttermilk root”) from the Asparagaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.116-119. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Sūkṣmapatrā and Śatāvarī, there are a total of thirty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
3) Sūkṣmapatra (सूक्ष्मपत्र) is mentioned as a synonym for Ādityapatra, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Helianthus annuus Linn. or “common sunflower” from the Asteraceae or “aster” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.173-174. Together with the names Sūkṣmapatra and Ādityapatra, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
4) Sūkṣmapatra (सूक्ष्मपत्र) is also mentioned as a synonym for Doḍī, a medicinal plant, possibly identified with Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. or “strychnine tree” from the Loganiaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.184-185. Together with the names Sūkṣmapatrā and Doḍī, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
5) Sūkṣmapatra (सूक्ष्मपत्र) is also mentioned as a synonym for Dhānyaka, a medicinal plant identified with Coriandrum sativum Linn. or “coriander” from the Apiaceae or “umbelliferae” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.35-37.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Sūkṣmapatra and Ārdraka, 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)1) Suksmapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis abyssinica Kunth (among others).
2) Suksmapatra is also identified with Sesbania sesban It has the synonym Sesbania confaloniana (Chiov.) Chiov. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1850)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Kirkia (1989)
· Numer. List (5655)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1912)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Suksmapatra, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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 dictionarySūkṣmapatra (सूक्ष्मपत्र).—
1) coriander seed.
2) a kind of wild cumin.
3) a sort of red sugar-cane.
4) the gum Arabic tree.
5) a sort of mustard.
Derivable forms: sūkṣmapatraḥ (सूक्ष्मपत्रः).
Sūkṣmapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūkṣma and patra (पत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySūkṣmapatra (सूक्ष्मपत्र).—m.
(-traḥ) 1. Coriander-seed. 2. A wild-kind of cumin. 3. A sort of mustard. 4. A red sort of sugar-cane. 5. The gum Arabic tree, (Mimosa Arabica.) E. sūkṣma fine, small, and patra a leaf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySūkṣmapatra (सूक्ष्मपत्र):—[sūkṣma-patra] (traḥ) 1. m. Coriander seed; sort of cumin, of mustard, and of sugar-cane; gum arabic tree.
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.
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Partial matches: Sukshma, Patra.
Starts with: Sukshmapatraka.
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