Vyavartaka, Vyāvartaka: 8 definitions
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Vyavartaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vyavartak.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVyāvartaka (व्यावर्तक) is another name for Cakramarda, a medicinal plant identified with Cassia tora Linn., synonym of Senna tora or “sickle senna” from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.198-200 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Vyāvartaka and Cakramarda, there are a total of nineteen 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)Vyavartaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna obtusifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia tora L. var. b Wight & Arn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Flora of North America (1840)
· Histoire Naturelle et Médicale des Casses (1816)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1989)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vyavartaka, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, 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 dictionaryVyāvartaka (व्यावर्तक).—a. (-rtikā f.)
1) Encompassing, surrounding.
2) Excluding, separating, restricting.
3) Turning away from.
4) Turning round.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāvartaka (व्यावर्तक).—[feminine] rtikā excluding, removing; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vyāvartaka (व्यावर्तक):—[=vy-āvartaka] [from vy-āvarta > vyā-vṛt] mf(ikā)n. separating, removing, excluding, excepting (-tā f. -tva n.), [Śāntiśataka; Tarkasaṃgraha; Vedāntasāra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] distinguishing, distinctive, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] turning away from, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] encircling, encompassing, [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVyāvartaka (व्यावर्तक) [Also spelled vyavartak]:—(a) differentiating, distinctive, distinguishing; —[dharma] differentiating/distinctive feature, characteristic.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyāvartaka (ವ್ಯಾವರ್ತಕ):—[adjective] separating or separated; excluding or excluded; distinguishing or distinguished.
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Vyāvartaka (ವ್ಯಾವರ್ತಕ):—
1) [noun] a distinguishing feature, characteristic.
2) [noun] a thing or means which is used to separate, exclude something.
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: Vy, Avartaka.
Starts with: Vyavartakata, Vyavartakatva.
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Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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