Akra, 膧kra: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Akra 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)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Akra (啶呧啷嵿ぐ) (lit. 鈥渙ne who is inactive鈥�) is a synonym (another name) for the Horse (A艣va), according to scientific texts such as the M峁沢apak峁艣膩stra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or 鈥渢he ancient Indian science of animals and birds鈥� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda 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)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Akra in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Solanum erianthum D. Don from the Solanaceae (Potato) family having the following synonyms: Solanum verbascifolium var. adulterinum. For the possible medicinal usage of akra, 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.

Akra [啶嗋啶班ぞ] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Vicia sativa subsp. sativa from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Vicia obcordata, Vicia communis, Vicia bacla, Vicia nemoralis.

Akra [अकरा] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Strobilanthes lupulina T. Anders. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Strobilanthes lupulinus, Nilgirianthus lupulinus, Ruellia lupulina.

Akra [啶呧啶班ぞ] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Nilgirianthus heyneanus.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Akra in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Akra is also identified with Calotropis procera It has the synonym Madorius procerus Kuntze (etc.).

3) Akra is also identified with Vicia sativa It has the synonym Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn. (etc.).

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

· Lathyrogens.
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1830)
· Reise Russland (1774)
· Nepal Med. Coll. J. (2006)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Proteins and Amino Acids. (1989)

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

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akra (啶呧啷嵿ぐ).鈥�a. (Ved.) [啶呧啷嵿啷� 啶椸い啷�-啶班啷� (a帽c gatau-rak)]

1) Inactive, steady, firm (sthira).

2) Bootless, profitless.

-办谤补岣� A fortification or rampart (辫谤补办腻谤补); banner (?); Nir.6.17.

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膧kra (啶嗋啷嵿ぐ).鈥�1. U.

1) To go towards or near, approach; 啶呧え啷嵿い啶班た啶曕啶粪ぎ啷�, 啶嗋ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぎ啷� (antarik峁m, 膩艣ramam) &c.

2) To step or tread upon; 啶� 啶掂 啶啶班啶оぞ啶ㄠぎ啶曕啶班ぎ啷€啶 (膩 vo m奴rdh膩namakram墨m) 峁欢惫别诲补 1.166.5; enter, fill, take possession of, cover, 啶啶溹啶い啶苦ぐ啶 啶 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ぎ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶啶 啶 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ぎ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶啶� 啶膏啶啶む (bhujagapatiraya峁� me m膩rgam腻办谤补尘ya峁� me m膩rgam腻办谤补尘ya supta岣�) M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 9.12 covering; 啶栢 啶曕啶多さ啷嬥そ啶ぐ啶囙さ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶た啶む啶� 啶啶班さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶� (kha峁� ke艣avo'para iv腻办谤补尘itu峁� prav峁泃ta岣�) 5.2; 啶涏ぞ啶ぞ啶お啷嵿く啶距啷嵿ぐ啶た啶む啶 (肠丑腻测腻尘补辫测腻办谤补尘颈迟耻尘) Ve.3; 艢i艣up膩lavadha 8.28 to enter or cross; Manusm峁泃i 4.13; Y.1.152; 啶う啶� 啶じ啷嵿い啶曕ぎ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶啶� (pad膩 mastakam腻办谤补尘ya) Manusm峁泃i 11.43; 啶溹ぎ啷嵿が啷佮う啷嵿さ啷€啶ぎ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶啶� (箩补尘产耻诲惫墨辫补尘腻办谤补尘测补) H.3; 啶嗋啷嵿ぐ啶距ぎ啶むた啶о啶 啶灌ぐ啷嵿ぎ啷嵿く啶むげ啶 (膩kr膩mati dh奴mo harmyatalam) Mah膩bh膩rata and K膩艣i. on P.1.3.4.

3) To occupy, extend over; 啶啶溹え啶距え啶距 啶膏す啶膏啶班ぞ啶｀た啶す啷傕え啶距啷嵿ぐ啶啶� 啶むた啶粪啶犩い啶� (yojan膩n膩峁� sahasr膩峁噄 bah奴n腻办谤补尘ya ti峁ａ弓hati) Kath膩sarits膩gara 1.15.

4) To attack, invade, seize, fall upon, conquer, overcome, vanquish; 啶啷嵿し啶苦ざ啶距さ啶曕ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶曕啶班ぎ啷嵿く (辫补办峁艣腻惫补办腻苍腻办谤补尘测补) H.1; 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶膏啶掂 啶椸啶班じ啶む 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�- 啶班ぞ啶曕啶班ぎ啷嵿く啶溹啶炧ぞ啶むた啶ぞ啶掂い啶� (sarvasva峁� grasate bandhu- r腻办谤补尘ya j帽膩tibh膩vata岣�) 2.97; 啶啶班じ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶距え啷囙さ啶ぞ啶曕啶班ぞ啶啶膏啶むぞ啶傕じ啷嵿い啶距啷嵿啶ㄠお啶︵ぞ啶炧啶溹く啷€ (辫补耻谤补蝉迟测腻苍别惫补尘腻办谤腻尘补峁僺迟腻峁僺迟腻帽箩补苍补辫补诲腻帽箩补测墨) R.4.34; H.4; 啶む 啶� (ta峁� na) ... 啶多啶曕啶班ぞ啶曕啶班ぎ啶苦い啷佮ぎ啶ㄠ啶お啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶苦さ啶距 (艣别办耻谤腻办谤补尘颈迟耻尘补苍测补辫腻谤迟丑颈惫腻岣�) R.19.48; 艢i艣up膩lavadha 1.7.

5) To surpass, excel, eclipse.

6) To undertake, begin, commence.

7) (膧.) To rise, come up (as the sun); 啶ぞ啶掂い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶むぞ啶え啶苦ぇ啶苦ぐ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶い啷� 啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶� (y膩vatprat膩panidhir腻办谤补尘ate na bh膩nu岣�) R.5.71, 啶嗋啷嵿ぐ啶い啷� 啶膏啶班啶 (腻办谤补尘ate s奴rya岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata on P.I.3.4.

8) To ascend, mount, occupy (as sky, throne &c.); 啶呧啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶曕ぎ啶� 啶曕啶班ぎ啶むぞ啶� 啶む啶む啶ぎ啷� (ajo n膩kam膩 kramat膩峁� t峁泃墨yam) Av.9.5.1. 啶︵た啶掂ぎ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶ぎ啶距ぃ啷囙さ (诲颈惫补尘腻办谤补尘补尘腻峁噀惫补) Bha峁弓ik膩vya 8.23; 艢i艣up膩lavadha 18.14,51; 啶膏た啶傕す啶距じ啶ㄠぎ啷嵚�, 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶侧啶曕ぎ啷嵚� (si峁僪膩sanam掳, svargalokam掳); 啶о啶掂啶掳 (诲丑惫补箩补尘掳) &c.

9) to lie heavily upon, to press (as a load). (For further illustrations of the several senses see 腻办谤腻苍迟补 below). -Caus. (办谤补-办谤腻-尘补测补迟颈) To cause to enter, introduce, show into; 啶� 啶む啶班ぞ啶曕啶班ぎ啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶多啶︵啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷� (sa tair腻办谤补尘ay膩m膩sa 艣uddh膩ntam) Kum膩rasambhava 6.52.

Derivable forms: 腻办谤补尘 (啶嗋啷嵿ぐ啶).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akra (啶呧啷嵿ぐ).鈥�1. [adjective] inactive.

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Akra (啶呧啷嵿ぐ).鈥�2. [masculine] banner, flag.

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

1) Akra (啶呧啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=a-kra] 1. a-kra mfn. (鈭�办峁�), inactive, [峁歡-veda i, 120, 2.]

2) 2. akra m. a banner, [峁歡-veda]

3) a wall, fence (辫谤腻办腻谤补), according to Durga on [Nirukta, by Y膩ska vi, 17.]

4) 2 ([according to] to some also) a horse, [峁歡-veda]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (sa峁僺办峁泃am), 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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