Phota, Phoṭa: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Phota means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Phota in India is the name of a plant defined with Apluda mutica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon aristatus (L.) Raspail, nom. illeg., non Andropogon aristatus Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (2000)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Beschreibung der Gräser (1810)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Handb. Flora van Java (1928)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Phota, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryphoṭa : (m.) touch; constant.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPhoṭa, (fr. �, cp. Sk. sphoṭa) swelling, boil, blister J. IV, 457; VI, 8 (v. l. pota & poṭha); cp. poṭa bubble. (Page 480)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryphoṭa (ဖော�) [(pu,na) (ပု၊�)]�
ڱṭa+ṇa�,ṭī.324.]
ဖį�+ဏ။းĬĔĺ၊ဋĮ။၃၂၄။
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)ṭa�
(Burmese text): (�) အဖု၊ အဖုထသောအနာ။ (�) စစ်ထိုးခြင်း၊ စစ်တိုက်ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Wound or injury from a bruise. (2) Attack or assault.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryphōṭa (फो�).—m (ōṭa S) A fissure or chap in the heel, a kibe. 2 P (Commonly ōḍa Sig. I.) A boil or blain; a pimple, blister &c.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishphōṭa (फो�).�m A fissure in the heel.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPhotā (फोता):�(nm) a testicle; rent (of land); [dzٱ] a treasurer, burser; —[] to pay off the rent of land.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Phassita, Na.
Starts with: Photaka, Photapatala, Photayanti, Photayati, Photayitva, Phutana.
Full-text: Apphuta, Anguliphota, Photapatala, Upariphota, Photaka, Vipphotita, Pota.
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Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Kaiśikī-vṛtti (delightful vivacity and charming expression) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 5 - Maluva < [Part 1 - Saurashtra ni Rashdhar]