वार्ताकु
vārtāku
The classical Sanskrit word for brinjal is वार्ताकु (vārtāku).
वार्ताकु is the name of the vegetable and of the plant. Older texts also use वृन्ताक (vṛntāka) and वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa) for it.
How do you pronounce it?
vārtāku
Did you know?
- The English word brinjal goes back, through Portuguese, Arabic and Persian, to the Sanskrit name वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa).
- In the ancient science of Ayurveda, वार्ताकु is not just food but is categorized by its specific effects on the body's internal balance and heat levels.
Examples in context
- एषा वार्ताकुः पक्वा अस्ति।eṣā vārtākuḥ pakvā asti.This brinjal is ripe.
