Brihati- Mahati Bahupatri Bahupatra Kantatani Solanum Indicum Linn Anguivi Lam.

Sanskrit name for eggplant. Katuwel batu Karabatu Tamil name. The fruit was yellow or white and resembled eggs. Previous name used in the website.

The term brinjal is general in Indian subcontinents and is derived from Arabic and Sanskrit while the name eggplant has been derived from the shape of the fruit of certain varieties which are white and resemble in shape to chicken eggs. It is said to have originated from India and China but is now popular vegetable in Southern Europe also particularly in the Balkans France and Italy. The Munda word for eggplant survives as echoes in the Sanskrit vrintaka.

The versatile fruit is featured in cuisines around the world and international dishes like the French ratatouille the Italian melanzane alla parmigiana and the Middle Eastern baba. In fact they must have known that the tomato and the eggplant are both from the nightshade family because the eggplant was known as kanta vrintaka while tomatoes were known as rakta vrintaka presumably spiny nightshade and blood nightshade respectively. Its Sanskrit name - Vrintaka Vatimgana from which the other Indian names as well as Brinjal originated - itself originated from its name in the ancient Adivasi language Munda.

Aubergine n fruit of the eggplant Solanum esculentum 1775 from French aubergine from Catalan alberginera showing typical change of al- to au- in French from Arabic al-badinjan the eggplant source also of Spanish alberengena 15c from Persian badin-gan from Sanskrit vatigagama. Chemicals - Glycobases Solamargin. Medicinal Plants name in Sanskrit Starting with B.

Eggplants are technically berries but are regarded as vegetables when cooking. Sanskrit Name Swetha vrintaka Hindi Name Saphed baingan. 1 It also comes in a variety of shapes and colors.

English Name - Wild eggplant Sanskrit Names - Kantakari Dusparsa Kshudra Vyaghri Nidigdhika Kantakini Dhavani Singhalese Name - Katuvalbatu Morphology - A very prickly small shrub20-40cm highleaves deeply pinnatehave prickles few flowered corolla violet fruits sphericalyellowglabrous. Read Pointed Gourd Health Benefits Usage Ayurveda Details. This variety is inferior in quality and used specially in piles arshas.