Moca, Ѵdz: 25 definitions
Introduction:
Moca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mocha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rj nighaṇṭuѴdz (मोचा) is another name for īī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Indigofera tinctoria Linn. (“true indigo�), according to verse 4.80-83 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (ś徱-) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (ṛt-ṣu貹). Together with the names Ѵdz and īī, there are a total of thirty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in Mdhava CikitsMoca (मो�) or Ślmalī refers to the medicinal plant Salmalia malabarica Schott & Endl., and is used in the treatment of پ (diarrhoea), according to the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (as well as the Pharmacopoeia).—Atisra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mdhavacikits explains several preparations [including Moca] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.
The plant plant Salmalia malabarica Schott & Endl. (Moca) is known as Mocarasa (gummy extract) according to the 7th century Mdhavacikits chapter 2.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMoca (मो�) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Musa paradisiacal Linn.� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasrasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasrasaṃgraha [mentioning moca] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (ṣaⲹ-첹貹) which is a branch of pharmacology (ⲹṇa).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Moca (मो�) refers to “banana�, mentioned in verse 3.31 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] One shall drink broth (that is) not too thick, , curds, raga and ṇḍ syrup, or, from clay shells, a five-essence potion (that is) kept in a new vessel, mixed with small banana [viz., moca] and coco-nut pieces, (and) acidulated, [...]�.

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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaѴdz (मोचा) refers to the “banana plant�, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 7.31.—Cf. Mukundnanda Bhṇa. The form Moca occurs in Blarmyaṇa 5.48.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Moca in Central America is the name of a plant defined with Andira inermis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Millettia rooseveltii De Wild. (among others).
2) Moca in India is also identified with Bombax ceiba It has the synonym Salmalia malabarica Schott. & Endl.) (Gossampinus Schott & Endl., a variant of gossympinus, a Latin name used by Plinius for the cotton tree, Gossypium arboreum L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· London medical journal (1787)
· Flora Mexicana (1894)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1961)
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1946)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Moca, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, 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 Dictionarymoca : (m.) the plantain tree.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Moca, 2 (root-noun of moc, Caus. of muc) delivery, setting free Dhtm 631, 751, where Dhtp in same context reads mocana. (Page 542)
2) Moca, 1 (cp. *Sk. moca & mo) the plantain or banana tree’Musa, sapientum Vin. I, 246 (°pna drink made fr. M. s.; one of the 8 permitted drinks); J. IV, 181; V, 405, 465. (Page 542)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymoca (မော�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڳܳ+ṇa�,ṭī.586.]
[မု�+ဏ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၅၈၆။]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)dz�
(Burmese text): ငှက်ပျော။ (တောငှက်ပျော၊ အိမ်ငှက်ပျော၊ အစေ့ရှိငှက်ပျော၊ အစေ့မရှိငှက်ပျေ� အားလုံးသက်ဆိုင်သည�)�
(Auto-Translation): Bird's Eye Chili. (Wild Bird's Eye Chili, Domestic Bird's Eye Chili, Seeded Bird's Eye Chili, Seedless Bird's Eye Chili are all related).

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda 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 Dictionarymōca (मो�).—f A particular esculent vegetable.
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mō (मोचा).—m ( H) A shoe or a slipper. Used about Ahmednugger; elsewhere used more frequently in reviling a shoe, or in threatening a slipper-beating. Pr. kōṇh峦 mō kōṇhcy pyī� nhī� See explained under ⲹō. mōcē khṇēṃ or, in. con., ṇĸ To get beaten with a slipper.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmō (मोचा).�m A shoe or a slipper.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMoca (मो�).—[muc-ac]
1) The plantain tree.
2) The tree called शोभाञ्जन (śDzñᲹԲ).
- 1 The plantain tree.
2) The cotton shrub.
3) The indigo plant.
-cam A plantain fruit.
Derivable forms: dz� (मोचः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMoca (मो�).�(-pna, nt.; = Pali id.), (juice of) the plantain or banana tree, according to [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]; Vin. commentary 1102.9�10 = anaṭṭhikehi (see Critical Pali Dictionary) kadaliphalehi katapna�; according to N. Dutt, gum of the ślmalī tree: ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ i.ii.18; 262.14.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoca (मो�).—m.
(-�) A tree, (Hyperanthera morunga.) f.
(-) 1. The silkcotton tree, (Bombax heptaphyllum.) 2. The plantain, (Musa sapientum.) 3. The indigo-plant. n.
(-�) A plantain, (the fruit.) E. muc to loose, aff. ac .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoca (मो�).�mocha (vb. muc + a), I. m. A tree, Hyperanthera morunga. Ii. f. . 1. The silk cotton-tree. 2. The plantain. Iii. n. Its fruit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoca (मो�).—[masculine] [feminine] names of plants.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Moca (मो�):�m. (�2. muc) the juice of a tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Moringa Pterygosperma, [Mahbhrata]
3) ([probably]) Musa Sapientum, [Suśruta]
4) Ѵdz (मोचा):—[from moca] f. Musa Sapientum, [Naiṣadha-carita]
5) [v.s. ...] the cotton shrub, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the indigo plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Moca (मो�):�n. a plantain, banana (the fruit), [Vgbhaṭlaṃkra]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoca (मो�):�(�) 1. m. A tree, morunga. f. () Sikl-cotton tree, plantaion tree. n. Its fruit.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Moca (मो�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Moa, Mo, Mova.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMoca (मो�) [Also spelled moch]:�(nf) sprain; twist;—[n/khn] to be sprained.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMōca (ಮೋ�):�
1) [noun] a sticky, colloidal carbohydrate found in certain trees and plants; gum.
2) [noun] the plantain tree Musa sapientum (var. champa) of Musaceae family.
3) [noun] its fruit.
4) [noun] the tree Moringa oleifera ( = M. pterygosperma, = Hyperanthera moringa) of Moringaceae family.
5) [noun] its slender, long fruit, used as a vegetable; a drum-stick.
6) [noun] a large, deciduous tree Bombax ceiba ( = B. malabaricum, = Salmalia malbaricum) of Bombacaceae family; Indian silk cotton tree.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Moca (मो�):—n. 1. sprain; twist; 2. fetal/premature death soon after birth;
2) Ѵdz (मोचा):—n. pl. of मोचो [moco]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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