In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kāravatī (कारवती).—Sacred for śrāddha.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 13. 92.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karavati [करवती] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus hispida L. fil. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Ficus oppositifolia, Ficus compressa, Covellia hispida. For the possible medicinal usage of karavati, 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.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Karavati in India is the name of a plant defined with Callicarpa tomentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hedyotis arborescens Noronha, nom. inval. (among others).

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

· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg (1921)
· Repert. Bot. Syst. (1845)
· The Botany of Captain Beechey’s Voyage (1836)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karavati, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

karavaṭī (करवटी) [or करवंटी, karavaṇṭī].—f (Or karōṭī q. v.) Cocoanut-shell &c.

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karavatī (करवती).—f (Dim. of karavata) A small saw. 2 A tree, Ficus oppositifolia. Grah.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

karavaṭī (करवटी).—f The shell of a cocoanut

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karavati (ಕರವತಿ):—[noun] = ಕರವತಿಗೆ [karavatige]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Karavatige, Karavatikanthi, Karavatilagama, Karavatira.

Ends with: Alamkaravati, Alankaravati, Hatakaravati, Prabhakaravati, Prabhankaravati, Pushkaravati, Sharkaravati.

Full-text: Pakashukla, Lagama.

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