Kalambaka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Kalambaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKalambaka (करक) is another name (synonym) for Kalamba, which is the Sanskrit word for Ipomoea aquatica (water spinach), a plant from the Convolvulaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu, which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. Certain plant parts of Kalamba are eaten as a vegetable (śāka).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kalambaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Jateorhiza palmata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Menispermum palmatum Lam. (among others).
2) Kalambaka is also identified with Pluchea ovalis It has the synonym Baccharis ovata Hook. & Arn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Planta Medica (1987)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris (1817)
· Botanica Macaronesica (1980)
· Willdenowia (1999)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1797)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalambaka, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKalambaka, =kalamba, the C. tree J. VI, 535. (Page 198)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalambaka (कलम्बक):—[from kalama] m. a species of Kadamba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kalambaka Vihara, Kalampakakkali, Kalampakamalai.
Ends with: Bhimakalambaka, Korakalamba, Mahabhishekalambaka, Shakakalambaka.
Full-text: Shakakalambaka, Kalamba, Kalambuka, Kalambika, Kattalaikkali, Ucal, Saddha Tissa.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Kalambaka; (plurals include: Kalambakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - The Churning Starts < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 7 - Age of Nampi (Sundarar)—Examined < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]