India history and geography

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Kappūra (कप्पूर) refers to one of the various shops or “market places” (Sanskrit: Haṭṭa, Prakrit: Cauhaṭṭa) for a medieval town in ancient India, which were vividly depicted in Kathās (narrative poems), for example, by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] In the Kuvalayamālā, some names of shops according to articles displayed in them is given, [i.e., kappūra] [...] Thus Uddyotana has in his view a complete form of a medieval market place with the number of lines full of different commodities.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kappura in India is the name of a plant defined with Ehretia laevis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bourreria laevis (Roxb.) G. Don (among others).

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

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1796)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1935)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1938)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kappūra : (m.; nt.) camphor.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kappūra, (m. & nt.) (cp. Sk. karpūra) camphor: (a) the plant J. VI, 537.—(b) the resinous exudation, the prepared odoriferant substance (cp. kaṭukapphala) J. II, 416=DhA. III, 475; Miln. 382; Dāvs. V, 50. (Page 188)

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Kappūra (कप्पूर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Karpūra.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kappura (ಕಪ್ಪುರ):—

1) [noun] a volatile, crystalline ketone, C10H16O, with a strong characteristic odour, derived from the wood of the camphor tree or synthetically from pinene, used to protect fabrics from moths, in manufacturing cellulose plastics, in medicine as an irritant and stimulant and for lights to be waved before a deity; camphor.

2) [noun] the tree Cinnamomum camphora of Lauraceae family; camphor tree.

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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: Kappura-parivena, Kappurabemde, Kappuradambula, Kappuradiva, Kappuragadage, Kappuragamdha, Kappuragamdhi, Kappuragampu, Kappurala, Kappuramu, Kappuramulayatana, Kappurasetti, Kappuravale, Kappuravaliku, Kappuravalku, Kappuravalli, Kappuravattu, Kappuravileya.

Full-text: Karpura, Kappuramulayatana, Kappura-parivena, Karpura-mulya, Katukapphala, Camphor, Hatthadatha, Kapara-parivena, Cauhatta, Sleeping chamber, Gandha, Sena.

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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)

Commentary on Biography of the thera Gandhodakiya < [Chapter 6 - Bījanivagga (section on Bījani)]

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