Karamara, Kara-mara: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Karamara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Karamara in India is the name of a plant defined with Averrhoa carambola in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1971)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karamara, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, 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 DictionaryKaramara, see Kara. (Page 196)
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Karamara refers to: “one who ought to die from the hand (of the enemy), ” but who, when captured, was spared and employed as slave; a slave J. III, 147, 361; IV, 220; DhA. III, 487;—°ānītā a woman taken in a raid, but subsequently taken to wife; one of the 10 kinds of wives (see itthi) Vin. III, 140 (=dhajāhaṭā);—gāhaṃ gaṇhāti to make prisoner J. I, 355; III, 361;
Note: karamara is a Pali compound consisting of the words kara and mara.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaramara (करमर).—f (karmaraṅga S) A plant and n Its fruit, Aver-rhoa carambola.
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karamarā (करमरा).—a (karamara) Like the fruit of the karamara--glass beads &c.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Karamaram, Karamaranita.
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