Makari, Makarī, Mākari: 9 definitions
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Makari means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMakarī (मकरी).—A river of Purāṇic fame. (Śloka 23, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Snake bite treatment in Prayoga samuccayamMakarī (मकरी) refers to a type of snake-bite that “resembles a bow with oily smell”, according to the 20th century Prayogasamuccaya (one of the most popular and widely practised book in toxicology in Malayalam).—[...] The author has given a detailed description of types of bite mark and the corresponding causes and prognosis... If vital parts in body such as forehead, cheeks, nose, ears, temples, palmar surface of hands, nipples, cardiac area, axillary area, umbilicus, groins and thighs are bitten, the chance of survival becomes doubtful. Four types of poisonous teeth and their prognosis are mentioned, which are: [viz., Makarī, ‘bite resembles a bow with oily smell’ ...]
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaMakarī (मकरी) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Makara forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Jalacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the jalacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the saṃbhoga-puṭa (‘enjoyment layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Makarī] and Vīras are white in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife..
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Makari in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea canina S. Watson (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1891)
· Catalogo del Real Orto Botanico di Napoli (1845)
· Phytologia (1978)
· Makinoa (1947)
· Escritos (1923)
· The American Botanist and Florist (1870)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Makari, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymakarī (मकरी).—a sometimes makara a ( A) Hypocritical, fraudful, guileful: also crafty or cunning.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMakarī (मकरी).—The female of a crocodile.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Makarī (मकरी):—[from makara] a f. the female of the sea-monster M°, [Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Mahābhārata]
3) [from makara] b f. of makara, in [compound]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMakari (ಮಕರಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಮಕರಪತ್ರ [makarapatra].
2) [noun] a female crocodile.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMakari (மகரி) noun < makarin. Sea; கடல். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [kadal. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Mākari (மாகரி) [mā-kari] noun < மா² [ma²] +. Male elephant; ஆண்யானை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [anyanai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Makarika, Makarika-patra, Makarikai, Makarikapatra, Makarike, Makarilekha, Makarin, Makarini, Makaripatra, Makaripattra, Makariprastha, Makarisu.
Ends with: Anisammakari, Bhasmakari, Camakari, Carmakari, Charmakari, Dhumakari, Kakarimakari, Kamakari, Karmakari, Karmakarin, Karmmakari, Kriyakramakari, Kshemakari, Nisammakari, Parinamakari, Ramakari, Sharmakarin, Shleshmakari, Sukritakarmakarin, Yathakamakari.
Full-text: Makaripattra, Makarilekha, Makariprastha, Makara, Magari, Makaripatra, Makar, Jalacakra, Pattra.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.268 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.231 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.357 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 11 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Amarāvatī impact on later schools of Indian art < [Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art]