Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ajura in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Indigofera cinerascens DC. (among others).

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

· Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands (1988)
· Journal of Natural Remedies (2003)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Botanische Bemerkungen (1844)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Society of Bengal (1980)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ajurā (अजुरा).—m ( A) Hire or wages (esp. to a journeyman or jobber).

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

ajurā (अजुरा).—m Hire, wages.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ajura (अजुर).—a. [aj-kurac na vyādeśaḥ] Ved. Not subject to decay or old age; strong, very swift or speedy. अवकक्षिणं वृषभं यृथाऽजुरम् (avakakṣiṇaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ yṛthā'juram) Ṛgveda 8.1.2.

See also (synonyms): ajurya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ajura in German

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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 corpus

Ajura (ಅಜುರ):—[noun] the plant Indigofera tinctoria of Papilionaceae family; common indigo.

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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: Ajurada, Ajuradara, Ajuradari, Ajuranili.

Ends with: Bhajura, Gairamajura, Gajura, Hajura, Jayadikhajura, Jihajura, Jiu-hajura, Kajura, Khajura, Majura, Nitamajura, Nityamajura, Pendakhajura, Pharadakhajura, Shira Khajura, Tadi-khajura, Ujurabajura.

Full-text: Ajurya, Jur.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ajura, Ajurā; (plurals include: Ajuras, Ajurās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 8.1.2 < [Sukta 1]

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