Camarika, Camarikā, Cāmarika: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Camarika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chamarika.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraCamarikā (चमरिका):—One of the sixty-four Divyauṣadhi, which are powerful drugs for solidifying mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
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.
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (artha)Cāmarika (चामरिक, “fly-whisk bearer”) or Cāmaragrāha is an official title designating one of the seventy-two officers (niyoga) of the Bāhattaraniyogādhipati circle, according to the Inscriptional glossary of Andhra Pradesh (Śāsana-śabdakośāmu). The bāhattaraniyoga-adhipati is the highest executive officer of this circle (including a Cāmarika). For example: During the reign of Gaṇapatideva, the area extending between Pānagal to Mārjavāḍi was entrusted to Gaṇḍapeṇḍāru Gangayasāhiṇi as Bāhattaraniyogādhipati. Later on, this office was entrusted to Kāyastha Jannigadeva.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Camarika in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava de Wit (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Antioquia (1941)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· PTR. Phytotherapy Research (2008)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1852)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Biodivers. & Conserv. (2004)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Camarika, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCamarika (चमरिक).—The Kovidāra tree.
Derivable forms: camarikaḥ (चमरिकः).
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Cāmarika (चामरिक).—A person who carries a chowrie.
Derivable forms: cāmarikaḥ (चामरिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCāmarika (चामरिक).—m. (Sanskrit cāmara plus -ika), chowrie- bearer, a royal attendant: Mahāvyutpatti 3728.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCamarika (चमरिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A species. of ebony, (Bauhinia variegata.) E. camara a Chowri, and ṭhan affix, growing in clusters, resembling a Chowri.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Camarika (चमरिक):—[from camara] m. ‘growing in clusters resembling a chowrie’, Bauhinia variegata, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 3, 102.]
2) Cāmarika (चामरिक):—[from cāmara] m. = ra-grāha, [Buddhist literature; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Cāmarikā (चामरिका):—[from cāmara] f. a cluster, [Harṣacarita v, 416] ([varia lectio])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCamarika (चमरिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A species of ebony.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCamarika (ಚಮರಿಕ):—[noun] the tree Bauhinia variegata of Caesalpiniaceae family; mountain ebony.
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: Camarikah, Camarikam.
Full-text: Camarikam, Camaragraha, Divyaushadhi.
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