Carani, Cāraṇī, Caraṇi, Cārānī: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Carani means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Charani.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Carani in India is the name of a plant defined with Bixa orellana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze) (named after the Spanish explorer Don Francisco de Orellana, c. 1511–1550, discoverer of the Amazon River 1541–1542, unfaithful comrade of Gonzalo Pizarro (c. 1502–1548). See Joseph Sabin, A dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time. The bibliographical society of America. New York 1868–1939, H.C. Heaton (ed.), The Discovery of the Amazon according to the Account of Friar Gaspar de Carvajal and Other Documents. New York 1934, J. Alden and D.Ch. Landis, European Americana: a chronological guide to works printed in Europe relating to Americas. 1473–1776. New York 1980–1988, Beatriz Pastor Bodmer, Armature of Conquest: Spanish Accounts of the Discovery of America, 1492–1589. Stanford 1992, G.W. Cole, ed., A catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, forming a part of the Library of E.D. Church. [Reprint of 1907 edition.] Mansfield 1994. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1961)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1941)
· Taxon (1970)
· Tropical and Geographical Medicine (1991)
· Science (2089)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Carani, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, 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 Dictionarycāraṇī (चारणी).—f (Verbal of cāraṇēṃ) Grazing. Mostly in the obl. cases; as cāraṇīvara, cāraṇīsa or cāraṇīlā pāṭhaviṇēṃ-ghālaṇēṃ-ṭhēvaṇēṃ To send or put out (cattle) to pasture. 2 A depasturing or grazing upon. Ex. turīcī cā0 jhālī mhaṇajē pīka cāṅgalēṃ hōtēṃ or hyā bāṃ- dhācyā dōna cāraṇyā jhālyā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcāraṇī (चारणी).—f Grazing.
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 dictionaryCaraṇi (चरणि).—A man (manuṣya); सुविद्वांसं चर्कृत्यं चरणीनाम् (suvidvāṃsaṃ carkṛtyaṃ caraṇīnām) Ṛgveda 8.24.23.
Derivable forms: caraṇiḥ (चरणिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caraṇi (चरणि):—[from car] (only [genitive case] [plural] ṇīnām) mfn. ‘movable’, active ([Grassmann]), [Ṛg-veda viii, 24, 23.]
2) Cāraṇī (चारणी):—[from cāraṇa > cāra] f. a female celestial singer, [Bālarāmāyaṇa ix, 21/22 ff.]
3) [v.s. ...] Hibiscus mutabilis, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
[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 corpusCaraṇi (ಚರಣಿ):—[noun] a box, trough or a rectangular bin in a cow-pen to hold fodder for cattle to eat; a manger.
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 LexiconCaraṇi (சரணி) noun < saraṇi. Path; வழி. சரணிதேடு காவலர் [vazhi. saranithedu kavalar] (அழகர்கலம்பகம் [azhagarkalambagam] 25).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryCārānī (चारानी):—n. a four-anna piece of coin;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Carania, Caranika, Caranila, Caraniy, Caraniyamana, Caraniyan.
Full-text (+11): Sarani, Prasarani, Samcarani, Brahmacarani, Grahasarani, Sahityasukshmasarani, Setusarani, Charani, Ramapujasarani, Saranikoshtaka, Sarasashabdasarani, Pishtapashusarani, Vicarasarani, Nihsarani, Pancangasarani, Saraniraja, Pancangasadhanasarani, Prayogasarani, Kramanem, Kamadugha sarani.
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