Kalashaka, Kālaśāka, Kala-shaka: 12 definitions
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Kalashaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Kālaśāka can be transliterated into English as Kalasaka or Kalashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaKālaśāka (कालशाक) refers to a type of vegetable, according to the Mahābhārata Vanaparva 134.281, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The use of long bottle gourd, kālaśāka, śleṣmātaka, sudarśana, leaves of bamboo or karīra is interdicted in a śrāddha ceremony according to Mahābhārata.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKālaśāka (कालशाक) is a Sanskrit word referring to Corchorus capsularis (white jute), from the Malvaceae family. Certain plant parts of Kālaśāka are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. It is an erect, annual herb, growing to two or more metres in height. It bears globular fruits.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKalashaka [कालशाकः] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Bergera koenigii, Chalcas koenigii. For the possible medicinal usage of kalashaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kalashaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Tephrosia purpurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cracca wallichii (Graham ex Fawcett & Rendle) Rydb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1822)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Synopsis Plantarum (Persoon) (1807)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalashaka, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaśāka (कालशाक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A sort of potherb. E. kāla black, śāka a potherb.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaśāka (कालशाक).—n. Ocimum sanctum, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 272.
Kālaśāka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and śāka (शाक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaśāka (कालशाक).—[masculine] a kind of pot-herb.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālaśāka (कालशाक):—[=kāla-śāka] [from kāla] n. the potherb Ocimum sanctum, [Manu-smṛti iii, 272; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Corchorus capsularis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaśāka (कालशाक):—[kāla-śāka] (kaṃ) 1. f. A potherb.
[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 corpusKālaśāka (ಕಾಲಶಾಕ):—
1) [noun] the tree Murraya koenigii (= Bergera koenigii) of Rutaceae family; curry leaf tree.
2) [noun] its leaf (which is used to add fragrance or for seasoning of food); curry leaf.
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)
Ends with: Brihatkalashaka, Vrihatkalashaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.272 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.266 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.123 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.297 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Chapter 221 - Things Worthy of Being Offered in Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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