Kalankata, Kālaṅkata: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kalankata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kalankata in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna occidentalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia macradenia Collad. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse (1831)
· Taxon (1997)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Histoire Naturelle et Médicale des Casses (1816)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Denkschriften der Koeniglich-Baierischen Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg (1822)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalankata, for example extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykālaṅkata : (pp.) dead.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaḷaṅkaṭa (कळंकट) [or कळकट, kaḷakaṭa].—a (kaḷaṅka) Affected slightly with verdigris. 2 Filthy or foul gen.--person, apparel, ways.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkaḷaṅkaṭa (कळंकट).—a Affected slightly with verdigris.
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 dictionaryKālaṅkata (कालङ्कत).—(kāsamardaḥ) A cure for the cough.
Derivable forms: kālaṅkataḥ (कालङ्कतः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaṅkata (कालङ्कत).—m.
(-taḥ) A plant, (Cassia fistula.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaṅkata (कालङ्कत):—m. the plant Cassia Sophora, [Caraka iii, 8.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaṅkata (कालङ्कत):—[kāla-ṅkata] (taḥ) 1. m. Cassia fistula.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kala.
Starts with: Kalankatal, Kalankatanem.
Ends with: Akalankata, Vikalankata.
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