Kairata, Kairāta: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Kairata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKairāta (कैरात) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “bucther’s bird”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Kairāta is part of the sub-group named Pratuda, refering to animals “who eat while striking”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kairāta (कैरात).—A pravara sage.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 199. 16.
1b) A kingdom noted for horses. Here Mūka was vanquished by Arjuna.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 36; IV. 16. 18.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kairata in India is the name of a plant defined with Swertia chirayita in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gentiana chirarta Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1996)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) (1991)
· Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products (1996)
· Planta Medica (1991)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kairata, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryKairāta (कैरात).—a. [kirāta-aṇ] Belonging to the Kirātas.
-taḥ 1 A prince of the Kirātas.
2) A strong man.
-tam A kind of sandal-wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKairāta (कैरात).—n.
(-taṃ) 1. A sort of gentian, commonly Cherayta, (Gentiana cherayta, Rox) 2. A kind of Sandal. m.
(-taḥ) A strong man. E. kirāta gentian, &c. aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKairāta (कैरात).—i. e. kirāta + a, I. adj. Referring to the Kirātas, Mahābhārata 1, 320. Ii. m. A prince of the Kirātas, Mahābhārata 2, 1869.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKairāta (कैरात).—[adjective] pertaining to the Kirātas; [masculine] a prince of the Kirātas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kairāta (कैरात):—mfn. relating to or belonging to the Kirātas, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) m. a prince of the Kirātas, [Mahābhārata ii, 1869]
3) Name of a serpent, [Atharva-veda v, 13, 5]
4) of a bird (belonging to the class called Pratuda), [Caraka i, 27]
5) a strong man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) n. the plant Agathotes Chirayta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) a kind of sandal wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKairāta (कैरात):—(taḥ) 1. n. A sort of gentian; and of sandal. m. A strong man.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKairaṭa (कैरट):—(nm) carat.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKairāta (ಕೈರಾತ):—
1) [adjective] of or belonging to the mountain-dwelling savage tribe 'Kirāta'.
2) [adjective] wild, uncultured; barbarous.
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: Kairatacceti, Kairataka, Kairatala, Kairatam, Kairatana, Kairataparva, Kairatasaras.
Full-text: Kairataka, Kairatasaras, Kairatam, Shambaracandana, Kirayatu, Kiriyattu, Muka, Pratuda, Vesha.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Kairata Parva < [Book 3 - Vana Parva]
Section LI < [Sisupala-badha Parva]
Section CXI < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
Mahabharata (English Summary) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Kairata Parva < [Book 3 - Vana Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Kaśyapa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)