Kalamba, Kalaṃba, Kala-amba, Kālāmbā: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kalamba means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKalamba (कलम्ब) is a Sanskrit word referring to Ipomoea aquatica (water spinach), from the Convolvulaceae family. Certain plant parts of Kalamba 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.
According to the Rājanighaṇṭu, water spinach (kalamba) has the following synonyms: Kalambaka, Kalambī, Kalambukā and Kalambū.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaKalamba (कलम्ब) refers to a “mature sprout” or “the middle sprout of a leaf” and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 3.120. The reading in the printed edition (Chowkhamba, p. 107) is corrupt.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKālāmbā (कालाम्बा) refers to the “mother of time”, according to the Ambāmatasaṃhitā verse 19.32-34ab.—Accordingly, “(You who are) born as the Fire who is Mother Time (kālāmbā) and reside within time and eternity! (You who are) linked to Kālikā's Transmission in the maṇḍala of the Twelve Kālīs! (You are) the thirteenth form (of Kālī) who burns the Triple World in the centre (of the maṇḍala). (You are) emanation, persistence and withdrawal in the Great Sequence, called the Nameless and abide as awakened consciousness in the maṇḍala that awakens the Command”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA river near Anuradhapura, probably identical with Kadamba (Sp.ii.474) (q.v.). The river was to the east of Anuradhapura. MA.ii.653.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Kalamba is another name of Kadamba: the name of a nadī (river) that existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—The Kadamba-nadī (present Malvatta Oya) is also called Kalamba and Kolom Oya and on its banks was the Kalambatittha or Galambatittha-vihāra existing in the 1st century: Vasabha (67-111) improved the vihāra and built a tank to irrigate 1,000 karisas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKalamba.—(EI 12), an arrow; ‘five’. Note: kalamba is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKalamba in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Pluchea tomentosa Wall. ex DC. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Conyza tomentosa, Eupatorium mysorense. For the possible medicinal usage of kalamba, 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)1) Kalamba in India is the name of a plant defined with Jateorhiza palmata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Menispermum palmatum Lam. (among others).
2) Kalamba is also identified with Pluchea ovalis It has the synonym Baccharis ovata Sieber (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1836)
· Englera (2001)
· Planta Medica (1987)
· Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (1995)
· Synopsis Plantarum (1807)
· Botanica Macaronesica (1980)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalamba, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKalamba, (nt.) (cp. Sk. kalamba menispermum calumba, kalambī convolvulus repens) N. of a certain herb or plant (Convolv. repens?); may be a bulb or radish J. IV, 46 (=tālakanda), cp. p. 371, 373 (where C explains by tāla-kanda; gloss BB however gives latā-tanta); VI, 578. See also kaḍamba & kaḷimba.
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 Dictionarykaḷamba (कळंब).—m (kadamba S) A plant, Nauclea Cadamba.
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kaḷambā (कळंबा) [or भा, bhā].—m (kēḷa) A young Plantain (as shooting from the roots of its parent, or as separated recently and planted); a Plantain off-shoot, sucker, or stole. v phuṭa. 2 The style or shaft of the cavēṇī or wild Plantain.
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 dictionaryKalamba (कलम्ब).—
1) The stem or stalk (of a potherb).
2) The end or point, angle.
Derivable forms: kalambaḥ (कलम्बः).
See also (synonyms): kaḍamba, kalambī, kaḍambī.
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Kalamba (कलम्ब).—
1) An arrow.
2) The Kadamba tree.
Derivable forms: kalambaḥ (कलम्बः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalamba (कलम्ब).—m.
(-mbaḥ) 1. An arrow. 2. The stalk of a potherb. 3. The Kadamba, (Nauclea cadamba:) see kadamba. n.
(-mbaṃ) Calambaroot, (Menispermum calumba.) f. (-mbī) or m. and f. (-mbaḥ-mbī) A kind of potherb, (Convolvulus repens, &c.) see kaḍambī. E. kaḍ to delight, ambac affix, la substituted for ḍa, fem. affix ṅīṣ; also kalambaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kalamba (कलम्ब):—[from kalama] m. the stalk of a pot-herb, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Convolvulus repens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Nauclea Cadamba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] an arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [from kalama] n. a panicle of flowers (?), [Caraka]
6) [v.s. ...] Calumba-root, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. kaḍamba, kadamba.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalamba (कलम्ब):—(mbaḥ) 1. m. An arrow; stalk of a potherb. (mbī) 3. 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 corpusKalaṃba (ಕಲಂಬ):—
1) [noun] the tree Anthocephalus indicus (= A. cadamba, = Nauclea cadamba) of Rubiaceae family; cadamba tree.
2) [noun] a stem of a leaf in a plant.
3) [noun] a shaft with a pointed end on one side and the feather end on the other, used as a missile, shot from a bow; an arrow.
4) [noun] a ruddy goose.
5) [noun] any of several large-bodied, web-footed waterfowl with a long, graceful neck and, typically, pure white feathers; a swan.
6) [noun] a red lotus-flower.
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Kaḷaṃba (ಕಳಂಬ):—
1) [noun] the tree Anthocephalus indicus (= A. cadamba, = Nauclea cadamba) of Rubiaceae family; cadamba tree.
2) [noun] a stem of a leaf in a plant.
3) [noun] a shaft with a pointed end on one side and the feather end on the other, used as a missile, shot from a bow; an arrow.
4) [noun] a ruddy goose.
5) [noun] any of several large-bodied, web-footed waterfowl with a long, graceful neck and, typically, pure white feathers; a swan.
6) [noun] a red lotus-flower.
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: Kalam-pannipo, Kalamba ver, Kalamba-veru, Kalambadayaka, Kalambade, Kalambah, Kalambaka, Kalambaka Vihara, Kalambana, Kalambanda, Kalambar, Kalambarukkha, Kalambasana, Kalambatittha, Kalambatittha Vihara, Kalampakakkali, Kalampakamalai, Kalampaki, Kalampannu.
Ends with: Kamtukalamba, Korakalamba, Kusumakalamba, Ukkalamba.
Full-text (+6): Kalambaka, Kalambi, Kadamba, Kalamba ver, Kalamba-veru, Ashokari, Kalambuka, Kalambu, Kalambarukkha, Kalambadayaka, Kadambi, Talakanda, Kalimb, Raktasankoca, Kukkutashikha, Vahnidipaka, Bilali, Padmottara, Kamalottara, Malvatta Oya.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 310 - Greatness of Kalaṃbeśvara (Kalaṃba-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 15 - The Greatness of Dāmodara < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
The saints and the Monks of Dattātreya Cult < [Introduction]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the biography of the the thera Sāriputta < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Introduction (commentary on the first stanza) < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]