Kalameshika, Kālameśikā, Kala-meshika, Kālameṣikā: 7 definitions
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Kalameshika 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 terms Kālameśikā and Kālameṣikā can be transliterated into English as Kalamesika or Kalameshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kala-meshika in India is the name of a plant defined with Rubia cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Galium cordifolium Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica (1995)
· Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs (1989)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Linzer Biologische Beiträge (1978)
· Cytologia (1987)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1986)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kala-meshika, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, 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 dictionaryKālameśikā (कालमेशिका) or Kālameṣikā (कालमेषिका).—f. the Manjiṣṭha plant.
Kālameśikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and meśikā (मेशिका). See also (synonyms): kālameṣī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālameṣikā (कालमेषिका).—f.
(-kā) 1. Bengal madder. 2. Black Teori: see trivṛtā. E. kāla black, miṣ to posses, an and ṅīṣ affixes, and kan added; or without this affix, kālameṣī; also being derived from miś to sound. kālameśikā and kālameśī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālameśikā (कालमेशिका):—[=kāla-meśikā] [from kāla] f. Rubia Munjista, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Ipomoea atropurpurea (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Kālameṣikā (कालमेषिका):—[=kāla-meṣikā] [from kāla] f. Rubia Munjista, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Ipomoea atropurpurea (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālameśikā (कालमेशिका):—(kā) 1. f. Bengal madder.
2) Kālameṣikā (कालमेषिका):—[kāla-meṣikā] (kā) 1. f. Idem.
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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.
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Partial matches: Meshika, Kala.
Full-text: Kalameshi, Meshika, Kalamashika, Kala.
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