Kalamra, Kālāmra, Kala-amra: 5 definitions
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Kalamra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kālāmra (कालाम्र).—See under BHADRAŚĀLA.
Kālāmra (कालाम्र).—A tree of Bhadrāśva, the juice of its fruit protects the youthfulness of women;1 in the Sālavanam; the juice of which makes the drinker young.2
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kālāmra (कालाम्र).—
1) a mango-kind; कालाम्ररसपीतास्ते नित्यं संस्थित- यौवनाः (kālāmrarasapītāste nityaṃ saṃsthita- yauvanāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.7.18.
2) Name of a Dvīpa; Hariv.
Derivable forms: kālāmraḥ (कालाम्रः).
Kālāmra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and āmra (आम्र).
Kālāmra (कालाम्र):—[from kāla] m. Name of a Dvīpa, [Harivaṃśa 8653.]
[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.
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Starts with: Kalamradvipa.
Full-text: Bhadrashala.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Kalamra, Kālāmra, Kala-amra, Kāla-āmra; (plurals include: Kalamras, Kālāmras, amras, āmras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 4 - Uttarakuru, Bhadrāśva, Mālyavat < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section VII < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 92 - The Destruction of Vajranabha: An Account of Prabhavati < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 93 - The Celestial Swans Go to the City of Vajra < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Some Geographical and Ethnic Data of Matsya Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]