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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)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kālāmra (कालाम्र).—See under BHADRAŚĀLA.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

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

• 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 15. 58 & 61.
• 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 43. 6.

context information

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-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kālāmra (कालाम्र).—

1) a mango-kind; कालाम्ररसपीतास्ते नित्यं संस्थित- यौवनाः (kālāmrarasapītāste nityaṃ saṃsthita- yauvanāḥ) Mb.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).

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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: Amra, Kala.

Full-text: Bhadrashala.

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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

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The Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

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