Kalaskandha, Kālaskandha, Kalaskamdha: 8 definitions
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Kalaskandha 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kalaskandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia farnesiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa indica Poir. (among others).
2) Kalaskandha is also identified with Ficus racemosa It has the synonym Covellia glomerata (Roxburgh) Miquel (etc.).
3) Kalaskandha is also identified with Garcinia morella It has the synonym Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Syst. Bot. (1989)
· Biotropica (2006)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Species Plantarum
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Species Plantarum.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalaskandha, for example side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaskandha (कालस्कन्ध).—m.
(-ndhaḥ) 1. A sort of ebony, (Diospyros melanoxylon, Rox.) 2. The Tamala, a tree bearing dark blossoms. 3. Another plant: see jīvaka. 4. The glomerous fig tree. E. kāla black and skandha the trunk of a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaskandha (कालस्कन्ध).—m. the name of several plants, e. g. Diospyros embryopteris Pers., [Suśruta] 1, 138, 3. Mahā-pṛṣṭha
Kālaskandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and skandha (स्कन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālaskandha (कालस्कन्ध):—[=kāla-skandha] [from kāla] m. the plant Diospyros embryopteris, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] the Jamāla tree (bearing dark blossoms, Xanthochymus pictorius), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Ficus glomerata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of Acacia (Catechu), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] another plant (= jīvaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālaskandha (कालस्कन्ध):—[kāla-skandha] (ndhaḥ) 1. m. A sort of ebony; the Tamāla; the jīvaka; the glomerous fig-tree.
[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 corpusKāḷaskaṃdha (ಕಾಳಸ್ಕಂಧ):—
1) [noun] the tree Pongamia glabra (= P. pinnata) of Papilionaceae family; Indian beach.
2) [noun] the tree Zanthoxylum armatum (= Z. alatum) of Rutaceae family (?).
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)
Partial matches: Kala, Skandha.
Starts with: Kalaskandhah.
Full-text: Krishnaskandha, Salasaradi.
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