Kalp: 5 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Kalp means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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)

Kalp in India is the name of a plant defined with Adansonia digitata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ophelus sitularius Lour. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· A concise dictionary of the Bini language of Southern Nigeria. (1937)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· The Okavango River. (1861)
· Compt. Rend. Congres Inter. Bot. (1900)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalp, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.

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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

[Sanskrit to German]

Kalp in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kalp in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) era; having the manner or form of, similar to, resembling, almost like ([rishikalpa] like a sage; [pitrikalpa] like father)..—kalp (कल्प) is alternatively transliterated as Kalpa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kalp is another spelling for कल्प [kalpa].—n. 1. rule; practice; precept; 2. one of the six bodies of Vedas; 3. Mythol. periodic manifestations and dissolutions of universe which go on eternally; 4. total change;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Search found 16 books and stories containing Kalp; (plurals include: Kalps). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The kalpa method of therapy in chronic diseases < [Volume 9 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1989]

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Role of shatavari kalp in malnourished child < [2016, Issue II February]

A comparative study of yogic karma (shankha-prakshalana and asana) and spico-kalp in the management of madhumeha (d.m. type2) < [2016, Issue V May]

An ancient and contemporary review on snakes < [2018, Issue IX, September]

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Ayurvedic review of Padmakashta (Prunus cercoides D. Don) from texts. < [2021: Volume 10, June issue 6]

Ayurvedic Management of Interstitial Lung Disease: A Case Report < [2019: Volume 8, September issue 10]

Identify kita species in Sushruta Samhita with modern taxonomy. < [2021: Volume 10, October issue 12]

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Nrisinha Stotra < [The Divine Strotras]

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