Kamalata, Kāmalatā, Kama-lata: 9 definitions
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Kamalata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) Kāmalatā (कामलता) is the alternative name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) mentioned by Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the Chandonuśāsana. Kāmalatā corresponds to Utpalamālikā. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of gaṇas or letters do not differ.
2) Kāmalatā (कामलता) refers to one of the 135 metres (chandas) mentioned by Nañjuṇḍa (1794-1868 C.E.) in his Vṛttaratnāvalī. Nañjuṇḍa was a poet of both Kannada and Sanskrit literature flourished in the court of the famous Kṛṣṇarāja Woḍeyar of Mysore. He introduces the names of these metres (e.g., Kāmalatā) in 20 verses.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraKāmalatā (कामलता) is the name of a courtesan from Ujjayinī, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, [as some man said to Vajrakarṇa]: “In the city Kundapura there is a merchant, Samudrasaṅgama, a layman; his wife is Yamunā; and I am their son, Vidyudaṅga. In course of time I grew up, and came to Ujjayinī with merchandise to buy and sell. There I saw a doe-eyed courtesan, Kāmalatā, and became at once the abode of the arrows of Kāma. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kamalata in India is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea quamoclit in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Convolvulus pinnatus Desr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Austrobaileya (1992)
· Candollea (1952)
· Annual of Taiwan Museum (1995)
· An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States (1898)
· Cytologia (1992)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1970)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kamalata, for example side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāmalatā (कामलता).—membrum virile.
Kāmalatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and latā (लता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmalatā (कामलता).—f.
(-tā) 1. Membrum virile. 2. A plant, (Ipomæa quamoclit.) E. kāma, and latā creeper.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmalatā (कामलता):—[=kāma-latā] [from kāma] f. membrum virile, penis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the plant Ipomaea (Quamoclit Pennata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmalatā (कामलता):—[kāma-latā] (tā) 1. f. Membrum virile; a plant (Ipomæa quamoclit).
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Utpalamalika, Samudrasangama, Kundapura, Vidyudanga, Yamuna.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.69 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
"Prabhu Devara Ragale" < [April 1940]
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee < [September-October 1934]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Episode of Vidyudaṅga < [Chapter V - The kidnapping of Sītā]
Part 11: Fifth incarnation as Aparājita < [Chapter I - Previous incarnations of Ariṣṭanemi (Nemi)]