Kamari, Kāmari, Kāmāri, Kamarī, Kama-ari, Kamārī: 15 definitions
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Kamari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shilpa)1) Kāmāri (कामारि) or Kāmārimūrti refers to one of the twenty-eighth forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Vātulāgama: twenty-eighth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgama. The forms of Śiva (e.g., Kāmāri) are established through a process known as Sādākhya, described as a five-fold process of creation.
2) Kāmāri is also listed among the sixteen forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Dīptāgama: the sixth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgamas.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKāmāri (कामारि) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Tisrapīṭha (located in the ‘end of sound’—nādānta), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Candragarbha, Arghīśa, Mahānanda, Kāmāri, Pralamba, Viśveśvara, Śrīkaṇṭha, Vilamba.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaKamarī (कमरी) refers to one of the four fangs of a snake (Daṃṣṭraka), as taught in the Nāgajanman (“birth of the Snakes”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—After 52 days, four fangs, namely Kālī, Karālī, Kamarī and Kālarātrī make their appearance on the left and right sides which are the receptacle of venom.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKāmāri (कामारि) is mentioned as another name for Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Obeisance to Thee, O lord, Hṛṣīkeśa, Acyuta, Mṛḍa, Śaṅkara, Adhokṣaja, enemy of the Asuras, Gaja and Kāma. Obeisance to you, O partaker of poison. Obeisance to Thee, O lord Nārāyaṇa, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, of the form of Nārāyaṇa, oh! one born of Nārāyaṇa’s body. Obeisance to Thee of all forms, the destroyer of great hells, destroyer of sins. Obeisance to you, O bull-vehicled god. [...]”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kamari in India is the name of a plant defined with Cissus setosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cyphostemma setosum (Roxb.) Alston.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kamari, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykamarī (कमरी).—a (kamara) Strained or weakened in the loins.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāmāri (कामारि).—
1) an epithet of Śiva; ते समेत्य तु कामारिं त्रिपुरारिं त्रिलोचनम् (te sametya tu kāmāriṃ tripurāriṃ trilocanam) Rām.7.6.3.
2) a mineral substance.
Derivable forms: kāmāriḥ (कामारिः).
Kāmāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and ari (अरि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmāri (कामारि).—m.
(-riḥ) A mineral substance used in medicine, a sort of pyrites: see viṭmākṣika. E. kāma love, and ari an enemy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmāri (कामारि).—[masculine] the foe of Kāma ([Epithet] of Śiva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmāri (कामारि):—[from kāma] m. ‘love’s adversary’, Name of Śiva, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 6, 31; Prasannarāghava]
2) [v.s. ...] a mineral substance used in medicine, a sort of pyrites (= viṭa-māṣika), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmāri (कामारि):—[kāmā+ri] (riḥ) 1. m. A mineral substance used in medicine.
[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 corpusKamari (ಕಮರಿ):—[noun] the steeply inclined land by the side of a mountain.
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Kāmāri (ಕಾಮಾರಿ):—[noun] Śiva, the enemy of Kāma.
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)
Starts with: Kamaria, Kamaribamda, Kamarika, Kamarike, Kamarimurti, Kamarinda, Kamarippul, Kamarisu, Kamaritu.
Ends with: Akamari, Alkamari, Bhokamari, Dekamari, Dikamari, Kakamari, Lukamari, Makamari, Mukamari, Mushakamari, Sakamari.
Full-text: Mari, Kamarippul, Sakamari, Kamarimurti, Vilamba, Vishveshvara, Karali, Kali, Kalaratri, Damshtraka, Pralamba, Shrikantha, Candragarbha, Arghisha, Sura, Mahananda.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Introduction to second volume < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 3.3 - Kamantaka-murti (the story of Kama or Manmata) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 1.1 - Arurar’s Language of Mythology < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXVII < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - Pañcanada Comes into Being < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]