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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Kāmbhojī (काम्भोजी) is another name for Raktaguñjā, one of the two varieties of Guñjā: a medicinal plants identified with Abrus precatorius (Indian licorice or rosary pea) from the Fabaceae or “legume family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.113-116 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kāmbhojī and Raktaguñjā, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāṃbhōji (ಕಾಂಭೋಜಿ):—[noun] = ಕಾಂಬೋದಿ [kambodi].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Ends with: Deshyakambhoji, Erukulakambhoji, Harikambhoji, Shvetakambhoji, Yadukulakambhoji.

Full-text: Jamjuti, Raktagunja.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Kambhoji, Kāmbhojī, Kāṃbhōji, Kāmbhōji; (plurals include: Kambhojis, Kāmbhojīs, Kāṃbhōjis, Kāmbhōjis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

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Lakshmana Pillai, the Composer < [June 1937]

Art of Srimati Balasaraswati < [July – September, 1979]

The Nada Yoga of Tyagaraja < [January 1965]

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