India history and geography

Source: What is India: Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy (1945-1952)

Kāndi is an archaeologically important site situated in Jāmui sub-division (Monghyr or Munger district, Bihar), known for inscriptions regarding the ancient history of India. For example, at Kāndi there is a pedestal of a broken image which records the gift of a Buddhist image by the chief who was a lay follower of Mahāyāna Buddhism. In characters of about the 12th century A.D.

This Sanskrit inscription belongs to king Rāṇaka Samudrāditya, son of Rāṇaka Nanda.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kandi [కంది] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Cajanus flavus, Cajanus bicolor, Cajan inodorum. For the possible medicinal usage of kandi, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Kandi in India is the name of a plant defined with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Candarum rumphii Schott, nom. illeg. (among others).

2) Kandi is also identified with Areca catechu It has the synonym Areca hortensis Lour. (etc.).

3) Kandi is also identified with Cajanus cajan It has the synonym Cytisus guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. (etc.).

4) Kandi is also identified with Flacourtia indica It has the synonym Gmelina indica Burm.f. (etc.).

5) Kandi in Pakistan is also identified with Prosopis cineraria It has the synonym Adenanthera aculeata (Roxb.) W. Hunter (etc.).

6) Kandi in Sierra Leone is also identified with Anisophyllea laurina.

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

· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)
· Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem (1923)
· Plant Foods Hum. Nutr. (1995)
· Trop. Crops, Dicotyl. (1968)
· Flora Atlantica (1798)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1986)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kandi, for example health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kandi : (aor. of kandati) cried; wailed; lamented.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kaṇḍī (कंडी).—f A fiction or fabrication; a false report or popular rumor. v uḍa, uṭha, pika. 2 From kaṇḍū q. v. in the fig. sense.

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kandī (कंदी).—a (kanda Root.) Root-colored; i.e. brownish or whitey-brown; dust-colored.

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kāṇḍī (कांडी).—f (kāṇḍa S) A shoot of the root (of ginger, turmeric, garlic &c.), a clove: also a joint or piece (of sugarcane &c.) Hence 2 A short piece of similar form (of metal, wood &c.); a stick bearing a roll of thread; the roll enclosed in the weaver's shuttle; the winding quill, a bobbin, a spool. 3 A whole root (of garlic). kāṇḍī phiraviṇēṃ or -piragāḷaṇēṃ To use his wand; to pass it around his left arm &c.--a conjuror in crying Presto.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kaṇḍī (कंडी).—f A false report set in circulation, a fabrication. uṭhaviṇēṃ To spread a false rumour.

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kandī (कंदी).—a Root-coloured, i. e., white-brown.

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kāṇḍī (कांडी).—f A short piece. A shoot of the root (of sugar-cane &c.). kāṇḍī phiraviṇēṃ To use his wand; to pass it around his left arm &c.-a conjurer.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kandī (कन्दी):—[from kanda] f. See māṃsa-k.

2) Kāṇḍī (काण्डी):—[from kāṇḍa] f. a little stalk or stem, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vii, 117.]

3) [v.s. ...] a piece, [Kauśika-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kandi 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

Kandi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a basket..—kandi (कंडी) is alternatively transliterated as Kaṃḍī.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṃḍi (ಕಂಡಿ):—

1) [noun] an opening in or through anything; a break; a gap; a hole; an aperture.

2) [noun] something unexplained, unknown or kept secret; mystery.

3) [noun] the usu. path wild animals use to cross over from one forest to another.

4) [noun] a path (usu. a secret one).

5) [noun] ಕಂಡಿಮಾಡು [kamdimadu] kaṇḍimāḍu to make a hole in or into.

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Kaṃḍi (ಕಂಡಿ):—

1) [noun] an old measure of weight (which was varying from place to place).

2) [noun] an extent of agricultural land that requires one kaṇḍi (ಕಂಡಿ [kamdi]2 -sense 1) for being sown.

3) [noun] an area (of land) equal to ten thousand squares of one hundred ft. each (totally 10,00,000 sq ft.).

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Kaṃdi (ಕಂದಿ):—

1) [noun] a cow that has calved recently.

2) [noun] love; affection; emotional attachment.

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Kaṃdi (ಕಂದಿ):—[noun] the black colour.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+50): Kamdasikate, Kamdia, Kamdibil, Kamdike, Kamdilla, Kamdilu, Kamdimda, Kamdisu, Kamditam, Kamditavace, Kamditavadi, Kamdival, Kamdivale, Kamdiya, Kamdiyayana, Kamtiyam, Kandi-kandilaan, Kandiali, Kandiara, Kandiari.

Ends with (+78): Adavi kandi, Addanekamdi, Akandi, Akanti, Akkandi, Alyaci Kandi, Ambukamdi, Arukanti, Askamdi, Bacanagaci Kandi, Bacanagaci-kandi, Bahukandi, Bakandi, Bakkamdi, Belakamdi, Bhirakandi, Bhulakandi, Bilaria kandi, Birakandi, Bokandi.

Full-text (+21): Mamsakandi, Kamdi, Ushtrakandi, Konda kandi, Khandi, Kandi-kandilaan, Kandikri, Bilaria kandi, Samanabiraci Kandi, Kamadi, Bacanagaci-kandi, Dukanda, Surakandi, Bhirakandi, Cirakandi, Adavi kandi, Alyaci Kandi, Kantimuttirai, Bacanagaci Kandi, Kantikkal.

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