Kandira, Kāṇḍīra, Kamdira: 11 definitions

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Kandira 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Kāṇḍīra (काण्डीर) is another name for Kāravallī, a medicinal plant identified with Momordica charantia (bitter melon or bitter gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.124-125 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 Kāṇḍīra and Kāravallī, there are a total of eight 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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kandira in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ranunculus sceleratus from the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family having the following synonyms: Ranunculus indicus, Ranunculus umbellatus. For the possible medicinal usage of kandira, 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.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāṇḍīra (काण्डीर).—[kāṇḍa-iran īrac vā P.V.2.111.] An archer (this word also is sometimes used like kāṇḍapṛṣṭha as a term of reproach; cf. Mv.3.)

Derivable forms: kāṇḍīraḥ (काण्डीरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṇḍīra (काण्डीर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Armed with an arrow, an archer. m.

(-raḥ) 1. A creeping plant, commonly Kanda Bel, (Momordica charantia.) 2. A plant, (Achyranthes aspera.) f.

(-rā) Bengal madder, (Rubia manjit'h:) see mañjiṣṭhā. E. kāṇḍa an arrow, a stem, &c. and īrac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṇḍīra (काण्डीर).—[adjective] armed with arrows.

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

1) Kaṇḍīra (कण्डीर):—[from kaṇḍ] m. a sort of vegetable, [Caraka] (cf. gaṇḍīra.)

2) Kāṇḍīra (काण्डीर):—[from kāṇḍa] mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-2, 110; Vopadeva vii, 32 and 33]) armed with arrows, an archer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. the plant Achyranthes aspera, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the plant Momordica Charantia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] f(ā and ī). the plant Rubia Munjista, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṇḍīra (काण्डीर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Armed with an arrow; an archer. m. A creeping plant. f. Bengal madder.

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Kandira 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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kaṃdīra (कंदीर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kandarā.

Kaṃdīra has the following synonyms: Kaṃdarā.

2) Kaṃdira (कंदिर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Krandin.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāṃḍīra (ಕಾಂಡೀರ):—[adjective] armed with arrows (and a bow).

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Kāṃḍīra (ಕಾಂಡೀರ):—

1) [noun] a man who uses arrows; an archer.

2) [noun] a kind of medicinal plant.

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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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