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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kañjala (कञ्जल).—See under Dharmaśarmā.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kanjala [ಕಂಜಾಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Aegiceras corniculatum from the Myrsinaceae (Myrsine) family having the following synonyms: Rhizophora corniculata. For the possible medicinal usage of kanjala, 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)

Kanjala in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegiceras corniculatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhizophora corniculata L. (among others).

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

· Herbarium Amboinense (1754)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amb. (1917)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Herb. Amb. (1743)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kañjala (कञ्जल).—A kind of bird.

Derivable forms: kañjalaḥ (कञ्जलः).

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

Kañjala (कञ्जल).—m.

(-laḥ) The Maina: see kañjana.

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

Kañjala (कञ्जल):—[from kañjaka] m. the bird Gracula Religiosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kañjala (कञ्जल):—(laḥ) 1. m. The maina, bird.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kanjala 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kamjalaya, Kanjalaa.

Full-text: Madanapakshin, Kanjaka, Kanjana, Dharmasharma.

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