Karamardaka, Kara-mardaka: 5 definitions
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Karamardaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Karamardaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Damnacanthus esquirolii H. Lév. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bot. Cab. (1822)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1993)
· Indian J. Med. Res. (1963)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karamardaka, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaramardaka (करमर्दक).—Name of a plant (Carissa carandus; Mar. karavaṃda)
Derivable forms: karamardakaḥ (करमर्दकः).
Karamardaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and mardaka (मर्दक). See also (synonyms): karamarda, karamardī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karamardaka (करमर्दक):—[=kara-mardaka] [from kara] m. idem
2) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit of Carissa Carandas, [Suśruta i, 210, 18.]
[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 corpusKaramardaka (ಕರಮರ್ದಕ):—[noun] = ಕರಮರ್ದ [karamarda].
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)
Partial matches: Mardaka, Kara.
Starts with: Karamardakaa.
Full-text: Karamattakam, Karamarda, Avigna, Karamardi.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Karamardaka, Kara-mardaka; (plurals include: Karamardakas, mardakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Procedure for Naivedya < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 165 - Greatness of Sāvitrī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 128 - The Hymn Yogasāra in Praise of Viṣṇu < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)