Karaskara, Kāraskara: 12 definitions
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Karaskara 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKāraskara (कारस्कर).—A despised country of ancient times. There is a reference to this country in the Mahābhārata, Karṇa Parva, Chapter 44.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKāraskara (कारस्कर).—The kingdom of, unfit for śrāddha a southern tribe.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 14. 33 and 80; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 49; Vāyu-purāṇa 78. 23 and 69.
Kāraskara (कारस्कर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.46.21, VIII.30.45) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kāraskara) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaKāraskara (कारस्कर) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Strychnos nux-vomica L” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kāraskara] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaKāraskara (कारस्कर) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (cikitsā) of rat poison (ākhu-viṣa), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Kāśyapa has recommended a slew of generic formulae that successfully neutralise rat poison.—According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse 11.38cd-39cd): “Also recommended is the mixture of the skin of bitter gourd, turmeric powder, Phalinī flower and Kārīskara (Kāraskara), as a drink and lepa or ointment. A combination of milk, pepper and cut ripe plantain is also an effective remedy.”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Karaskara in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos nux-vomica var. oligosperma Dop (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Lloydia (1973)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1980)
· Rumphia (1836)
· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1910)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karaskara, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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 dictionaryKāraskara (कारस्कर).—[kāra-s-kara P.VI.1.56.] Name of a tree (kiṃpāka; Mar. kucalā) Bhāgavata 5.14.12; कारस्करो वृक्षः (kāraskaro vṛkṣaḥ)
Derivable forms: kāraskaraḥ (कारस्करः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāraskara (कारस्कर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A medicinal plant. 2. A tree. E. kāra toll, revenue, and kara what makes; sa is inserted in this sense, for the sake of euphony.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāraskara (कारस्कर):—m. ([Pāṇini 6-1, 156]), Name of a poisonous medicinal plant, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 14, 12]
2) a tree in general, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata ii, 1804; viii, 2066]
4) m. (vv.ll. kāraskāra and kāraskṛta.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāraskara (कारस्कर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A tree.
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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: Karaskaradi, Karaskarah, Karaskaratika.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXVI - The mode of performing the rites of Karanyasa < [Agastya Samhita]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Table: Janapadas or State < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]