Karkara: 14 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Karkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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 Encyclopedia

Karkara (कर्कर).—A prominent serpent. See under Kadrū.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Karkara (कर्कर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.15, I.35) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Karkara) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)

Karkara is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Karkara].

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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.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Karkara (कर्कर) is mentioned in the Janjirā plates (set I) of Aparājita.—“The illustrious Amoghavarṣa (III) shrines, having destroyed all wicked (people)−(he) who, looking respendent, raised the bow of (his elder brother) Indra and with the sharp edge of his sword (and) the assistance of princes, put an end to the terrible battle in the capital of the illustrious Rāṣṭrakūṭa (prince) Karkara, caused by a conflict of wicked people, even as a beneficent cloud removes all dust, and with the rainbow appearing high up (in the sky), extinguishes wild fire caused by friction of bamboos by means of hail-stones and lightning”.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Karkara in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum bicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon subglabrescens Steud. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, … (1794)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1997)
· Descripción de las Plantas (1802)
· Molecular Ecology (2143)

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

Karkara (कर्कर).—a.

1) Hard, solid.

2) Firm.

-raḥ 1 A hammer.

2) A mirror.

3) A bone, broken piece (of skull); fragment; अन्तःशीर्णकरङ्कर्करपयः (antaḥśīrṇakaraṅkarkarapayaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.19.

5) m., n. Stone, limestone (Mar. kaṃkara).

4) A strap or rope of leather.

Derivable forms: karkaraḥ (कर्करः).

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

Karkara (कर्कर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Hard, firm. n.

(-raṃ) Stone, lime-stone, espicially the nodule found in Bengal under the name of Kankar. m.

(-raḥ) A mirror. f. (-rī) A small water-jar. E. karka beauty, from karka to smile, ra from rā to give, fem. affix ṅīṣ.

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

Karkara (कर्कर).—I. adj., f. rā, Hard, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 79, 18. Ii. m. The name of a Nāga, Mahābhārata 1, 1561. Iii. f. rī, A small water-jar, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 47.

— Cf. perhaps [Latin] calculus, calx .

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

Karkara (कर्कर).—[adjective] hard, firm.

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

1) Karkara (कर्कर):—mf(ā)n. (perhaps connected with karka) hard, firm, [Gīta-govinda; Mālatīmādhava; Amaru-śataka]

2) m. a bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) a hammer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) a mirror, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. karphara)

5) Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata i, 1561]

6) mn. stone, limestone ([especially] the nodule found in Bengal under the name of Kaṅkar, [Horace H. Wilson]), [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]

7) a species of date, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) cf. karaṅka, śarkara; [Greek] κρόκη, κροκάλη; [Latin] hallus, calx; [Hibernian or Irish] carraice; [Gaelic] carraig [Horace H. Wilson] careg.

9) Karkāra (कर्कार):—m. a tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Karkara (कर्कर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Hard. m. A mirror. f. A water-jar. n. A stone, lime-stone.

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

Karkara (कर्कर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kakkara, Karakaḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karkara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karkara (ಕರ್ಕರ):—[adjective] shaggy or bristly; harsh; very rough.

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Karkara (ಕರ್ಕರ):—

1) [noun] a particuar fault in gems.

2) [noun] a tool with a heavy metal head and a long handle, used for pounding or banging.

3) [noun] a small piece of glass or metal with a smooth surface that can give the image of an object; a mirror.

4) [noun] any of the separate parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate animal; a bone.

5) [noun] the leather lash of a whip.

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Karkara (ಕರ್ಕರ):—[noun] = ಕರ್ಕಟ - [karkata -] 8.

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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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