Karkari, Karkarī, Kaṟkari: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Karkari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Karkarī (कर्करी) refers to a type of vegetables fit for use in oblation offerings, according to verse 25.121b-125 of the Īśvarasaṃhitā.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Karkarī (कर्करी) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (prāsāda), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [prāsāda-bheda]:—This is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of vimāna-types. There are 52 varieties of vimānas mentioned [e.g., Karkarī] based on differences of tāla-measurements and adhiṣṭhāna-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Biology (plants and animals)
Karkari in India is the name of a plant defined with Gloriosa superba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Methonica abyssinica (A. Rich.) Walp. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1965)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1829)
· Naturw. Reise Mossambique (1864)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1985)
· Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (1846)
· Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karkari, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, 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
Karkarī (कर्करी) or Karkari (कर्करि).—
1) A water-jar with small holes at the bottom, as in a sieve.
2) A kind of lute; यदुत्पतन् वदसि कर्करिर्यथा (yadutpatan vadasi karkariryathā) Ṛgveda 2.43.3.
Derivable forms: , karkariḥ (कर्करिः).
Karkarī (कर्करी).—(? mss. kakarī both times; Sanskrit karkarī, AMg. kakkarī, pot), lit. pot, applied to some protuberance on the head of a crocodile (compare kumbha, applied to a frontal pro- tuberance on an elephant's head): Mahāvastu ii.249.2 (śuśumāro āha, ahaṃ te neṣyāmi, mama) iha grīvāyām āruhya upaśehi, ubhayehi ca hastehi karkarīya lagnehi; 249.5 °rīya lagno.
Karkarī (कर्करी).—f. (-rī) A water-jar with a spout.
Karkari (कर्करि).—[feminine] a kind of lute; [feminine] rī water-jar.
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Karkarī (कर्करी).—[feminine] a kind of lute; [feminine] rī water-jar.
1) Karkari (कर्करि):—f. is, ī a kind of lute, [Ṛg-veda ii, 43, 3; Atharva-veda iv, 37, 4; xx, 132, 8; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) Karkarī (कर्करी):—[from karkari] f. a water-jar, [Bhartṛhari; Agni-purāṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Karkarī (कर्करी):—(rī) 3. f. Water-jar.
Karkari (कर्करि):—
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Karkari (कर्करि):—
2) karkarīṃ toyapūritām [ŚĀRADĀTIL.] bei [AUFRECHT, Halāyudha] [Ind.] — Vgl. ghāṭakarkarī .
Karkari (कर्करि):—f. —
1) eine Art Laute Auch rī. —
2) karkarī — a) Wasserkrug. [Indische sprüche 622.] [Agnipurāṇa 40,24,28.] — b) *eine best. Pflanze [Galano's Wörterbuch]
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
Karkari (ಕರ್ಕರಿ):—
1) [noun] a jar with a seive-like bottom (for filtering liquids).
2) [noun] a water jar.
3) [noun] a kind of stringed musical instrument.
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Kārkari (ಕಾರ್ಕರಿ):—
1) [noun] a jar with a seive-like bottom (for filtering liquids).
2) [noun] a water jar.
3) [noun] a kind of stringed musical instrument.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Kaṟkari (கற்கரி) [kaṟ-kari] noun < கல் [kal] +. Anthracite, hard compact mineral coal; ஒருவகை நிலக்கரி. [oruvagai nilakkari.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.43.3 < [Sukta 43]
Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature (by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya)
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Musical instruments in Atharva Veda < [Chapter 3 - Musical Instruments of India (with reference to Sanskrit literary sources)]
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
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