Karnapuraka, Karna-puraka, Karṇapūraka: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKarṇapūraka (कर्णपूरक) is another name (synonym) for Kadamba, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Neolamarckia cadamba (burflower-tree). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.97), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. Certain plant parts of Kūṣmāṇḍa are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), and it is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”.
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)Karnapuraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Saraca indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jonesia confusa Hassk. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Species Plantarum.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karnapuraka, for example health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇapūraka (कर्णपूरक).—
1) an ear-ring.
2) the Kadamba tree.
3) the Aṣoka tree.
4) the blue lotus.
Derivable forms: karṇapūrakaḥ (कर्णपूरकः).
Karṇapūraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and pūraka (पूरक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇapūraka (कर्णपूरक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The Kadamba tree, (Nauclea kadamba.) E. karṇapūra an ear-ring, and kan resembling, like the large round drop or pendant of a Hindustani ear-ring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṇapūraka (कर्णपूरक):—[=karṇa-pūraka] [from karṇa] m. Nauclea Cadamba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a servant, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇapūraka (कर्णपूरक):—[karṇa-pūraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The Kadamba tree, (Nauclea Kadamba.)
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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)
Partial matches: Puraka, Karna.
Full-text: Kadamba.
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