Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Karunam in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus medica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sarcodactilis helicteroides Gaertn. (among others).

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

· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1950)
· Reise nach Ostindien und China (1765)
· Supplementum Carpologiae (1805)
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1946)
· Flora Indica (1768)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

karuṇaṃ : (adv.) pitiably.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Karuṇam (करुणम्):—[from karuṇa] ind. mournfully, woefully, pitifully, in distress, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā] etc.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karuṇam (கருணம்) noun < karṇa. Ear; காது. கவரிக்கண்ணி கருணமூலத்து வைத்தான் [kathu. kavarikkanni karunamulathu vaithan] (சூளாமணி கல்யா. [sulamani kalya.] 105).

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Karuṇam (கருணம்) noun [Malayalam: karṇa.] Lime; எலுமிச்சை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [elumichai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Karunamalli, Karunamay, Karunamaya, Karunambadu, Karunambu, Karunambuda, Karunambudhi, Karunamgey, Karunamoha, Karunamritaprapasubhashitavali, Karunamritastotra, Karunamula, Karunamurtti.

Ends with: Kokarunam, Mantekarunam, Sakarunam, Salajjitasnehakarunam.

Full-text: Karuna, Sakarunam, Salajjitasnehakarunam, Abhidhayam, Div, Srij, Sphur.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Karunam, Karuṇaṃ, Karuṇam; (plurals include: Karunams, Karuṇaṃs, Karuṇams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 6.7.27 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]

Verse 1.14.30 < [Chapter 14 - The Liberation of Śakaṭāsura and Tṛṇāvarta]

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.4.128 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]

Verse 1.5.82 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

III. Fruits of the immeasurables (apramāṇa) < [Class 3: The four immeasurables]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XX - Śyāmaka Jātaka < [Volume II]

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