Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Katamala in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Momordica cochinchinensis Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Momordica macrophylla, Momordica mixta, Momordica sphaeroidea. For the possible medicinal usage of katamala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Katamāla (कतमाल).—[kasya jalasya tamāya śoṣaṇāyālati paryāpnoti alac Tv.] Fire; cf. खतमाल (khatamāla).

Derivable forms: katamālaḥ (कतमालः).

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

Katamāla (कतमाल).—m.

(-laḥ) A name of Agni or fire; this word is perhaps a corruption: see kacamāla and khatamāla.

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

1) Katamāla (कतमाल):—m. fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) (incorrect for khatamāla, [Boehtlingk & Roth’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch]; cf. kacamāla, karamāla.)

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

Katamāla (कतमाल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A name of fire.

[Sanskrit to German]

Katamala 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Avachedakatamala, Sakatamala.

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