Katambhara, Kaṭambharā, Kaṭaṃbhara: 9 definitions
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Katambhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Kaṭambharā (कटम्भरा) is another name for Mahābalā, a medicinal plant identified with Sida rhombifolia Linn. (“arrowleaf sida” or “Indian hemp”) from the Malvaceae or mallows family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.98-100 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Kaṭambharā and Mahābalā, there are a total of seventeen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Kaṭambharā (कटम्भरा) is another name for Śakulādanī (Picrorhiza kurroa) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. Certain plant parts of Śakulādanī are eaten as vegetables.
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)
1) Katambhara in India is the name of a plant defined with Careya arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F. Muell. (among others).
2) Katambhara is also identified with Paederia foetida It has the synonym Gentiana scandens Lour. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· FBI (1881)
· Sunyatsenia (1937)
· Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (1934)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1988)
· Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden (1907)
· Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Katambhara, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Kaṭaṃbhara (कटंभर).—Name of the कटभी (kaṭabhī) tree.
-rā 1 Name of several plants:-1. नागबला (nāgabalā); 2. प्रसारिणी (prasāriṇī); 3. रोहिणी (rohiṇī); 4. हस्तिनी (hastinī); 5. कलम्बिका (kalambikā); 6. मूर्वा (mūrvā).
2) A female elephant.
Kaṭambharā (कटम्भरा).—f.
(-rā) 1. A plant, (Pœderia fetida.) 2. A medicinal plant, kaṭukīḥ see the preceding. 3. A sort of cucumber, (Cucumis Madraspatanus.) 4. A female elephant. 5. Red arsenic. 6. A plant, (Aletris hyacinthoides:) see murvā. 7. Hog-weed. E. As before, bhṛ to nourish, &c.
1) Kaṭaṃbhara (कटंभर):—[=kaṭa-ṃ-bhara] [from kaṭa > kaṭ] m. Bignonia Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Kaṭaṃbharā (कटंभरा):—[=kaṭa-ṃ-bharā] [from kaṭaṃ-bhara > kaṭa > kaṭ] f. a female elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] red arsenic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of several plants.
Kaṭambharā (कटम्भरा):—(rā) 1. f. Idem; cucumber; elephant; red arsenic; hogweed.
Kaṭaṃbhara (कटंभर):—(kaṭam, acc. von kaṭa, + bhara)
1) m. Name zweier Pflanzen: a) Bignonia indica (śyonāka sic!) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) = kaṭabhī [Vaidyaka im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) f. bharā a) Name verschiedener Pflanzen, = rājavalā [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 18.] = prasāraṇī (vulg. gandhabhādāliyā [Śabdakalpadruma] Nach den Erklärern zu [Amarakoṣa] = rājavalā) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 246] (prasāriṇī). [Medinīkoṣa r. 257.] = kalambikā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī 236.] = rohiṇī (vulg. kaṭkī; s. kaṭukī), varṣābhū (Boerhavia diffusa Lin.) und mūrvā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — b) Elephantenweibchen, gajayoṣit, dantivadhū (könnte auch Name einer Pflanze sein; vgl. hastiyoṣā [oder etwa hastighoṣā?] unter aibhī) diess. und [Hārāvalī] — c) = golā (red arsenic [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Statt golā liest [Hārāvalī] godhā .
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Kaṭaṃbhara (कटंभर):—
2) a) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 44, 10.]
Kaṭaṃbhara (कटंभर):——
1) *m. Bignonia indica und = kaṭabhī. —
2) f. ā — a) *Elephantenweibchen. — b) Name verschiedener Pflanzen. — c) *rother Arsenik ( golā).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhara.
Full-text: Katambara, Shakuladani, Mahabbala.
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