Katasharkara, Kaṭaśarkarā, Kata-sharkara: 7 definitions
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Katasharkara 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.
The Sanskrit term Kaṭaśarkarā can be transliterated into English as Katasarkara or Katasharkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKatasharkara [कटशर्करा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Caesalpinia crista, Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina bonduc. For the possible medicinal usage of katasharkara, 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.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṭaśarkarā (कटशर्करा).—
1) a fragment of a mat broken off or of straw.
2) Name of a plant, (gāṅgeṣṭī).
Kaṭaśarkarā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭa and śarkarā (शर्करा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭaśarkarā (कटशर्करा).—f.
(-rā) A plant: see gāṅgeṣṭī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṭaśarkarā (कटशर्करा):—[=kaṭa-śarkarā] [from kaṭa > kaṭ] f. a species of sugar-cane (?), [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Guilandina Bonducella, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭaśarkarā (कटशर्करा):—(rā) 1. f. A plant.
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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.
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Partial matches: Sharkara, Kata.
Full-text: Katukaranja.
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