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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Kavāra (कवार) is another name (synonym) for Bastagandhā, which is the Sanskrit word for Ocimum gratissimum (clove basil), a plant from the Lamiaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu, which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kāvara (कावर).—f n C A wedge: also a chip driven in by the side of a peg or stake to fix it firmly. 2 n (Or kāvala) A much-worn metal vessel.

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kāvarā (कावरा) [or कावराबावरा, kāvarābāvarā].—a That is in a state of high excitement; wild and phrenzied from fright, rage, or surprise.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kavara (कवर).—a. [Uṇādi-sūtra 4.154.] (-rā, -rī f.)

1) mixed, intermingled; व्याकीर्णमान्यकबरां कबरीं तरुण्याः (vyākīrṇamānyakabarāṃ kabarīṃ taruṇyāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.19.

2) Set, inlaid.

3) Variegated. 'कबरः कबुरः शारः (kabaraḥ kaburaḥ śāraḥ)' इति हलायुधः (iti halāyudhaḥ) |

-raḥ, -ram 1 Salt.

2) Sourness or acidity.

-raḥ 1 A braid or fillet of hair.

2) A lecturer (pāṭhaka).

-rā, -rī A kind of vegetable (hiṃgupatra).

See also (synonyms): kabara.

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Kavāra (कवार).—A lotus.

Derivable forms: kavāram (कवारम्).

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Kāvāra (कावार).—Moss.

-rī An umbrella without a stick.

Derivable forms: kāvāram (कावारम्).

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

Kavara (कवर).—sub. mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) A braid or fillet of hair, adj.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Mixed, intermingled, blended. 2. Set, inlaid. mn.

(-raḥ-raṃ) 1. Salt. 2. Sourness or acidity. f. (-rā or -rī) A plant, (Mimosa octandra.) f. (-rī) The leaf of the asafœtida plant, Hingupatri. E. ka the head, &c. vṛ to screen, ac affix, fem. do. ṭāp or ṅīṣ.

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Kavāra (कवार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A lotus. 2. A bird, (Tantalus falcinellus, Buch.) E. ka water, vara to prefer, aṇ aff.

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Kāvāra (कावार).—n.

(-raṃ) An aquatic plant, (Vallisneria,) f. (-rī) An umbrella, Ch'hattah, especially one without a stick, and worn like a broad brimmed hat. E. ka the head, and āvāra what covers or protects, from vṛ to screen, and ghañ aff.

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

Kavara (कवर).—m., f. rī, and n. A braid of hair, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 59.

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

1) Kavara (कवर):—mf(ā)n. (√3. ku, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 154]) mixed, intermingled, variegated, [Śiśupāla-vadha v, 19]

2) m. a lecturer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) mf(ī). ([Pāṇini 4-1, 42; Vopadeva iv, 26]; also n. according to a [Scholiast or Commentator]) a braid, fillet of hair, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Gīta-govinda; Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Śiśupāla-vadha]

4) n. salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) sourness, acidity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Kavarā (कवरा):—[from kavara] f. ([Scholiast or Commentator] on [Pāṇini 4-1, 42]) the plant Ocimum gratissimum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Kavāra (कवार):—m. the bird Tantalus falcinellus, [Horace H. Wilson]

8) n. a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) (cf. kavela.)

10) Kāvāra (कावार):—n. the aquatic plant Vallisneria, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Kavara (कवर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ)] 1. m. f. n. A braid or fillet of hair. m. n. Salt, sourness. f. (rā-rī) A mimosa; (rī) the leaf of the asafoetida plant. a. Mixed, intermingled; inlaid.

2) Kavāra (कवार):—(raḥ) 1. m. A lotus; a bird.

3) Kāvāra (कावार):—[(raṃ-rī)] 1. n. An aquatic plant, Vallesneria. 3. f. An umbrella; a broad-brimmed hat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kavara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kavara (ಕವರ):—[adjective] that is mixed with; mingled; blended.

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Kavara (ಕವರ):—

1) [noun] sodium chloride obtained in crystalline form by mining from strata consisting of it or by the evaporation of sea water, and used for seasoning or preserving food or for other purposes; common salt.

2) [noun] braided hair.

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Kavara (ಕವರ):—[noun] = ಕವರು [kavaru]4.

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Kāvara (ಕಾವರ):—

1) [noun] offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride; haughtiness; arrogance.

2) [noun] the quality of not giving in or relenting; obstinacy.

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Kāvara (ಕಾವರ):—

1) [noun] strong vengeful anger or indignation; wrath.

2) [noun] the state of being excited or being anxious.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Kavara-mogga, Kavarabavara, Kavarabhara, Kavaracam, Kavaragi, Kavarai, Kavaraki, Kavarakkulam, Kavaram, Kavarapuccha, Kavarapucchi, Kavarapullu, Kavarasa, Kavaraveru, Kavaraya, Kavarayutam.

Ends with: Akavara, Angalokavara, Angarakavara, Arkavara, Ashitikavara, Bhattarakavara, Ekavara, Kushikavara, Marttikavara, Pikavara, Rucakavara, Ruchakavara, Sakavara, Thakavara, Udakavara, Vasabhodakavara, Vyakirnamalyakavara.

Full-text: Kabara, Kavaram, Kavela, Kavari, Kavhara, Kavarabhara, Kavura, Kavarapuccha, Ilaka, Kavaribhara, Kavarai, Kavaribhrit, Vyakirnamalyakavara, Kavara-mogga, Kabari, Vanmin, Bastagandha, Shilimdhra.

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