Kavari, Kavarī, Kavārī: 9 definitions
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Kavari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kavari in India is the name of a plant defined with Gyrocarpus americanus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1969)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKavarī (कवरी).—A braid or fillet of hair; दधती विलोलकबरीकमाननम् (dadhatī vilolakabarīkamānanam) Uttararāmacarita 3.4; Śiśupālavadha 9.28; Amaruśataka 59.
See also (synonyms): kabarī.
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Kavārī (कवारी).—a. Ved. Selfish, stingy; a mean or contemptible enemy; न कवारिभ्यो न हि ते पृणन्ति (na kavāribhyo na hi te pṛṇanti) Ṛgveda 1.17.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKavāri (कवारि).—[adjective] stingy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kavarī (कवरी):—[from kavara] a f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Acacia arabica or another plant, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
3) [from kavara] b (f. of ra q.v.)
4) Kavāri (कवारि):—mfn. ([from] 2. kava), selfish, stingy, [Ṛg-veda x, 107, 3.]
5) Kāvārī (कावारी):—[from kāvāra] f. ‘keeping off the water’, an umbrella ([especially] one without a stick), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, 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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKavarī (कवरी):—(nf) a fillet or braid of hair.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKavari (ಕವರಿ):—[noun] a length of entwined hair; a braid.
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Kavari (ಕವರಿ):—
1) [noun] the plant Ocimum gratissimum of Lamiaceae family; shrubby basil.
2) [noun] the leaf of the plant Ferula asafoetida.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKavari (கவரி) noun Car, chariot; தேர். (திவா.) [ther. (thiva.)]
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Kavari (கவரி) noun < gavala. Buffalo; எருமை. படிந்துசே டெறியுஞ் செங்கட் கவரியும் [erumai. padinthuse deriyugn sengad kavariyum] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 53, 30).
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Kavari (கவரி) noun < camarī.
1. See கவரிமான். [kavariman.]
2. Yak-tail fan, used for fanning idols and great personages; சாமரை. கவரிவீச [samarai. kavarivisa] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 541).
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: Kavaribhara, Kavaribhrit, Kavariman, Kavarimaram, Kavaripantam, Kavarirukki, Kavarirukku, Kavarisu, Kavariyam, Kavariyamaram.
Ends with: Akavari, Ambakavari, Anghrikavari, Bankavari, Cotikavari, Hastikavari, Kantukavari, Karakavari, Karikavari, Macakavari, Makavari, Manakkavari, Nakkavari, Pankavari, Patkavari, Samkavari, Vekavari.
Full-text (+9): Kavaribhara, Kavaribhrit, Akavari, Kava, Karavi, Kavaripantam, Kavara, Akava, Kavatnu, Kavariman, Keshavesha, Kavasakha, Manakkavari, Aracarcinnam, Kabari, Attamankalam, Kanavu, Cavari, Karpakam, Karvara.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.355 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 7.6.11 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Pa maru muvulakum)]
Pasuram 7.3.6 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Vellaic curi cankotu)]
Pasuram 5.8.1 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Ara-amute)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Flora (7): Shrubs < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 2.1 - Vishapaharana-murti (depiction of swallowing the poison) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]