Kharamanjari, Khara-manjari, Kharamamjari, Kharamañjarī: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kharamanjari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)
Kharamañjarī (खरमञ्जरी) is another name for Apāmārga, a medicinal plant identified with Achyranthes aspera Linn. (“prickly chaff-flower”) from the Amaranthaceae or “amaranth” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.88-91 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 Kharamañjarī and Apāmārga, there are a total of twenty-three Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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)
Kharamanjari [खरमंजरी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Achyranthes aspera L. from the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kharamanjari, 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.
Kharamanjari [खरमञ्जरी] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Khara-manjari in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Opera Botanica (1993)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· Phytomedicine. (2002)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1958)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Taxon (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Khara-manjari, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
kharamañjarī (खरमंजरी).—f S A plant, Achyranthes aspera. Also apāmārga and commonly aghāḍā q. v.
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
Kharamañjarī (खरमञ्जरी).—f. (-rī) A plant, (Achyranthes aspera:) see apāmārga. E. khara sharp, pungent, and mañjarī a pedicle.
1) Kharamañjari (खरमञ्जरि):—[=khara-mañjari] [from khara] f. Achyranthes aspera (apāmārga), [Suśruta iv, vi; Pañcarātra]
2) Kharamañjarī (खरमञ्जरी):—[=khara-mañjarī] [from khara] f. Achyranthes aspera (apāmārga), [Suśruta iv, vi; Pañcarātra]
Kharamañjarī (खरमञ्जरी):—[khara-mañjarī] (rī) 3. f. A plant (Achyranthes aspera).
Kharamañjari (खरमञ्जरि):—und rī (khara + ma) f. Achyranthes aspera (s. apāmārga) [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 3, 7.] [Ratnamālā 40.] [Suśruta 2, 107, 18. 150, 12. 174, 15. 331, 7. 359, 10.]
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Kharamañjarī (खरमञ्जरी):—[PAÑCAR. 3, 14, 17.]
Kharamañjari (खरमञ्जरि):—und rī f. Achyranthes aspera.
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
Kharamaṃjari (ಖರಮಂಜರಿ):—[noun] the small plant Achyranthes aspera of Amaranthaceae family, used as an astringent depurative, as a remedy in dropsy and as an antidote to the venom of scorpion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Manjari, Khara.
Full-text: Karumancari, Karamancari, Manjarika, Manjari, Apamarga.
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