Kisara, Kishara: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Kisara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kisara in India is the name of a plant defined with Lathyrus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lathyrus sativas L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Lathyrogens.
· Bangladesh Journal of Botany (1994)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1997)
· Toxicants of Plant Origin.
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1967)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kisara, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykisara (किसर).—n C (Commonly kēṃsara) A minute particle (of wood &c.), a splint, a straw, a hair.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKisara (किसर).—(1) adj. and subst. (= Pali kasira, Sanskrit kṛcchra), difficulty, only in akisara-lābhin and alpa- kisareṇa, qq.v. The use of the former, beside akṛcchra-l°, proves that the two forms were not felt as identical. In Pali also (Geiger 59.2) kicchena kasirena are used together, and evidently taken as ‘different words’. Prakrit only kiccha; our kisara (perhaps influenced by Pali-Prakrit kisa = kṛśa) has no recorded parallel in MIndic; (2) m. or nt., ‘eine Art wohlriechender Stoff’: Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā, Lüders, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 2.43.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kiśara (किशर):—m. a fragrant article for sale, [Pāṇini 4-4, 53] ([varia lectio] kisara)
2) Kiśarā (किशरा):—[from kiśara] f. [gana] madhv-ādi.
3) Kisara (किसर):—etc. See kiśara.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kisara (किसर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kṛśara.
2) Kisarā (किसरा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kṛśarā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKīsara (ಕೀಸರ):—[noun] a loud, irritating outcry.
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)
Starts with: Kicarai, Kicaran, Kisaravant, Kisharadi, Kisharavat.
Ends with: Avalakkisara, Kalkisara.
Full-text: Kisharika, Kisharavat, Krisara, Kisharadi, Alpakisarena, Akricchralabhin, Kisaravant, Akisaralabhin, Kisaru, Shthan.
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