Kuma, Kumā, Kūma, Kūmā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kuma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesWife of a householder in Velukanda in the Avanti country. She was the mother of Nanda Thera, also called Kumaputta. ThagA.1.100.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kuma in Sierra Leone is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum officinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saccharum officinarum var. jamaicense Sickenb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Adnotationes Botanicae (1829)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’, ed. 1820 (1820)
· Flore des Antilles (1808)
· Taxon (1989)
· Report of the Harvard Botanical Gardens, Soledad Estate, Cienfuegos, Cuba (1927)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kuma, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKūma (कूम).—A pond, pool.
Derivable forms: kūmam (कूमम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūma (कूम):—n. a lake, pond, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūma (कूम):—(maṃ) 1. n. A lake, a pond.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+355): Kuma kuma, Kuma-thoknu, Kuma-tsuzura, Kumaalu, Kumaanchedi, Kumaara ponaku, Kumaara-ponaku, Kumaari bettha, Kumaari poliki, Kumacatu, Kumad, Kumada, Kumada gedde, Kumadaka, Kumaga, Kumai, Kumaincan, Kumaita, Kumaitin, Kumak.
Ends with (+37): Agilukumkuma, Apurokuma, Arisinakumkuma, Barahukuma, Bukuma, Carukumkuma, Charukumkuma, Dakuma, Dekhatahukuma, Dekuma, Doukuma, Dukuma, Gara-yakuma, Gramyakunkuma, Hukuma, Inkuma, Jala ninkuma, Kari diakuma, Karijakuma, Kati diankuma.
Full-text (+2): Kuma kuma, Yaeyama-kuma-so, Hime-kuma-tsuzura, Kuma-tsuzura, Hime-kuma-yanagi, Kuma-thoknu, Bharakumba, Kum-thoknu, Karttritva, Nakshatrarajaditya, Katamatra, Karanacariram, Nirgada, Darshana, Sahiya, Satiyati, Samasama, Cora, Upanameti, Upanamayate.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kuma, Kumā, Kūma, Kūmā; (plurals include: Kumas, Kumās, Kūmas, Kūmās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.30 - The transgressions of Digvirati-vrata (direction-limiting vow) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)