Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Maharajana in India is the name of a plant defined with Carthamus tinctorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1990)
· Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences (1997)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Flora of Iran (1980)
· Crop Science (Madison) (1982)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1984)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Maharajana, for example extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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 dictionary

Mahārajana (महारजन).—

1) safflower.

2) gold.

3) turmeric; तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपं यथा महारजनं वासः (tasya haitasya puruṣasya rūpaṃ yathā mahārajanaṃ vāsaḥ) Bṛ. Up.2.3.6.

Derivable forms: mahārajanam (महारजनम्).

Mahārajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and rajana (रजन).

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

Mahārajana (महारजन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Safflower. 2. Gold. E. mahā great, rañj to colour, aff. kyuc .

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

Mahārajana (महारजन).—n. 1. safflower. 2. gold.

Mahārajana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and rajana (रजन).

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

Mahārajana (महारजन).—1. [neuter] safflower.

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Mahārajana (महारजन).—2. [adjective] dyed with safflower.

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Māhārajana (माहारजन).—[feminine] ī dyed with saffron.

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

1) Mahārajana (महारजन):—[=mahā-rajana] [from mahā > mah] n. the safflower, [Daśakumāra-carita]

2) [v.s. ...] gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [preceding])

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. coloured with safflower, [Harivaṃśa]

4) Māhārajana (माहारजन):—[=māhā-rajana] [from māhā] mf(ī)n. ([from] mahā-r) dyed with saffron, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

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

Mahārajana (महारजन):—[mahā-rajana] (naṃ) 1. n. Safflower; gold.

[Sanskrit to German]

Maharajana 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

Mahārajana (ಮಹಾರಜನ):—

1) [noun] the thistle-like, annual plant Carthamus tinctorius of Asteraceae family, seeds of which yield oil used in paints, foods, medicine, etc.; safflower.

2) [noun] its orange flower of this plant.

3) [noun] gold.

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Mahārajana (ಮಹಾರಜನ):—[noun] the plant Carthamus tinctorius of Asteraceae family.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Maha, Rajana.

Starts with: Maharajanagandhi, Maharajanagandhin, Maharajanaka.

Full-text: Maharajata, Maharajanagandhi, Maharajanagandhin, Maharanga.

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