Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Makarakara [मकराकार] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Caesalpinia crista, Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina bonduc. For the possible medicinal usage of makarakara, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Makarākara (मकराकर).—the ocean; प्रविश्य मकरावासं यादोगणनिषेवितम् (praviśya makarāvāsaṃ yādogaṇaniṣevitam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.11.19.

Derivable forms: makarākaraḥ (मकराकरः).

Makarākara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms makara and ākara (आकर). See also (synonyms): makarāvāsa.

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Mākarākara (माकराकर).—the sea.

Derivable forms: mākarākaraḥ (माकराकरः).

Mākarākara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mākara and ākara (आकर).

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

Makarākara (मकराकर).—m.

(-raḥ) The ocean. E. makara a marine monster, and ākara receptacle.

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Makarākāra (मकराकार).—m.

(-raḥ) A plant, said to be a species of Karanja or Cæsalpinia. E. makara a fish, ākāra form. “kāṃ~ṭā karamjā” .

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

1) Makarākara (मकराकर):—[from makara] m. ‘receptacle of M°’, the sea, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) Makarākāra (मकराकार):—[from makara] m. ‘formed like a M°’, a variety of Caesalpina Banducella, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Makarākara (मकराकर):—[makarā+kara] (raḥ) 1. m. The ocean.

2) Makarākāra (मकराकार):—[makarā+kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Cæsalpinia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Makarakara 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

Makarākara (ಮಕರಾಕರ):—[noun] = ಮಕರಕೇತನ - [makaraketana -] 1.

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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: Akara, Makara.

Full-text: Makaramukha, Makaravasa, Akara.

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