Maram, Marām, Maṟam, Māram: 3 definitions

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Maram means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

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India history and geography

Source: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of Kerala

1) Maram refers to a type of “barrel drum” commonly heard during rituals at Kerala temples.—In between the two sequences of sounds made by the Śaṅkha (conch shell), a number of rituals are performed by different classes of priests to the enlivening accompaniment of the ritual musicians playing percussion instruments, [such as barrel drums (maram and maddaḷam)] [...].

2) Maram refers to the “wood” of the door of a temple.—It is not known when the community of Mārārs entered Brahmanical temples in the role of functionaries, but a well-known myth of origin says that one day, while the older of two Nampūtiri brothers went into the śrīkōvil to pour empowered water onto the icon of the deity, the younger stood outside the shrine tapping the wood (maram) of the door. All of a sudden the icon started speaking, telling the older brother that he was satisfied with that bath and that he could stop pouring water.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Maram in India is the name of a plant defined with Baccaurea courtallensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pierardia macrostachya Wight & Arn. (among others).

2) Maram is also identified with Barringtonia racemosa It has the synonym Butonica inclyta Miers (etc.).

3) Maram is also identified with Rungia repens.

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

· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Occasional Papers (2001)
· Kew Bulletin (1995)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1785)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1828)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1866)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Maram, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, 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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maram (மரம்) noun [Telugu: mrānu, K. Travancore usage mara, M. maram.]

1. Tree; விருட்சம். வற் றன் மரந்தளிர்த் தற்று [virudsam. var ran maranthalirth tharru] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 78).

2. Endogenous plants; உள்வயிரமுள்ள தாவரம். அகக்காழனவே மர மென மொழிப [ulvayiramulla thavaram. agakkazhanave mara mena mozhipa] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 641).

3. Wood, timber; அறுக்கப்பட்ட மரம். [arukkappatta maram.]

4. Medicinal shrub or root; மூலிகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [muligai. (pingalagandu)]

5. Ship or boat; மரக்கலம். பெருங்கட னீந்திய மரம் வலியுறுக்கும் [marakkalam. perungada ninthiya maram valiyurukkum] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 76, 4).

6. War-drum. See இயமரம். மரமிரட்டவும் [iyamaram. maramirattavum] (கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி [kalingathupparani] 331).

7. Board or roller for smoothing land newly ploughed. See பரம்பு² [parambu²],

1. Local usage

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Marām (மராம்) noun < மரவம். [maravam.] See மரவம் [maravam], 2, 3, 4. மராமலர்த் தாரின் மாண்வரத் தோன்றி [maramalarth tharin manvarath thonri] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 15, 20).

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Maṟam (மறம்) noun perhaps from மறு-. [maru-.]

1. Valour, bravery; வீரம். மறவா ளேந்திய நிலந்தரு திருவி னெடியோன் [viram. marava lenthiya nilantharu thiruvi nediyon] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 28, 2).

2. Anger, wrath; சினம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) மேவார் மறத்தொடு . . . கடந்த காளை [sinam. (pingalagandu) mevar marathodu . . . kadantha kalai] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 9, 4).

3. Enmity, hatred; பகை. செங்களத்து மறங்கருதி [pagai. sengalathu marangaruthi] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 7, 1, கொளு [kolu]).

4. Strength, power; வலி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) மறங்கெழு மதிலே [vali. (pingalagandu) marangezhu mathile] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 73, 29).

5. Victory; வெற்றி. மற வைத்தனித் திகிரி [verri. mara vaithanith thigiri] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 462).

6. War; போர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [por. (pingalagandu)]

7. Killing; murder; கொலைத்தொழில். மறந்திருந்தார் [kolaithozhil. maranthirunthar] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 38).

8. Yama; யமன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [yaman. (pingalagandu)]

9. Injury; கெடுதி. [keduthi.] (W.)

10. Vice, evil, sin; பாவம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) மறக்குறும்பறுப்ப [pavam. (pingalagandu) marakkurumbaruppa] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 25, 8).

11. A limb of kalampakam describing the refusal by Maṟavars to give a girl of their clan to a king, in marriage; தம்குலத்துப் பெண்ணை விரும்பிய அர சற்கு மறவர் உடம்படாது மறுத்துக் கூறுவதாகப் பாடுங் கலம்பகவுறுப்பு. [thamkulathup pennai virumbiya ara sarku maravar udambadathu maruthug kuruvathagap padung kalambagavuruppu.] (இலக்கண விளக்கம் [ilakkana vilakkam] 812.)

12. See மறக்குடி [marakkudi], 2.

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Maṟam (மறம்) noun < மற-. [mara-.] Bewilderment; மயக்கம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mayakkam. (pingalagandu)]

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Māram (மாரம்) noun A very small plant. See கோடகசாலை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kodagasalai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Maram (மரம்) noun Stocks; தொழுமரம். [thozhumaram.] (குருகூர்ப்பள்ளு [kurugurppallu] 50.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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