Narakam, Nārakam: 2 definitions
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Narakam means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Narakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus medica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Citreum vulgare Tourn. ex Mill. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1950)
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)
· Supplementum Carpologiae (1805)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1946)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1914)
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Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNarakam (நரகம்) noun < naraka.
1. Hell, the infernal regions, (a) of four kinds, viz., narakam, mā-narakam, irāca-narakam, irāca-rācēccura-narakam: (b) of eight kinds, viz., irauravam, tuvāntam, cītam, veppam, cantāpam, patumam, māpatumam, kālacūttiram: (c) of seven kinds, viz., tamattama-p-pirapai, irattiṉa-p-pirapai, carukkarā-p-pirapai, vālukā-p-pirapai, paṅka-p-pirapai, tūma-p-pirapai, tama-p-pirapai; நரகம், மாநரகம், இராசநரகம், இராசராசேச்சுரநரகம் என நால்வகையாகவும் [naragam, manaragam, irasanaragam, irasarasechuranaragam ena nalvagaiyagavum] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 3, பக். [pag.] 203), இரௌரவம், துவாந்தம், சீதம், வெப்பம், சந்தாபம், பதுமம், மாபதுமம், கால சூதசங்கிதை்திரம் என எண்வகையாகவும் [irauravam, thuvantham, sitham, veppam, santhapam, pathumam, mapathumam, kala suthiram ena envagaiyagavum] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 3, பக். [pag.] 203), தமத்தமப்பிரபை, இரத்தினப்பிரபை, சருக் கராப்பிரபை, வாலுகாப்பிரபை, பங்கப்பிரபை, தூமப் பிரபை, தமப்பிரபை என எழுவகையாகவும் [thamathamappirapai, irathinappirapai, sarug karappirapai, valugappirapai, pangappirapai, thumap pirapai, thamappirapai ena ezhuvagaiyagavum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2817, உரை [urai]), நூல்களிற் கூறப்படுவனவும் உயிர்கள் தீவினைப்பயனை அனுபவிக்கும் இடமுமான உலகம். [nulkalir kurappaduvanavum uyirkal thivinaippayanai anupavikkum idamumana ulagam.]
2. The nether worlds; பாதாள உலகம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pathala ulagam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Nārakam (நாரகம்) noun < naraka. Hell; நர கம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nara kam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Narakamadhya, Narakamarga, Narakamaya, Narakamtha.
Ends with (+18): Bambilinarakam, Campuranarakam, Cattanarakam, Cerukattunarakam, Cerunarakam, Cherukattunarakam, Cherunarakam, Conakanarakam, Elumitchanarakam, Elunarakam, Erinarakam, Erumicchinarakam, Ganapatinarakam, Jonakanarakam, Kaattunarakam, Kanarakam, Kattunarakam, Kinnarakam, Kolanchinarakam, Kolanji-narakam.
Full-text (+58): Tamappirapai, Atokati, Valukappirapai, Kolanji-narakam, Matala-narakam, Kumpipakam, Kattu naragam, Piramatalayam, Cattanarakam, Kutacalam, Erippuram, Imappirapai, Makanarakam, Irmani, Niraiyam, Kirakacam, Pukaivattam, Tiruntinar, Peru-kilvattam, Vicacanam.
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Pasuram 4.9.5 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Nannatar Muruvalippa)]
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 4.4 - Cosmogony in the Tevaram < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 70 - Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]