In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A province in Ceylon (Cv.lxviii.8), also called Saparagamu (Cv.xciv.12). It is said to have derived its name from the inhabitants, the Sapara or Sabara (Savara), probably another name for the Veddas.

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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)

1) Sapara in Ecuador is the name of a plant defined with Solanum mammosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solanum mammosum Pav. ex Dunal (among others).

2) Sapara in India is also identified with Dalbergia paniculata It has the synonym Amerimnon paniculatum (Roxb.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1983)
· Bot. Journal of the Linnean Society (1991)
· Solan. Syn. (1816)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Flora Nicaragüense (1911)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Sapara (सपर):—[=sa-para] [from sa > sa-pakṣa] n. a [particular] high number, [Mahābhārata]

2) Sāpara (सापर):—mf(ā)n. together with the west, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sapara 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sha, Para, Ca.

Starts with: Caparam, Caparan, Caparanai, Caparancakam, Caparancitam, Saparada, Saparadha, Saparadhika, Saparai, Saparakrama, Saparam, Saparana, Saparanta, Saparantu, Saparayana.

Ends with: Ashapara, Asparshapara, Bhasapara, Himsapara, Peddasapara, Poralasapara, Porilasapara, Pratyakshapara, Pravasapara, Rakshapara, Shushrushapara, Thellasapara, Trishapara.

Full-text: Saparam, Shabara, Saparya, Saparyya, Savara.

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