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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Tuvara (तुवर).—A tribe belonging to the Vindhya region.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 124.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tuvara [തുവര] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Cajanus flavus, Cajanus bicolor, Cajan inodorum. For the possible medicinal usage of tuvara, 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.

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

1) Tuvara in India is the name of a plant defined with Avicennia officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn (among others).

2) Tuvara is also identified with Cajanus cajan It has the synonym Phaseolus balicus L. (etc.).

3) Tuvara is also identified with Psidium guajava It has the synonym Syzygium ellipticum K. Schum. & Lauterb. (etc.).

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

· Nucleus (1982)
· Lilloa (1966)
· Flora Atlantica (1798)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Interpret. Rumph. Herb. Amb. (1917)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1986)

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

Tuvara (तुवर).—a.

1) Astringent.

2) Beardless; also तूवर (tūvara).

-raḥ -ram An astringent taste.

-rī 1 A fragrant earth

2) Alum.

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Tūvara (तूवर).—= तूबर (tūbara) q.v.

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

Tuvara (तुवर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) 1. Astringent. 2. Beardless. mn.

(-raḥ-raṃ) An astringent taste. f. (-rī) 1. A fragrant earth. 2. A kind of lentil, (Cytisus cajan:) see āḍhakī. E. tu a Sautra root, to remove, (disease, &c.) ṣvarac and affix ṅīṣ; also kan being added, in the fem. form tuvarikā f. (-kā.)

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Tūvara (तूवर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A bull without horns, though of an age to have them. 2. A beardless man. 3. A eunuch. 4. An astringent taste. f. (-rī) A fragrant earth. E. tū to injure, varac affix, and the vowel optionally long, hence also tuvara and tuvarī; with kan added tūvarikā and tūvarīkā.

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

Tuvara (तुवर).—i. e. tu-van + a, with r for n, adj. Astringent, [Suśruta] 1, 179, 5.

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

Tuvara (तुवर):—see tubara.

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

1) Tuvara (तुवर):—[(raḥ-raṃ)] 1. m. n. An astringent taste. f. Fragrant earth; a lentil. a. Astringent; beardless.

2) Tūvara (तूवर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A bull without horns; beardless man; eunuch; astringent taste. f. (rī) Fragrant earth.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Tūvara (तूवर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṭūvara, Tuara, Tuvara.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tuvara 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ṭūvara (टूवर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tūvara.

2) Tuvara (तुवर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Tvar.

3) Tuvara (तुवर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Tuvara.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuvara (ತುವರ):—

1) [noun] the astringent taste.

2) [noun] a man in whom beard is not grown on the cheeks and chin; a beardless man.

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Tūvara (ತೂವರ):—[noun] = ತೂಬರ [tubara]2.

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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)

Starts with (+13): Tuvaracakai, Tuvaracatjan, Tuvaracatti, Tuvaradayaka, Tuvaradhipativelara, Tuvaraha, Tuvarai, Tuvarai-civappirunku, Tuvarai-p-paruppu, Tuvaraiccepitam, Tuvaraikkoman, Tuvaraimalli, Tuvaraippayaru, Tuvaraka, Tuvarakai, Tuvarakecan, Tuvaral, Tuvaram, Tuvaramannu, Tuvaramantapam.

Ends with: Damtuvara, Nattuvara, Utuvara.

Full-text: Tuara, Tuvaram, Tuvaraka, Kuvara, Tuvarayavanala, Tuvaramaram, Tubara, Tvar, Tuvaradayaka, Turata, Vrikshamla, Tora, Yavanala, Munja, Tupara, Takra.

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