In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Varākī (वराकी) refers to “wretched”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Being frightened by the deceit of the breath, the living embryo of men that is taken hold of by the fanged enemy that is destruction goes out like a young doe in the forest. O shameless one, if you are not able to protect this wretched (varākī) [embryo] which is obtained gradually [by death] then you are not ashamed to delight in pleasures in this life”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Varaki in India is the name of a plant defined with Barringtonia racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Butonica ceylanica Miers (among others).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1983)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1785)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Characteres Generum Plantarum (1775)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Varāki (ವರಾಕಿ):—

1) [noun] a woman in a wretched or pitiable condition.

2) [noun] a woman of inferior quality; a woman lacking basic values.

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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: Varakimalai, Varakin, Varakippukai, Varakira, Varakiran, Varakirti, Varakirumi.

Ends with: Gamvaraki, Kavaraki, Tavaraki, Vacciravaraki.

Full-text: Varakimalai, Varakippukai, Vacciravaraki, Cattamatar.

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