Ajakarna, Ajakarṇa, Ajākarṇa, Aja-karna: 10 definitions
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Ajakarna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Ajakarṇa (अजकर्ण).—A son of Maya.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 29.
2) Ajākarṇa (अजाकर्ण).—A place fit for śrāddha offering.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 15. 33.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ajakarna in India is the name of a plant defined with Vateria indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vateria malabarica Blume (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tetrahedron
· Tetrahedron Letters (5909)
· Hortus Malabaricus
· Suppl. Carp. (1805)
· Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology (2003)
· Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ajakarna, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 dictionaryAjakarṇa (अजकर्ण).—[ajasya karṇaṃ iva parṇaṃ yasya-svārthe kan] Name of the plant असनवृक्ष (asanavṛkṣa) Terminalia Alata Tomentosa; of another tree साल (sāla) Shorea Robusta.
Derivable forms: ajakarṇaḥ (अजकर्णः).
Ajakarṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aja and karṇa (कर्ण). See also (synonyms): ajakarṇaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAjakarṇa (अजकर्ण).—name of a disciple of Buddha: Mahāvastu i.76.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjakarṇa (अजकर्ण).—m.
(-rṇaḥ) 1. The ear of a goat. 2. A tree, (Terminalia alata tomentosa, Rox.) See asana. E. aja a goat. karṇa an ear; the leaf being compared to the ear of a goat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ajakarṇa (अजकर्ण):—[=aja-karṇa] [from aja > aj] m. a goat’s ear
2) [v.s. ...] the tree Terminalia Alata Tomentosa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjakarṇa (अजकर्ण):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-rṇaḥ) 1) The ear of a goat.
2) A tree (Ter-minalia alata tomentosa, Rox.); the leaf being compared to the ear of a goat. See also asana. E. aja and karṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjakarṇa (अजकर्ण):—[aja+karṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A tree (Terminalia alata tomentosa).
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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)
Starts with: Ajakarnah, Ajakarnaka.
Ends with: Gajakarna, Rajakarna.
Full-text: Ajakarnaka, Salasaradi, Rambha.
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