Carata, Caraṭa, Cāratā: 13 definitions

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Introduction:

Carata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Charata.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Carata in India is the name of a plant defined with Pistia stratiotes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Limnonesis commutata (Schleid.) Klotzsch (among others).

2) Carata is also identified with Sphenoclea zeylanica It has the synonym Rapinia herbacea Lour. (etc.).

3) Carata is also identified with Zanthoxylum tetraspermum.

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1978)
· AAU Reports (1990)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1878)
· Revista del Museo de La Plata, Nueva Serie, Botanica (1971)
· Abhandlungen der Königlichen Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften (1851)
· Guide to the Poisonous and Irritant Plants of Florida. (1978)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

caraṭa (चरट).—n unc (caṛhāṇṭa) A rope, cord, string.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

caraṭa (चरट).—n caṛhāṭa A rope, cord, string.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caraṭa (चरट).—The wag-tail.

Derivable forms: caraṭaḥ (चरटः).

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

Caraṭa (चरट).—mf. (-ṭaḥ-ṭī) A wagtail; also cara. E. cara vā aṭac . khañjanakhage .

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

Caraṭa (चरट):—[from car] m. (= cara) a wagtail, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Caraṭa (चरट):—(ṭaḥ) 1. m. A wagtail.

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

Caraṭa (चरट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Caraḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Carata 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Caratā (चरता):—(nf) variability; unsteadiness; mobility; (a) grazing.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Caraṭa (ಚರಟ):—

1) [noun] the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.

2) [noun] anything that sapless or useless; ಚರಟ ಹಿಂಡು [carata himdu] caraṭa hiṇḍu to do a useless work; to argue, advise, in vain.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cāratā (சாரதா) noun < Śāradā. Sarasvatī; சரசுவதி. [sarasuvathi.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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