Karanjaka, Karañjaka, Karamjaka: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Karanjaka 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Karanjaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Eclipta alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eupatoriophalacron album Hitchc. (among others).
2) Karanjaka is also identified with Pongamia pinnata It has the synonym Cajum pinnatum (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Rhodora (1975)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)
· Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1981)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karanjaka, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक).—(?) (Mahāvastu ii.470.8, mss.), see s.v. kalandaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Karanja: see the preceding. 2. Another plant, (Verbesina scandens, Rox.) Sea bhṛṅgarāja. E. kan added to the foregoing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक).—[karañja + ka], m. = the last, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 79, 37.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karañjaka (करञ्जक):—[from karañja] mf(ikā). Pongamia Glabra, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Verbesina Scandens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarañjaka (करञ्जक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaraṃjaka (ಕರಂಜಕ):—[noun] = ಕರಂಜ [karamja].
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)
Ends with: Hastikaranjaka.
Full-text: Hastikaranjaka, Udakirya, Udakiryya, Karanji, Kalandaka.
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)