Alternative spellings of this word include Karavas.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karavasa [ಕರವಸ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Senna tora (L.)Roxb. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Cassia tora. For the possible medicinal usage of karavasa, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kārāvāsa (कारावास):—[=kārā-vāsa] [from kārā] m. a prison, [Daśakumāra-carita]

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

Kāravaśa (कारवश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kāravasa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karavasa 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

Kārāvāsa (कारावास) [Also spelled karavas]:—(nm) imprisonment; captivity.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Kāravasa (कारवस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāravaśa.

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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

Kārāvāsa (ಕಾರಾವಾಸ):—[noun] = ಕಾರಾಗೃಹವಾಸ [karagrihavasa].

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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)

Partial matches: Vasa, Kara, Vaca.

Ends with: Ekala-karavasa, Khakaravasa, Khankaravasa, Makaravasa, Shamkaravasa, Shankaravasa, Sukaravasa.

Full-text: Sashrama, Karavas, Ajivana, Aajivan, Sadharana, Sadharan.

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