Biology (plants and animals)

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

Karmaranga in India is the name of a plant defined with Averrhoa carambola in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1971)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Karmaraṅga (कर्मरङ्ग).—m. A plant, Averrhoa carambola, Lin., [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 17, 8.

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

1) Karmaraṅga (कर्मरङ्ग):—[=karma-raṅga] [from karma > karman] m. Averrhoa Carambola, [Rāmāyaṇa] (cf. -phala above.)

2) Kārmaraṅga (कार्मरङ्ग):—[=kārma-raṅga] [from kārma] mfn. deep red, crimson, [Harṣacarita]

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

Karmaraṅga (कर्मरङ्ग):—[karma-raṅga] (ṅgaṃ) 1. n. Averroha Karambola, whose fruit is acid.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karmaranga 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ranga, Karma.

Starts with: Karmarangah.

Full-text: Karmaraka, Krimiraga, Karmaphala, Parnamacala, Kamarakha, Karambala, Karamara, Karmara.

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