India history and geography

Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram

Kāyattiri (காயத்திரி) (in Tamil) refers to Gāyatrī in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Kāyattiri) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kayattiri in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd. (among others).

2) Kayattiri is also identified with Allium cepa It has the synonym Allium angolense Baker (etc.).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· Species Plantarum.
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· London Journal of Botany (1842)
· Flora of Taiwan (1993)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kāyattiri (காயத்திரி) noun < gāyatrī.

1. Gāyatrī, the sacred mantra of 24 syllables, in the Gāyatrī metre, recited by Brahmans in their daily worship; பார்ப்பனர் நாள்தோறும் ஓதும் ஒரு வேதமந்திரம். மறவாது . . . காயத்திரியது செபிப்பார் [parppanar nalthorum othum oru vethamanthiram. maravathu . . . kayathiriyathu sepippar] (அறப்பளீசுரசதகம் [arappalisurasathagam] 81).

2. The goddess Gayatrī, one of the wives of Brahmā; பிரமன் மனைவியாகிய காயத்திரி தேவதை. என்றுபோற்று காயத் திரிபுகன்றிட [piraman manaiviyagiya kayathiri thevathai. enruporru kayath thiripuganrida] (சிவரகசியம் காயத்திரிபுகன். [sivaragasiyam kayathiripugan.] 22).

3. Sarasvatī; சரசுவதி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sarasuvathi. (pingalagandu)]

4. Metre of 24 syllables in 4 lines; நான்கடிகட்குமாக இருபத்து நான்கு உயிரெழுத்துக்களுள்ள சந்தம். [nankadigadkumaga irupathu nanku uyirezhuthukkalulla santham.] (வீரசோழீயம் யாப்பருங்கலம் [virasozhiyam yapparungalam] 33.)

5. Glabrous foliaged cutch, medium tree, Acacia sundra; கருங்காலி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [karungali. (vaithiya muligai)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Pacukayattiri, Piramakayattiri.

Full-text: Ecurvetam, Cenanam, Paruvatavacini, Piramakayattiri, Pacukayattiri, Cavittiri, Ceri.

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