Kesharaja, Keśarāja: 9 definitions

Introduction
In Jainism
1. General definition
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Kesharaja means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Keśarāja can be transliterated into English as Kesaraja or Kesharaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Keśarāja (केशराज) or Keśarājamuni is the author of the Rāmayaśorasāyana by Keśarāja Muni (dealing with Jain universal history such as the Jinas and related figures), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The author [Keśarāja] belonged to the vijayagaccha. His lineage, described at the end of the present work, is: Vijaya Ṛṣi—Dharmadāsa—Kṣamāsāgara—Padmasāgara—Guṇasāgara, his direct teacher.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kesharaja [ಕೇಶರಾಜ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Lipoblepharis urticifolia subsp. urticifolia from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Wedelia urticifolia, Wollastonia urticifolia, Verbesina urticifolia. For the possible medicinal usage of kesharaja, 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.

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

Kesharaja 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 Verbesina conyzoides Trew. (among others).

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
· A Flora of North America (1842)
· Egyptian Journal of Botany (1997)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1770)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kesharaja, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, 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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Keśarāja (केशराज).—m.

(-jaḥ) A species of Bhringaraja: see the preceding. E. keśa hair, rāj to shine, ṭac aff.

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

1) Keśarāja (केशराज):—[=keśa-rāja] [from keśa] m. (= -rañjana) Eclipta prostrata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Wedelia calendulacea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Keśarāja (केशराज):—[keśa-rāja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kesharaja in German

context information

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 corpus

Kēśarāja (ಕೇಶರಾಜ):—[noun] the plant Wedelia calendulacea of Asteraceae family.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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