Kesara, ś, Keshara: 38 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term ś can be transliterated into English as Kesara or Keshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vyu PurnaKesara (केसर):—This Kesara-droṇi is situated between the Kumuda and Añjana mountains. Here is also the Śabala forest in which is a mansion of Viṣṇu, the guru of the Suras.
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKesara (केसर).—A Mountain in Śkadvīpa (Śka island). The air on this mountain was always filled with fragrance. (Mahbhrata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 11, Stanza 23).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationś (केशर) refers to one of the various flowers conjured by Vasanta (spring) in an attempt to charm Śiva, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.2.9. Accordingly as Kma related to Brahm:—“[...] Spring (Vasanta) too did the needful in enchanting Him. O, listen to it, O fortunate Being. I tell you the truth, the truth alone. He caused the various kinds of flowers to bloom in the place where Śiva was stationed—flowers such as Campakas, śs, Punngas, Ketakas, Malliks, Kurabakas etc. etc.�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKesara (केसर).—The mountain from whose summits the Sīt descends.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa V. 17. 6.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuKesara (केसर) is the name of a tree (Maulśrī) that is associated with the Nakṣatra (celestial star) named Anurdh, according to the second chapter (ṇy徱-) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or ᲹԾṇṭ (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). Accordingly, “these [trees] are propounded in Śstras, the secret scriptures (śٰ岵). These pious trees [viz, Kesara], if grown and protected, promote long life�. These twenty-seven trees related to the twenty-seven Nakṣatras are supposed to be Deva-vṛkṣas or Nakṣatra-vṛkṣas.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaKesara (केसर) is the name of an herbal ingredient which is included in a (snake) poison antidote recipe, according to the Kśyapa Saṃhit: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pñcartra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikits—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidy or Sarpavidy).—Several herbal formulations have been recommended in the segment exclusively for lepa or ointment to counter poison. According to Kśyapasaṃhit (verse VIII.47), “Applying a combination of Tagaru, Kesara, kuṣṭha, Vac and sandalwood mixed with rice-washed water also quells snake poison�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany1) ś (केशर, “hair�) is a Sanskrit word referring to Ochrocarpus longifolius (fragrant poon), a plant in the Calophyllaceae family, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the 䲹첹-ṃh. The literal translation of ś is “hair�, and commonly refers to the hair of the brow. The plant is found throughout the Western Ghats (sahyadri), a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of India.
2) Kesara (केसर) is another name (synonym) for Kampillaka, which is the Sanskrit word for Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree), a plant from the Cleomaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century ᲹԾṇṭ (verse 13.99), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
: Ancient Science of Life: Physicochemical Screening and Shelf Life Evaluation of Kuṅkumdi GhṛtaKesara (केसर) refers to the medicinal plant known as Crocus sativus Linn., the stigma of which is employed in the medicinal formulation called ṅkܳ徱-ṛt.—Kesara (stigma of Crocus sativus Linn.) is a prime ingredient in the formulation. However, due to high cost and increased adulteration in Kesara, ‘Ngakesara� (Mesua ferrea Linn.) is suggested by Ayurvedic experts as a substitute. Ngakesara is relatively lower in cost and possesses similar therapeutic attributes to that of Kesara.
: eJournal of Indian Medicine: Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavykhy and Other Commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitś (केशर) refers to Crocus sativus Linn., and is the name of a medicinal plant mentioned in the 7th-century Nirantarapadavykhy by Jejjaṭa (or Jajjaṭa): one of the earliest extant and, therefore, one of the most important commentaries on the Carakasaṃhit.�(Cf. Indian Medicinal Plants 2:212, Arya Vaidya Sala, 1993-96.). Synonyms of ś: Keśarhvaya, Kesara, or Ngakesara.�(Cf. Glossary of Vegetable Drugs in Bṛhattrayī 117-118, Singh and Chunekar, 1999)

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vstu-śstraKesara (केसर) refers to a variety of 岹 (‘superstructure�, or, upper storey of any building), according to the Mayamata (5th-century guidebook on Dravidian architecture). It is part of the Ekatala (one-storey) group of 岹s.
The Kesara variety has the following specifications and decorative motif components:
Number of talas (levels): 1;
Shape of ī (neck) and ś (head): Circular or Square;
Number of ś: 4;
Number of ūṭa: 4;
1) Kesara (केसर) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (岹), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriypda) of the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhit covering the entire range of concerns of Pñcartra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [岹-bheda]:—This is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of Բ-types. There are 52 varieties of Բs mentioned [e.g., Kesara] based on differences of -measurements and ṣṭԲ-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.
2) Kesara (केसर) refers to one of the seventeen kinds of temples (岹) mentioned in in chapter 9 of the ŚīśԲṃh: a Pñcartra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [岹-bheddaya�]: Śrī asks Viṣṇu to tell her about the different types of temples. He says he can only give a few of these now. He then names and identifies 17 types of Բ-constructions [e.g., Kesara]. [...]

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vstuśstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramś (केशर) refers to one of the sacred trees mentioned in the Kaulvalinirṇaya.—Trees, forests and groves close to human settlements have been venerated throughout the subcontinent up to the present day as the abodes of deities and a range of supernatural beings. [...] In the Kaula and related Tantras, such beings came to be identified with Yoginīs and so the trees they inhabited as Yakṣinīs came to be venerated as Kula trees (ܱṛkṣa) in which Yoginīs reside. The Kaulvalinirṇaya enjoins that the adept should bow to the Kula and the Lord of Kula when he sees one of these trees [i.e., ś] and recollect that Yoginīs reside in them.

Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)Kesara (केसर) refers to “saffron�: a product of flowers (ṣp) commonly used in for personal and commercial purposes in ancient India. It is also known as Kuṃkuma. People were fond of flowers. The groves and gardens were maintained for recreational purpose. The Jain canonical texts frequently mention different horticulture products viz. fruits, vegetables and flowers which depict that horticulture was a popular pursuit of the people at that time. Gardens and parks (峾, ṇa or ԾᲹṇa) were full of fruits and flowers of various kinds which besides yielding their products provided a calm andquiet place where people could enjoy the natural surroundings.
The flowers and their products (e.g., Kesara ) fulfilled the aesthetic needs of the people. At the same time they had an economic importance in as much as some people depended on its trade. It is mentioned that people of Koṅkaṇa maintained themselves by selling fruits and flowers. (see Bṛhatkalpasūtra) Flower garlands and bouquet of various designs were prepared and sold. Saffron (ṃkܳ or kesara) was an important flower product. It yielded a good income to the producers. The flower attracted the bees who yielded honey (mahu, sanskrit: madhu) of different varieties, e. g. macchiya, ṭṭⲹ, 峾, etc.
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra(केसर�) is an incarnation of the merchant Dhaneśvara, according to chapter 5.4 [śntintha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalkpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Śnti-ntha narrated to king Kurucandra:—“In this very Jambūdvīpa in this same zone Bhrata in the country Kosala in the city Śrīpura there were four merchants� sons of the same age, like full brothers, Sudhana, Dhanapati, Dhanada, Dhaneśvara. [...] In course of time Dhanapati and Dhaneśvara died. Both of them became merchants� daughters, Madir and , one in Śaṅkhapura and the other in Jayantī. [...]�.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsś (केशर) refers to the “filament of a plant�, according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Whatever difficulties arise from life, they are each endured here by the embodied soul, only having taken hold of the body powerfully. The body of men also defiles auspicious things [such as] camphor, saffron [com.—Saffron (ṅkܳ�) is the filament of a plant from Kashmir (śīś)] , aloe wood, musk, sandalwood because of [its] contact [with them]�.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I1) Kesara (केसर) or Kesaravimala is the author of the Prśvanthastavana (dealing with Prśva in Jain literature), 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.—Kesara, the abbreviated form of Kesaravimala, belonged to the ٲ岵. His lineage was: Kanakavimala—Śntivimala (Jain gurjar Kavio5, pp. 134-137). Two dated works by him are from VS 1754 and 1756.
2) Kesara (केसर) is the author of the �Ҳḍe-śᾱԲ-ṃd�.

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)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKeshara [ಕೇಶರ] in the Tulu language is the name of a plant identified with Mesua ferrea L. from the Clusiaceae (Garcinia) family. For the possible medicinal usage of keshara, 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.
Kesara [ಕೇಸರ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Crocus sativus L. from the Iridaceae (Iris) family.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Keshara in India is the name of a plant defined with Crocus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Geanthus autumnalis Raf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Irid. Gen. (1827)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Gard. Chron. (1879)
· Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Fl. Ital. (1860)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Keshara, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykesara : (nt.) hairy structures of flowers; name (of animal.).
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Kesara, 2 (fr. kesa) filament of flowers, hairy structures of plants esp. of the lotus; usually of kiñjakkha PvA. 77; VvA. 12; 111;� sa-kesarehi padumapattehi lotusleaves with their hairs VvA. 32; nicula-k° fibres of the Nicula tree VvA. 134.
2) Kesara, 1 a mane, in —sī a maned lion J. II, 244; SnA 127. (Page 227)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) kesara (ကေသ�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[kesara+ṇa.kisa+ara.kesa+ra.atisayapupphakesaravantatyakesaro,kisa tanukaraṇe v,aro,pupphakesayuttatya v kesaro,ro�,ṭī.556.]
[ကေသ�+ဏ။ ကိ�+အရ။ ကေ�+ရ။ အတိသယပုပ္ဖကေသရဝန္တတာယကေသရော၊ ကိ� တနုကရဏ� ဝါ၊ အရော၊ ပုပ္ဖကေသယုတ္တတာ� ဝ� ကေသရော၊ ရော။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၅၅၆။]
2) kesara (ကေသ�) [(pu,na) (ပု၊�)]�
[ka+sara+a.ka� vuccati kamaldi,tasmi� sarati virjatīti kesara�,kiñjakkho.sī,ṭ�,,1�195�,ṭī.686.]
[က+သ�+အ။ က� ဝုစ္စတ� ကမလာဒိ၊ တသ္မိ� သရတ� ဝိရာဇတီတ� ကေသရံ၊ ကိဉ္ဇက္ခော။ သီ၊ဋီ၊သစ်၊၁။၁၉၅။ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၆၈၆။]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) kesara�
(Burmese text): (�) ဝတ်ဆ�(ကြာဝတ်ဆံစသည�)� (�) လည်ဆံ၊ ခြင်္သေ့လည်ဆံစသည်။ ကေသရ�-(�)-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Hair (such as long hair). (2) Neck hair, such as lion's neck hair. Kaysari - (1) - observe.
2) kesara�
(Burmese text): (�) ပုန်းညက်။ (�) ချယာ� (ခရ�)� (�) ဆတ်သွားဖူး၊ ဆတ်သဖူး။ (�) ဗိဿဏိုး။ (တ�) (�) လည်ဆံရှိသေ� (ခြင်္သေ�)� ကေသရသီ�-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Snake. (2) Lizard (Chameleon). (3) Eel, catfish. (4) Viper. (5) Fur-bearing (mammal). Look at the zodiac sign.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryŧś (केशर).—n (S) Saffron. 2 A shrub used in dyeing, Rottleria tinctoria.
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kēśar (केशर�).—m (ŧś) A yellow garment put on (by a warrior &c.) in indication of his determination to conquer or die. v kara, ghē.
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kēsara (केसर).—m (S) pop. ŧṃs n A capillament or filament (of flowers &c.) 2 A lion's mane.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishŧś (केशर).�n Saffron. Fibre–esp. in mangoes.
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kēsara (केसर).�m ŧ n Filament of flowers, &c. A lion's mane.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKesara (केसर).�1 The mane (as of a lion); � हन्त्यदूरेऽप� गजान्मृगेश्वरो विलोलजिह्वश्चलिताग्रकेसर� (na hantyadūre'pi gajnmṛgeśvaro vilolajihvaścalitgra�) Ṛtusaṃhra 1.14; Ś.7.14.
2) The filament of a flower; नीपं दृष्ट्वा हरित�- पिशं केसरैरर्धरूढैः (nīpa� dṛṣṭv haritaka- piśa� kesarairardharūḍhai�) Meghadūta 21; Ś.6.18; M.2.11; R.4.67; Śśܱ 9.47.
3) The Bakula tree; रक्ताशोकश्चलकिसलयः केसर- श्चात्� कान्तः (raktśokaścalakisalaya� kesara- śctra knta�) Meghadūta 8; Kumrasambhava 3.55.
4) The Punnga tree.
5) The fibre (as of a mango fruit).
6) Saffron.
7) The hair.
-ram 1 A flower of the Bakula tree; सुरभ�- गन्धपराजितकेसरम् (surabhi- gandhaparjitakesaram) R.9.36.
2) Gold.
3) Sulphate of iron.
Derivable forms: � (केसर�), kesaram (केसरम्).
See also (synonyms): ś.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryś (केशर).�m. or nt., or oftener ś-cūrṇa, nt. (compare AMg. kesara, pollen), a fragrant powder: ś, bought of perfumers, Ѳ屹ٳ i.38.4, 6, 9; presumably prepared from pollen (rather than from the flowers called kesara or keś°, with Senart); otherwise always ś- (mss. sometimes °la)-cūrṇni, mentioned with candana-, tamla(pattra)-, and aguru-cūrṇni, Ѳ屹ٳ i.211.20; 212.8, 12; 230.17; 267.2; ii.15.20; 160.16 (mss. °la); 162.6 (mss. °la); 286.15 (here Senart śla, but v.l. °ra!).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryś (केशर).—mn.
(-�-�) The filament of a lotus or of any vegetable. m.
(-�) 1. A plant, commonly Nageswar, (Mesua ferrea.) 2. A tree bearing a white strong smelling flower, (Mimusops elengi:) see vakula. 3. A shrub used in dying, (Rottleria tinctoria;) also ܲԲ岵. 4. A lion’s mane. n.
(-�) Asafœtida. E. ka water, &c. in the seventh case ke, ś� to go, ap affix; also with � to go kesara.
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Kesara (केसर).—mn.
(-�-�) A filament. m.
(-�) 1. A lion. 2. A horse. 3. The name of a horse or lion, &c., see ś. 4. A plant, (Mimusops elengi.) 5. A tree used in dying, (Rottleria Tinctoria.) nf. (-�-rī) Asafœtida. n.
(-�) 1. Gold. 2. Sulphate of iron. 3. The flower of the Nageswar. E. ke on the head, � to go, ṭa aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryś (केशर).—[ś + ra], also kesara kesara, I. n. A lion’s or horse’s mane, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 207. Ii. m. and n. The filament of a lotus, or of any vegetable, [Śśܱ] 9, 47. (with s). Iii. m. The name of several plants, Mesua ferrea, Mimusops elengi, Bottleria tinctoria; their flower, n., [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 96, 6.
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Kesara (केसर).—and kesarin kesarin; see ś ś, ś ś.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKesara (केसर).—[neuter] ( [feminine]) = ś; also filament, [especially] of a lotus; [masculine] [Name] of a plant = bakula.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ś (केशर):—[from ś] etc. See kesara.
2) Kesara (केसर):�n. the hair (of the brow), [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit xix, 91]
3) (in classical literature usually ś) m. or n. (?), the mane (of a horse or lion), [峾ⲹṇa; Śakuntal; ʲñٲԳٰ] etc.
4) (केसर�):—[from kesara] f. idem, [Ktyyana-śrauta-sūtra] (kes)
5) Kesara (केसर):�n. the tail of the Bos grunniens (used as a fan for driving away flies), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) mn. (as, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; am) the filament of a lotus or of any vegetable, [峾ⲹṇa; Suśruta; Śakuntal] etc.
7) n. a fibre (as of a Mango fruit), [Suśruta]
8) m. the plants Rottleria tinctoria, Mimusops Elengi, and Mesua ferrea, [Mahbhrata xiii, 5042; 峾ⲹṇa; Lalita-vistara; Kumra-sambhava; Meghadūta]
9) n. the flower of those plants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) mfn. (as, , am) Asa foetida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) n. gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) sulphate of iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Name of a metre (of 4 x 18 syllables)
14) m. Name of a mountain, [Mahbhrata vi, 11, 23;]
15) cf. [Latin] eoesaries; [Anglo-Saxon] haer; [English] hair; [German] Haar.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ś (केशर):—[(ra�-�)] 1. m. n. The filament of a lotus; lion’s mane. m. Mesua ferrea or Mimusops elengi or Rottleria tinctoria. n. Asafoetida.
2) Kesara (केसर):—[(ra�-�)] 1. m. n. A filament of a lotus. m. A lion; a horse, or its mane; Mimusops or Rottleria tinctoria. (rī-�) f. n. Asafoetida. n. Gold; sulphate of iron; flower of the Ngesar.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kesara (केसर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kesara, .
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Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKesara (केसर):�(nf) saffron; ~[riy] saffron (coloured); •[bn] donning of saffron robes (for sacrifice).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kesara (केसर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: īś.
2) Kesara (केसर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kesara.
3) Kesara (केसर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kesara.
4) (केसर�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: .
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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKēśara (ಕೇಶರ):—[noun] the dried, aromatic stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, used in flavouring and colouring foods, and formerly in medicine; saffron powder.
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Kēsara (ಕೇಸರ):�
1) [noun] (bot.) the stalk of a stamen bearing the anther; the filament of a flower.
2) [noun] the fine, dust like mass of grains that are produced in the anthers or microspore sacs of seed plants, containing the male sexual cells (gametophytes) of the plant; pollen.
3) [noun] the long hair growing from the top or sides of the neck of certain animals, as the horse or lion; the mane.
4) [noun] the tree Mimusops elengi of Sapotaceae family.
5) [noun] the tree Mesua ferrea of Guttiferae family; Iron wood of Ceylon.
6) [noun] the perennial plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas; saffron plant.
7) [noun] the tree Bixa orellana of Bixaceae family.
8) [noun] the tree Mammea suriga ( = Ochrocarpus longifolius) of Clusiaceae family.
9) [noun] its flowers.
10) [noun] gold.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryś (केशर):—n. 1. the stigma/pistil of a flower; 2. Bot. wild rose; crocus; 3. mane;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kesara, Ka, A, Na, Cara.
Starts with (+12): Kecaram, Kesarabhara, Kesarabhatu, Kesaradamda, Kesaradhara, Kesaradruma, Kesaragra, Kesaragrama, Kesaragunda, Kesaraj, Kesaraka, Kesarakallu, Kesarakshetramahatmya, Kesaral, Kesarama, Kesaramahatmya, Kesaramala, Kesaramalika, Kesaramamdala, Kesaramka.
Full-text (+168): Nagakesara, Padmakesara, Keshari, Kesaramla, Romakeshara, Phalakesara, Amlakeshara, Simhakeshara, Kesaravara, Phanikeshara, Mulakeshara, Atikeshara, Karalakeshara, Ibhakeshara, Ambukeshara, Kesaracala, Rasakesara, Dinakeshara, Bhutakesara, Carukesara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dsa)
Text 10.46 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.49 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.70 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 14: Story of Kurucandra < [Chapter V - Twelfth incarnation as Śnti]
Part 6: Visit to Sūri Arindama < [Chapter I - Previous incarnation as Vimalavhana]
Part 16: Resumption of Nala story < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.10.4 < [Chapter 10 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Herding the Cows]
Verse 4.19.54 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamun]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - The power of Kma and the birth of his attendants < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhit (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 8 - The detailed description of the chariot etc. < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhit (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 50 - Śukra learns Mṛtasañjīvanī lore < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhit (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 27 - Procedure of Pūj Maṇḍala Construction < [Section 9 - Vsudeva-mhtmya]
Chapter 236 - Greatness of Gifting Desired Objects < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-mhtmya]
Chapter 16 - Description of the Temple of Aruṇcala by Brahma and Viṣṇu < [Section 3b - Aruncala-khaṇḍa (Uttarrdha)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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