Kancanaraka, ñ첹, Kamcanaraka: 5 definitions
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Kancanaraka means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kanchanaraka.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyñ첹 (काञ्चनार�) is another name (synonym) for Karbudāra, which is the Sanskrit word for Bauhinia variegata (orchid 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.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kancanaraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava de Wit (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1975)
· Caldasia (1946)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1852)
· Biodivers. & Conserv. (2004)
· Cuscatlania (1979)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kancanaraka, for example chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryñ첹 (काञ्चनार�):—[from ñ] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKāṃcanāraka (ಕಾಂಚನಾರಕ):—[noun] the tree Bauhinia purpurea of Caesalpiniaceae family having two-lobed leaves and large, flat flowers; pink bauninia.
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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