Auddalaka, Auddālaka: 9 definitions
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Auddalaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAuddālaka (औद्दालक).—A holy place of ancient India. The place got this name because the sage Uddālaka lived there. It is believed that if one bathes in this holy place one will be absolved of all his sins.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesAuddālaka (औद्दालक) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.82.140). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Auddālaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsAuddalaka [औद्दालक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cerbera odollam Gaertn. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Cerbera dilatata, Odollamia malabarica, Tanghinia odollam. For the possible medicinal usage of auddalaka, 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.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAuddālaka (औद्दालक).—[uddālena nirvṛttaṃ aṇ saṃjñāyāṃ kan] A bitter and acrid substance like honey; प्रायो वल्मीकमध्यस्थाः कपिलाः स्वल्पकीटकाः । कुर्वन्ति कपिलं स्वल्पं तत्स्यादौद्दालकं मधु (prāyo valmīkamadhyasthāḥ kapilāḥ svalpakīṭakāḥ | kurvanti kapilaṃ svalpaṃ tatsyādauddālakaṃ madhu) ||
Derivable forms: auddālakam (औद्दालकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAuddālaka (औद्दालक).—n.
(-kaṃ) A bitter and acrid substance like honey, said to be found in the nest of the white ant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Auddālaka (औद्दालक):—n. ([from] ud-dālaka), a kind of honey (taken from certain bees which live in the earth), [Bhāvaprakāśa; Suśruta]
2) Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata iii.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAuddālaka (औद्दालक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A bitter substance in the nest of the white ant.
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Starts with: Auddalakayana.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.4.6 < [Adhikaraṇa 1 - Sūtras 1-7]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)