The Sanskrit term Śovala can be transliterated into English as Sovala or Shovala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Śovala (शोवल) is a variant spelling of Śaivala (name of a serpent-demon), related to Śaivāla (“tape-grass”), as mentioned in verse 5.6-8 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Śaivāla (“tape-grass”) (Vallisneria spiralis L.) has been represented by ña-lcibs, which, according to Mahāvyutpatti 3286, is the name of the serpent-demon Śaivala (v.l. Śovala; Japanese edition: Śabala; Tibetan equivalent: ñi-lcibs). In current Tibetan, it denotes (a) mother of pearl, (b) fish-gills, and (c) a certain medicinal root curative of scalds and blisters; cf. Das, Dict. p. 472.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sōvaḷā (सोवळा).—a Pure, holy.Fig. Uncontaminated.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sovāla (सोवाल).—a. Blackish, smoky.

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

1) Sovāla (सोवाल):—mfn. blackish or smoke-coloured, smoky, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) m. smokiness, [ib.]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Sovalavya.

Ends with: Janmasovala.

Full-text: Mukata, Akatacikatasola, Ekamola, Cikatem, Ekamangala, Shabala, Mugata, Sola, Savala, Gavalem, Kharakata, Ovala, Somvala.

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