Talasha, Talāśa, Talāsa: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Talasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Talāśa can be transliterated into English as Talasa or Talasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Talash.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsTalāśa (तलाश) is the name of a tree in the Atharvaveda. Whitney suggests that it may be the same as Tālīśa (Flacourtia cataphracta).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytalāśa (तलाश) [or स, sa].—m ( P) Search, quest, inquiry.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtalāśa (तलाश) [-sa, -स].—m Search, inquiry.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTalāśā (तलाशा).—[feminine] a cert. tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTalāśā (तलाशा):—f. a kind of tree, [Atharva-veda vi, 15, 3; Kauśika-sūtra 8.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTalāśa (तलाश) [Also spelled talash]:—(nf) search, quest.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Talasana, Talashabda, Talashaktika, Talashala, Talashataka.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Talasha, Talāśa, Talasa, Talāśā, Talāsa; (plurals include: Talashas, Talāśas, Talasas, Talāśās, Talāsas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatments of Śvāsa-roga (respiratory problems) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Treatment of Mandāgni (Indigestion) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Treatment of Epilepsy (Mṛgī) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIII - The Kinnarī Jātaka < [Volume II]