Vallaka: 5 definitions
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Vallaka 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyVallaka (वल्लक) is another word for Śimbī (Lablab purpureus, “Indian bean”) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.
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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vallaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Lablab purpureus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos benghalensis Jacq. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nuovo Giornale dei Letterati (1824)
· Plant Names Scientific & Popular (1900)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Kew Bulletin (1970)
· Willdenowia (1986)
· Publications of the Field Columbian Museum, Botanical Series (1902)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vallaka, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVallaka (वल्लक).—
1) A bird.
2) A sea monster; also वल्लभक (vallabhaka); Buddh.
Derivable forms: vallakaḥ (वल्लकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVallaka (वल्लक).—a kind of aquatic animal or monster (error for next?): makara-kacchapa-va°-śiśumārādīnāṃ (mss. śuśu°) Divyāvadāna 105.27.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVallaka (वल्लक):—[from vall] m. a sea-monster, [Divyāvadāna] (cf. vallabhaka).
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: Vallakaranja.
Ends with: Avallaka, Paravallaka.
Full-text: Vallabhaka, Valliki, Shimbi.
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)