Vanamali, Vanamālī, Vaṉamāli: 3 definitions
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Vanamali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraVanamālī (वनमाली):—One of the sixty-eight Rasauṣadhi, very powerful drugs known to be useful in alchemical processes related to mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVanamāli (ವನಮಾಲಿ):—[noun] Viṣṇu, who wears ವನಮಾಲೆ [vanamale].
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Vanamāḷi (ವನಮಾಳಿ):—[noun] = ವನಮಾಲಿ [vanamali].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṉamāli (வனமாலி) noun < vana-mālin.
1. Viṣṇu, as wearing the vaṉa-mālai; திருமால். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thirumal. (pingalagandu)]
2. A prostrate herb. See பிரமி². (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pirami². (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vanamalidasa, Vanamalika, Vanamalikirtichandomala, Vanamalimishra, Vanamalin, Vanamalin bhatta, Vanamalini, Vanamalisha.
Full-text: Vanamalidasa, Vanamalimishra, Vanamalikirtichandomala, Vanamalin, Kirtichandomala, Rasaushadhi, Dhira, Vash.
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