Vishavalli, Viṣavallī: 7 definitions
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Vishavalli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 Viṣavallī can be transliterated into English as Visavalli or Vishavalli, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuViṣavallī (विषवल्ली) is another name for Indravāruṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth, bitter apple or desert gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.70-72 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Viṣavallī and Indravāruṇī, there are a total of twenty-nine Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Cultural history as g leaned from kathasaritsagaraVishavalli is the name of a herb (oshadhi) mentioned in the Kathasaritsagara by Somadeva (10th century A.D). Vishavalli refers to a poisonous plant.
Somadeva mentions many rich forests, gardens, various trees, creepers medicinal and flowering plants (e.g., Vishavalli) and fruit-bearing trees in the Kathasaritsagara. Gardens of herbs were specially maintained in big cities. Somadeva’s writing more or less reflects the life of the people of Northern India during the 11th century. His Kathasaritsagara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vishavalli, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravahanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyadharas (celestial beings).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviṣavallī (विषवल्ली).—f (S) A poisonous creeping plant in general. Hence fig. A malignant or evilminded person, an Upas tree.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishviṣavallī (विषवल्ली).—f A poisonous creeping plant in general. Fig. A malignant or evil-minded person.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣavalli (विषवल्लि):—[=viṣa-valli] [from viṣa > viṣ] f. a poisonous creeper, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) Viṣavallī (विषवल्ली):—[=viṣa-vallī] [from viṣa > viṣ] f. a poisonous creeper, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṣavalli (ವಿಷವಲ್ಲಿ):—[noun] = ವಿಷಮೆಕ್ಕೆ [vishamekke].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Visha, Valli.
Full-text: Indravaruni.
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