Amalaki, Āmalakī, Āmalaki: 10 definitions
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Amalaki means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany1) Āmalakī (आमलकी) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “emblic myrobalan”, a species of tree of the family Phyllanthaceae, and is used throughout Āyurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā. The official botanical name of the plant is Phyllanthus emblica and is commonly known in English as the “myrobalan”, “Indian gooseberry” or the “Malacca tree”. In traditional Indian medicine, the dried and fresh fruits are used for various medicinal recipies.
2) Āmalakī (आमलकी):—Another name for Dhātrī (Emblica officinalis), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda. In this work, the plant is mentioned being part of the Triphalā group of medicinal drugs.
Source: Google Books: Essentials of AyurvedaĀmalakī (आमलकी).—The Sanskrit name for an important Āyurvedic drug.—It is also known as ‘Dhātrī’ because it nurses the people and protects them against diseases. The fruit of āmalakī destroys mainly pitta and is vṛṣya (semen-promoting) and balya (general tonic).
Source: PMC: Ayurvedic management of postlumbar myelomeningocele surgeryAmong Triphalā, Caraka identifies Āmalaki (Emblica officinalis) to be the best fruit bestowed with Vayassthāpana activity (youth retaining activity). Both harītakī and āmalakī are attributed with Medhya property.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryĀmalakī (आमलकी).—A tree that Nārada Muni brought from the spiritual world to the material realm to please the Supreme Lord. Its fruits are very rich in vitamin C.
Source: Devotees Vaishnavas: Śrī Garga SaṃhitāĀmalakī (आमलकी) refers to the eighth of twenty-six ekādaśīs according to the Garga-saṃhitā 4.8.9. Accordingly, “to attain Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy you should follow the vow of fasting on ekādaśī. In that way You will make Lord Kṛṣṇa into your submissive servant. Of this there is no doubt”. A person who chants the names of these twenty-six ekādaśīs (eg., Āmalakī) attains the result of following ekādaśī for one year.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismĀmalakī (आमलकी)—Sanskrit word for the plant “emblic myrobalan” (Phyllanthus emblica).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāmalakī : (f.) emblic myrobalan, Phyllanthus Emblica.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀmalakī, (f.) āmalaka Vin.I, 30; M.I, 456 (°vana). (Page 104)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāmalakī (आमलकी).—f S A tree, Phyllanthus emblica. 2 Dried myrobalans.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀmalakī (आमलकी).—
1) The tree, Emblic Myrobalan, Emblica Officinalis Gaertn (Mar. āṃvaḷā).
2) Name of another tree (vāsaka).
-kam Fruit of the Emblic Myrobalan; बदरामलकाम्रदाडिमानाम् (badarāmalakāmradāḍimānām) Bv.2.8.
See also (synonyms): āmalaka.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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: Amalakiphala, Amalakivana Amalakivana, Amalakyadi.
Ends with: Bhumyamalaki, Dalamalaki, Kshetramalaki, Salamalaki, Tamalaki.
Full-text (+2): Triphala, Tamalaki, Bhumyamalaki, Metula, Pancarasa, Shambhupriya, Avali, Amalakyadi, Amalaka, Dhatri, Amritaphala, Kasahara, Pathyashadangakvatha, Mustadi, Murchana, Gulma, Adhahpatana, Ekadashi, Dantadhavana, Ananta.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1457-1459 < [Chapter 18 - Inference]
Verse 3390-3392 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Verse 1051 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 45 - Āmalakī Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 60 - In Praise of Tulasī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 144 - Brahmavallī and Khaṇḍatīrtha < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.110 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Verse 1.2.76 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 6 - Treatment of Udara-roga (3): Shita-sevananta rasa < [Chapter VI - Diseases affecting the belly (udara-roga)]
Treatment for fever (73): Pratapa-lankeshvara rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (27): Saubhagyadi rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - Lavana (3): Bira (a type of artificial salt) < [Chapter XXIX - Lavana (salts)]
Part 17 - Purification of Katuki and various other seeds < [Chapter XXXI - Upavisha (semi-poisons)]
Part 6 - Extraction of oil from seeds of Pashana < [Chapter XXXII - Extraction of oil from seeds]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)