Caladala, Cala-dala: 7 definitions
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Caladala 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaladala.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Caladala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus religiosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum (Linnaeus) Gasparrini (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1854)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Ric. Caprifico (1845)
· London Journal of Botany (1848)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Caladala, for example extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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 dictionaryCaladala (चलदल).—the Aśvattha tree; बिल्वै- श्चलदलैरपि (bilvai- ścaladalairapi) Parṇāl.4.62; लीलाचलाचलं भाले हैमं चलदलच्छदम् (līlācalācalaṃ bhāle haimaṃ caladalacchadam) (Mar. piṃpaḷapāna) Śiva. B.6.83. °च्छदः (cchadaḥ) An ornament worn on the forehead, having the shape of the leaf of the Aśvattha tree.
Derivable forms: caladalaḥ (चलदलः).
Caladala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cala and dala (दल). See also (synonyms): calapatra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaladala (चलदल).—m.
(-laḥ) The holy fig tree. E. cala shaking, and dala a leaf. calāni dalāni asya . aśvattha-vṛkṣe .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaladala (चलदल):—[=cala-dala] [from cala > cal] m. ‘tremulous-leaved’, Ficus religiosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaladala (चलदल):—[cala-dala] (laḥ) 1. m. The holy fig-tree.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Flora (5): Trees < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)