Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Dalika in India is the name of a plant defined with Punica granatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· North American Flora (1928)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· FBI (1879)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dalika, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Dālikā, & Dālima (Sk. dālika the colocynth & dāḍima the pomegranate tree) in °laṭṭhi a kind of creeper; equivalent to takkāri (?) Th.2, 297 (dālikā)=ThA.226 (dālikā & dālima). (Page 320)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dalika (दलिक).—Timber, a piece of wood.

Derivable forms: dalikam (दलिकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dalika (दलिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) Timber, wood. E. dal to split, affix ikac .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dalika (दलिक):—[from dalana > dal] n. timber, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Dālikā (दालिका):—[from dālaka > dāla] f. colocynth, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dalika (दलिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Timber, wood.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dalika (दलिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dalia, Dāliyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dalika in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dalikamla, Dalikara.

Ends with (+27): Akaramamdalika, Ardhabhramana, Assamandalika, Auddalika, Baidalika, Bhaddalika, Bidalika, Candalika, Chaddalika, Chandalika, Darumandalika, Devadalika, Gaddalika, Gajamandalika, Gaudalika, Ghritamandalika, Gomandalika, Grahakundalika, Janmakundalika, Kadalika.

Full-text: Dalia, Devadalika, Daliya, Rastali, Rasadalika, Dala, Dali, Tridalika.

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