Dul: 10 definitions

Introduction
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Dul means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis and Thengal Kacharis of Assam

Dul refers to “Thread with magical charms”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study on the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis tribes of Assam (India) who possess a rich cultural heritage, folk customs, local traditions and oral histories

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Dul in India is the name of a plant defined with Chukrasia tabularis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Swietenia velutina Wall. ex Kurz (among others).

2) Dul is also identified with Echinochloa crus-galli It has the synonym Orthopogon echinatus (Willd.) Spreng. (etc.).

3) Dul is also identified with Echinochloa stagnina It has the synonym Panicum burgu A. Chev. (etc.).

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

· Manual of the Grasses of the United States (1935)
· Rhodora (1954)
· United States Department of Agriculture: Bulletin (1920)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1815)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dul, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dul (दुल्).—U.

1) (dolayati-te, dolita) To swing, shake to and fro, cause to oscillate or move about; कटिं चेद्दोलयेदाशु (kaṭiṃ ceddolayedāśu) Ratimañjarī दोलयन्द्वाविवाक्षौ (dolayandvāvivākṣau) Bhartṛhari 3.39.

2) To move or shake upwards, throw up; दोलयति धूलिं वायुः (dolayati dhūliṃ vāyuḥ) Śabdak.

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

Dul (दुल्).—[dula] r. 10th cl. (dolayati-te) 1. To raise, to throw up. 2. To excite. 3. To shake, to swing. curā0 ubha0 saka0 seṭ .

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

Dul (दुल्).— (a form of tul), i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] To raise, to swing, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 43. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. dolita, Made uncertain, [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya, (ed. A. Weber.)] 14, 197.

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

Dul (दुल्).—dolayati [participle] lita raise, swing.

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

Dul (दुल्):—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] dolayati, to swing, throw up, shake to and fro, [Bhartṛhari iii, 43] (cf. tul, dola, dolāya).

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

Dul (दुल्):—(ka) dolayati 10. a. To raise; to excite; to swing.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dul 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dūḷ (ದೂಳ್):—[noun] = ದೂಳು [dulu].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Search found 25 books and stories containing Dul, Dūḷ; (plurals include: Duls, Dūḷs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chapter 5 - Keepers of Vinaya < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]

Chapter 8 - The Chapter on the disciples Bya yul pa < [Book 5 - The Sovereign Lord (Atiśa)]

Chapter 6 - The Chapter on Kham lung pa and the disciples of Shar ba pa < [Book 5 - The Sovereign Lord (Atiśa)]

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Text 19.27 (Commentary) < [Chapter 19 (Text And Commentary)]

Text 8.25 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]

Text 19.3 (Commentary) < [Chapter 19 (Text And Commentary)]

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Ways of Thinking in Mediterranean and Eastern Antiquity < [Volume 164 (2013)]

The Mystical Event: Toward a New Economy of Image and Abstraction < [Volume 114 (2001)]

The Greek Orthodox Church and the "Identity Card Battle" (2000-2001) < [Volume 131-132 (2005)]

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