Gila, Gīla: 10 definitions
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Gila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Gila in Central Africa is the name of a plant defined with Ceiba pentandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym see Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865) and Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus Endlicher, Meletemata botanica. 35. Wien 1832. (among others).
2) Gila in India is also identified with Entada gigas It has the synonym Adenanthera scandens Forster f. (etc.).
3) Gila is also identified with Entada phaseoloides It has the synonym Pusaetha scandens (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
4) Gila is also identified with Entada rheedei It has the synonym Mimosa gigas L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Philip. J. Sci. Sect. C Bot. (1918)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Fl. Ins. Austr. (1786)
· Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. (1871)
· FBI (1887)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gila, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygīla (गील).—m (Commonly gara) Pulp, pith &c.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGila (गिल).—a. [gil-ka] Who or what swallows or devours; e. g. तिमिङ्गिलगिलोऽप्यस्ति तद्गिलोप्यस्ति राघवः (timiṅgilagilo'pyasti tadgilopyasti rāghavaḥ); see तिमिङ्गिल (timiṅgila).
-laḥ 1 The citron tree.
2) A crocodile in the Ganges.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGila (गिल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Who or what swallows. m.
(-laḥ) 1. The citron. 2. Swallowing. E. gṝ to swallow, affix ka, and ra changed to la.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gila (गिल):—mfn. (= 2. gira) ifc. ‘swallowing’ See a-saṃsūhta-gila, timiṃ-
2) m. the citron tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGila (गिल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Swallowing. 1. m. The citron; a swallowing.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Gilā (गिला):—(nm) complaint; reproach; —[śikavā] informal complaint and reproach.
2) Gīlā (गीला):—(a) moist, wet; ~[pana] wetness.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Gilā (गिला) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Galai.
Gilā has the following synonyms: Gilāa.
2) Gilā (गिला) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Glāni.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+52): Gila lewa, Gila-phal, Gila-tiga, Gilaa, Gilaaf, Gilagach, Gilagamci, Gilagamji, Gilaganchi, Gilagiji, Gilagila, Gilagilita, Gilagilyaunu, Gilagoranta, Gilagraha, Gilagudu, Gilahari, Gilai, Gilaka, Gilake.
Ends with (+53): Aggila, Agila, Anugila, Asamsuktagila, Bagila, Balagila, Bhagila, Bhangila, Biliguggila, Bilikanigila, Dagila, Dandigila, Degila, Dhungila, Dimagila, Durgila, Gandhagila, Gangila, Garangila, Garbhagila.
Full-text (+19): Gilagraha, Gilasa, Gilagila, Timimgilagila, Gilayu, Timingilagila, Timingila, Gilas, Gilam, Agilayati, Timimgila, Gilana, Gila-phal, Gilaa, Gila-tiga, Glani, Galai, Asamsuktagila, Gila lewa, Muphalisa.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 6 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 46 - Andhaka fights < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 45 - The beginning of the war and the conversation with the messengers < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 7 - Duty or Motive in Karma < [Discourse 4 - Doctrine of Karma]
Chapter 7 - International Ethics < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
Appendix 1 - Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Poem, ‘Brahm’ < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
Thikkana, a World-Poet < [November-December 1933]
Reviews < [January 1963]
Gandhi, “The Gita” and Gayatri in “The Vendor of Sweets” < [April – June, 1985]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 4 - Suhini-Mehar (Love stories of other regions) < [Part 1 - Saurashtra ni Rashdhar]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)