Kaliyaka, Kālīyaka: 12 definitions
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Kaliyaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKālīyaka (कालीयक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.10, I.35, II.48.9) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kālīyaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)Kālīyaka is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Kālīyaka].
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kaliyaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Berberis aristata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Berberis aristata Sims.
2) Kaliyaka is also identified with Berberis asiatica It has the synonym Berberis asiatica Griff. (etc.).
3) Kaliyaka is also identified with Coscinium fenestratum It has the synonym Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebrooke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1975)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· Phytotherapy Research (1995)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
· Systema Naturae (1821)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kaliyaka, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 dictionaryKālīyaka (कालीयक).—
1) A species of aloe wood.
2) A kind of turmeric.
3) Yellow sandal. ... गात्राणि कालीयकचर्चितानि (gātrāṇi kālīyakacarcitāni) Ṛtusaṃhāra 4.5. Here comm. मणिराम (maṇirāma) says, 'कालीयकेन जायकेन (kālīyakena jāyakena).
4) A dark kind of sandal wood.
5) Saffron; कालीयक- क्षोदविलेपनश्रियम् (kālīyaka- kṣodavilepanaśriyam) Śiśupālavadha 12.14.
Derivable forms: kālīyakaḥ (कालीयकः), kālīyakam (कालीयकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKāliyaka (कालियक).—(= Sanskrit Kāliya; compare also Kālika), name of a nāga king: Samādhirājasūtra p. 42 line 31.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālīyaka (कालीयक).—n.
(-kaṃ) 1. A yellow fragrant wood, perhaps a species of aloe wood. 2. A dark kind of Sandal wood. m.
(-kaḥ) A species of turmeric. (Curcuma zanthorhiza:) see dāruharidrā. E. kan added to the last, of a black or blackish hue; also kālīya, kāleya, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālīyaka (कालीयक).—[kālīya + ka], I. n. A dark kind of sandal, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 96, 3. Ii. m. The name of a Nāga, Mahābhārata 1, 1555.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālīyaka (कालीयक).—[masculine] [Name] of a serpent-demon; [neuter] a kind of fragrant black wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāliyaka (कालियक):—[from kāla] n. (= kālīyaka) a yellow fragrant wood (perhaps sandal-wood or Agallochum), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Kālīyaka (कालीयक):—[from kāla] n. = kāliyaka, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] mn. a kind of turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Nāga (different [from] Kāliya), [Mahābhārata i, 1555.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālīyaka (कालीयक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A yellow fragrant wood. m. Turmeric.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKālīyaka (ಕಾಲೀಯಕ):—[noun] the wood of the tree Aquilaria agallocha.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kaliyakam, Kaliyakara.
Full-text: Kantidayaka, Kaleyaka, Kaliya, Varnada, Kaleya, Salasaradi, Kalika, Kala.
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