Alternative spellings of this word include Katil.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Katila is mentioned as a neighbouring village of Dīpakāgara, according to the “Dive Agar plate of Mummuṇirāja”. Voritali may be Vaḍavali at about the same distance north by east of Divē Āgar.

This copper plate (mentioning Katila) was discovered at Dīve Āgar in the Śrīvardhana-tālukā of the Kolābā District in North Koṅkaṇ. It is dated on the fifth tithi of the dark fortnight of Āṣāḍha in the Śaka year 975, the cyclic year being Vijaya. Its object is to record a vyavasthā (settlement) in respect of the village Dīpakāgara together with its three hamlets, viz. Voritalī, Katila and Kalaija.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Katila in the Rajasthani language is the name of a plant identified with Sterculia urens Roxb. from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family. For the possible medicinal usage of katila, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Katila in India is the name of a plant defined with Astragalus hamosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tragacantha buceras (Willd.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Katila is also identified with Boerhavia diffusa It has the synonym Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata Moscoso (etc.).

3) Katila is also identified with Sterculia urens It has the synonym Kavalama urens (Roxb.) Raf. (etc.).

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

· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Phytologia (1964)
· Anales de Ciencias Naturales (1801)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Natural product research (2007)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kātila (कातिल) [Also spelled katil]:—(nm) a murderer; ~[lānā] murderous.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭilā (கடிலா) noun See கடியிரத்தம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kadiyiratham. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Katil-atipatu.

Ends with: Bhundo-katila, Kankatila, Lakatila, Oont-katila, Shandhakatila, Sikatila.

Full-text: Bhundo-katila, Oont-katila, Katil, Voritali, Padmaladevi, Kalaija, Divakara, Narayanaiya, Thakuraiya, Vavapaiya, Narayana Pandita.

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