Langalika, Lāṅgalikā, Lāṅgalika, Lamgalika: 13 definitions

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Langalika 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«previous next»] — Langalika in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Lāṅgalikā (लाङ्गलिका) is another name for Pṛśniparṇī, a medicinal plant identified with Uraria picta Desv. from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.37-39 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Lāṅgalikā and Pṛśniparṇī, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Lāṅgalikā (लाङ्गलिका) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Gloriosa superba Linn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning lāṅgalikā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Lāṅgalikā (लाङ्गलिका) is a Sanskrit word referring to Gloriosa superba (flame lily), a plant species in the Colchicaceae family. Certain plant parts of Lāṅgalikā are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.

Lāṅgalikā is also identified as a syonym for Lāṅgalī, referring to the same Gloriosa superba. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu, which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Langalika in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Gloriosa superba L. from the Liliaceae (Lily) family having the following synonyms: Gloriosa rothschildiana, Gloriosa cirrhifolia, Gloriosa nepalensis. For the possible medicinal usage of langalika, 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)

Langalika in India is the name of a plant defined with Gloriosa superba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Methonica petersiana Klotzsch ex Garcke (among others).

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

· Current Science (1981)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1965)
· Taxon (2007)
· Naturw. Reise Mossambique (1864)
· Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (1853)
· Cytologia (1990)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Langalika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lāṅgalika (लाङ्गलिक).—a. (- f.) Belonging to a plough.

-kaḥ A kind of poison; L. D. B.

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

Lāṅgalika (लाङ्गलिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Relating or belonging to a plough. m.

(-kaḥ) One of the thirty-four species of the fixed, or mineral and vegetable poisons. f. (-kā-kī) A small creeper, commonly called Langali, (Gloriosa superba, or Commelina salicifolia.) E. lāṅgalī a name of several plants, aff. kan, fem. form; or lāṅgala and ṭhak aff.

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

1) Lāṅgalika (लाङ्गलिक):—[from lāṅgala] mfn. relating or belonging to a plough, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] vegetable poison, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a school of the Sāma-veda, [Āryavidyā-sudhākara]

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

Lāṅgalika (लाङ्गलिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Of the plough. m. One of the 34 species of the fixed poisons. f. (kā-kī) A creeper (Gloriosa superba).

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

Lāṅgalika (लाङ्गलिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇaṃgaliya.

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Langalika 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Langalika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lāṃgalika (ಲಾಂಗಲಿಕ):—[adjective] of, relating to a plough.

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Lāṃgalika (ಲಾಂಗಲಿಕ):—[noun] a kind of vegetable poison.

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Lāṃgalika (ಲಾಂಗಲಿಕ):—[noun] the plant Hydrolea zeylanica of Hydrophyllaceae family.

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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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