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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Māleya (मालेय).—The collective name of the ministers of Vibhiṣaṇa The four ministers were: Anala, Anila, Hara and Sampāti. (Uttar Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa)

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Maleya in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don from the Rosaceae (Rose) family having the following synonyms: Cerasus cerasoides, Prunus puddum, Cerasus puddum. For the possible medicinal usage of maleya, 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)

Maleya in India is the name of a plant defined with Amomum subulatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardamomum subulatum (Roxb.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (1972)

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

Māleya (मालेय).—A garland-maker, florist.

Derivable forms: māleyaḥ (मालेयः).

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Māleyā (मालेया).—Large cardamoms.

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

Māleya (मालेय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Relating to a garland, &c. f.

(-yā) Large cardamoms. E. mālā, and ḍhak aff.

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

1) Māleya (मालेय):—[from māla] m. a garland-maker, florist, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] ([patronymic] [from] māli) Name of a Rākṣasa, [Rāmāyaṇa]

3) Māleyā (मालेया):—[from māleya > māla] f. great cardamoms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Māleya (मालेय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Of a garland. f. Large cardamoms.

[Sanskrit to German]

Maleya 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

Maleya (ಮಲೆಯ):—

1) [noun] the chieftain of a mountainous region.

2) [noun] a man belonging to Kerala state or whose mother-tongue is Malayāḷa.

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Māleya (ಮಾಲೆಯ):—

1) [noun] a temple-servant who collects or brings flowers for adorning the idol of the deity.

2) [noun] a class of such servants.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Malayala, Maleya-sahani, Maleyala, Maleyali, Maleyalu, Maleyavarike, Maliyamgi.

Ends with: Samaleya, Tamaleya.

Full-text: Malepa, Maleya-sahani, Samanopama, Peyiya-sahani, Maleru, Sahani.

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