Padavala, Pada-avali, Paḍavaḷa, Paḍavala, Padāvalī, Padavali: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Padavala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit term Paḍavaḷa can be transliterated into English as Padavala or Padavalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Padavala (“boat”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Telugu section of the Devangas (a caste of weavers). The Devangas, speaking Telugu or Canarese, are found all over the Madras Presidency. Devanga is composed of Deva and angam, “limb of god”.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Padavala [ಪಡವಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. anguina (L.) I. Grebenscikov from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Trichosanthes anguina, Cucumis anguinus, Trichosanthes lobata. For the possible medicinal usage of padavala, 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.
1) Padavali in India is the name of a plant defined with Cipadessa baccifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhus blinii H. Lév. (among others).
2) Padavali is also identified with Cissampelos pareira It has the synonym Cocculus orbiculatus C.K. Schneid., nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Flora Japonica (Thunberg) (1784)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology (2007)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturae (1817)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Padavali, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
paḍavaḷa (पडवळ).—f (paṭōla S) Snake-gourd, Trichosanthes diœca or anguina. 2 n The fruit of it. hātāpāyācēṃ pa0 hōṇēṃ g. of s. To be lean and meagre.
paḍavaḷa (पडवळ).—f Snake-gourd, Trichosanthes diœca or anguina. n The fruit of it. hātāpāyācēṃ pa?B hōṇēṃ To be lean and meagre.
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
Padāvalī (पदावली).—a series of words, a continued arrangement of words or lines; (kāvyasya) शरीरं तावदिष्टार्थव्यवच्छिन्नापदावली (śarīraṃ tāvadiṣṭārthavyavacchinnāpadāvalī) Kāv. 1.1; मधुरकोमलकान्तपदावलीं शृणु तदा जयदेवसरस्वतीम् (madhurakomalakāntapadāvalīṃ śṛṇu tadā jayadevasarasvatīm) Gītagovinda 1.
Padāvalī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pada and āvalī (आवली).
Padāvalī (पदावली) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—grammar. Colebrooke Misc. Essays Ii^2, 44.
1) Padāvalī (पदावली):—[from pada > pad] f. a series of verses or words, [Gīta-govinda]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a grammar.
Padāvalī (पदावली):—(pada + āva) f.
1) eine Reihe von Versgliedern oder Worten: madhurakomalakāntapadāvalīṃ śṛṇu tadā jayadevasarasvatīm [Gītagovinda 1, 3.] —
2) Titel einer Grammatik [Colebrooke II, 48.]
Padāvalī (पदावली):—f. —
1) eine Reihe von Versgliedern oder Worten. —
2) Titel einer Grammatik.
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
Padāvalī (पदावली):—(nf) expression; diction; a collection of padas (versified composition esp. eulogizing the Lord or His sport).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Paḍavala (ಪಡವಲ):—
1) [noun] the climber Trichosanthes anguina of Cucurbitaceae family.
2) [noun] its gourd, used as a vegetble; snake gourd.
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Paḍavali (ಪಡವಲಿ):—[noun] = ಪಡವಲ [padavala].
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Paḍavaḷa (ಪಡವಳ):—
1) [noun] the chief of an army.
2) [noun] a senior officer.
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Paḍavaḷa (ಪಡವಳ):—[noun] a man in charge of attires in a palace or in the house of a man of high rank.
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Paḍavaḷi (ಪಡವಳಿ):—[noun] the plant Cissampelos pareira ( = C. convolvulaceae) of Menispermaceae family; false pareira root.
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Paḍāvala (ಪಡಾವಲ):—[noun] the plant Clypea peltata of Menispermaceae family.
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Paḍāvaḷa (ಪಡಾವಳ):—[noun] = ಪಡವಳ [padavala]1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Padāvalī (पदावली):—n. collection of verses; vocabulary; glossary; phrase;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pada, Avali, Pata.
Starts with: Padavalanga, Padavalanja, Padavalanjana, Padavalanjanavacaka, Padavalanjanusara, Padavalati, Padavalaya, Patavalai.
Full-text (+17): Kadupadavala, Visheshana-padavali, Nama-padavali, Namika-padavali, Vidheya-padavali, Naam-padaavalee, Namik-padaavalee, Vidhey-padaavalee, Visheshan-padaavalee, Latorem Padavala, Sannapadavala, Kombupadavala, Kahipadavala, Huccupadavala, Shabdanushasanadurgapadavali, Padavalu, Padavalla, Ghonasempadavala, Ghanasempadavala, Kadu-padavala-kayi.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 194 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 173 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 316 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
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Part 17 - Rasagaṅgādhara of Jagannātha < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
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