Pallaka: 4 definitions
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Pallaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: Research Gate: On Fish in Manasollasa (c. 1131 AD)Pallaka (पल्लक) refers to a type of fish identified with Hilsa ilisha Ham., as mentioned in the 12th-century Mānasollāsa or Abhilaṣitārthachintāmaṇi, an ancient Sanskrit text describing thirty-five kinds of marine and fresh water fishes.—The word pala or palali in Sanskrit means heap of flesh. It has been described as a marine fish of medium size. Presence or absence of scales has not been specifically mentioned. However, pallaka probably is a scaly fish since it is grouped with scaly fishes, such as rohita, etc. Apte (1965) mentions pallavaka as a kind of fish. Hora (1951) considered pallaka to be Luteanus roseus Day. We disagree with Hora’s identifiction and suggest that pallaka is Hilsa ilisha Ham., which is known as pala in Marathi and paliya in Kannada. Hilsa’s popularity as a table fish, in spite of numerous tiny bones, is probably due to the high fat content. Hilsa belongs to the group commonly called lady-fishes.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pallaka (पल्लक):—[from pall] See dattairaṇḍa-p under datta.
2) Pāllaka (पाल्लक):—mfn. ([from] pallī) [gana] dhūmādi.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pallakam.
Ends with: Dattairandapallaka, Kapallaka.
Full-text: Pallakam, Dattairandapallaka, Pallava, Palla, Palli.
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