Picula: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Picula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pichula.
India history and geography
Picula.—weight equal to 6 māṣas (JNSI, Vol. XVI, p. 46). Note: picula is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Picula.—equal to 6 maṣas (60 ratis). Note: picula is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Picula in India is the name of a plant defined with Tamarix dioica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tamarix dioica Roxb..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Picula, for example side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Picula (पिचुल).—
1) Cotton.
2) A kind of cormorant or sea-crow.
Derivable forms: piculaḥ (पिचुलः).
Picula (पिचुल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. Cotton: also picu. 2. The tamarisk, (T. Indica.) 3. A plant, (Barringtonia acutangula.) 4. The diver or water-crow. E. picu cotton, lā to get, &c. aff. ka. jhāvukavṛkṣe .
Picula (पिचुल).—[picu + la], m. 1. Tamarix indica. 2. Cotton.
Picula (पिचुल).—[masculine] [Name] of a tree.
1) Picula (पिचुल):—[from picu] m. a species of tree (Barringtonia Acutangula or Tamarix Indica), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 423, 3])
2) [v.s. ...] cotton, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of cormorant or sea crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Picula (पिचुल):—[picu-la] (laḥ) 1. m. Cotton; the tamarisk; the diver or water crow.
Picula (पिचुल):—m.
1) Tamarix indica [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 20.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1139.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 669.] [Medinīkoṣa.l. 112.] [Halāyudha 2, 40.] Barringtonia acutangula Gaertn. (vgl. nicula) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa -] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 79, 37.] —
2) Baumwolle, = picu [Sārasundarī] zu [Amarakoṣa] [Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) Seerabe [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
Picula (पिचुल):—m. —
1) ein best. Baum. Nach den Lexicographen Tamarix indica und Barringtonia acutangula. —
2) *Baumwolle , Watte. —
3) *Seerabe.
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
Picula (ಪಿಚುಲ):—
1) [noun] = ಪಿಚವ್ಯ [picavya].
2) [noun] the leguminous tree Tamarindus indica of the Caesalpiniaceae family; tamarind tree.
3) [noun] its fruit used in foods and beverages; tamarind.
4) [noun] the plant Cassia fistula ( = Cathartocarpus fistula) of Caesalpiniaceae family.
5) [noun] the tree Barringtonia acutangula of Lecythidaceae family; Indian oak.
6) [noun] a kind of cormorant or sea crow.
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Picuḷa (ಪಿಚುಳ):—[noun] = ಪಿಚುಲ [picula].
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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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
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Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)