Pitashala, Pītaśāla: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Pitashala 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.
The Sanskrit term Pītaśāla can be transliterated into English as Pitasala or Pitashala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Pitasala in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus marsupium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pterocarpus bilobus Roxb. ex G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1832)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Natural history (1897)
· Taxon (1980)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pitasala, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, 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
Pītaśāla (पीतशाल).—m.
(-laḥ) A tree, (Pentaptera.) E. pīta yellow, and śāla the Sal tree.
Pītaśāla (पीतशाल):—[=pīta-śāla] [from pīta] m. Terminalia Tomentosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Pītaśāla (पीतशाल):—[pīta-śāla] (laḥ) 1. m. A tree (Pentaptera tomentosa).
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Pītasāla (ಪೀತಸಾಲ):—[noun] = ಪೀತಸಾರ - [pitasara -] 2.
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)
Partial matches: Shala, Sa la, Pitha.
Starts with: Pitasalaka.
Full-text: Pitacalam, Kalakantha, Pitasalaka, Alakapriya, Kanakantha, Sa-sarv-ashan-ekshu-karpasa-shana-amra-madhuka-adi-bhuruha, Sarja, Asana, Pitaka.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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