Potali: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Potali means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Potli.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPotali, Potala, Potana or Pota.—A city in Kasirattha, the capital of the Assaka king. J.ii.155f.; J.iii.3; see also VvA.259. Potali was probably near the residence of Bavari (see SNA.ii.581).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismPotali (पोतलि) possibly refers to the ancient capital of Assaka: one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—In the Aṅguttara Nikāya Assaka it is mentioned as one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of Jambudīpa. The name of the capital city of the Assaka country is given both as Potali and Potana. It may seriously be asked if the two names are identical though their identity has always been accepted without doubt. At one time the city of Potali was included in the kingdom of Kāsī, for in the Assaka Jātaka (Jāt., II, p. 155) we are told that there was once a King named Assaka who reigned in Potali which is stated to be a city in the kingdom of Kāsī.
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPotali [पोटली] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Glycosmis arborea, Glycosmis quinquefolia. For the possible medicinal usage of potali, 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)1) Potali in India is the name of a plant defined with Glycosmis cochinchinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Toluifera cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).
2) Potali is also identified with Glycosmis pentaphylla It has the synonym Myxospermum chylocarpum (Wight & Arn.) M. Roem. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1854)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1896)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1805)
· Journ. Ind. Bot. Soc. (1937)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Potali, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypōṭaḷī (पोटळी).—f ( H) sometimes pōṭaḷā m Medicaments tied up in a corner of a cloth, to be dabbed on the eye &c. 2 Any little thing, or a small quantity of anything (as a gem, a marble, or some flour, grain &c.) put up in the corner of a cloth and tied. v bāndha.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPoṭalī (पोटली) [Also spelled potli]:—(nf) a small bundle.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Potalia amara, Potalia chocoensis, Potalia coronata, Potalia crassa, Potalia elegans, Potalia maguireorum, Potalia resinifera, Potalia turbinata, Potalia yanamonoensis, Potalika, Potalippu, Potaliputta, Potalisu, Potaliya, Potaliya Sutta.
Ends with: Hemgarbhapotali.
Full-text: Potli, Potana, Potoli, Potadi, Potari, Potala, Pota, Nandishena, Padaniya, Padana, Assaka, Aruna, Cullakalinga Jataka, Kalinga, Kashi, Ubbari.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 207: Assaka-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 301: Cullakāliṅga-jātaka < [Volume 3]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Buddhism in Andhra – Its Arrival, Spread and < [July – September, 1994]