India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

1) Pula (“flowers”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Boyas (an old fighting caste of Southern India). The Boyas were much prized as fighting men in the stirring times of the eighteenth century .

2) Pula (“flowers”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Koravas (a nomad tribe of the North Arcot district). The Korava nomad tribe permeates the length of the Indian peninsula, through countries where many languages and dialects are spoken, are likely to be known by different names in different localities.

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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 Drugs

Pula [பூலா] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family having the following synonyms: Kirganelia reticulata, Anisonema reticulatum, Cicca reticulata, Diasperus reticulatus. For the possible medicinal usage of pula, 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.

Pula in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Kydia calycina Roxb. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family.

Pula [பூலா] in the Tamil language, ibid. previous identification.

Pula in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family having the following synonyms: Phyllanthus virosus, Securinega virosa, Phyllanthus virosus.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Pula in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr. (among others).

2) Pula is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Gossampinus rumphii Schott & Endl. (etc.).

3) Pula is also identified with Flueggea leucopyrus It has the synonym Phyllanthus albicans Wall., nom. inval. (etc.).

4) Pula is also identified with Flueggea virosa It has the synonym Phyllanthus virosus Wall., nom. inval. (etc.).

5) Pula is also identified with Syzygium zeylanicum It has the synonym Jambosa bracteata Miq. (etc.).

6) Pula in Samoa is also identified with Colocasia esculenta It has the synonym Zantedeschia virosa K. Koch (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1988)
· Taxon (1961)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Hortus Britannicus (1839)
· Illustrations of Indian botany
· Flora Indica (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pula, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pulā (पुला).—m ( H) A bundle (as of hay, grass, kaḍabā).

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pūla (पूल).—m ( P) A bridge.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pūla (पूल).—m A bridge.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pula (पुल).—a. Great, large, wide, extensive.

-laḥ Horripilation.

-lam Size, extent.

-lī A bunch.

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Pulā (पुला).—The soft palate, uvula.

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Pūla (पूल).—

1) A bundle, pack; न हि अवद्धे काष्ठपूलके एकस्मिन्नाकृष्यमाणे काष्ठान्तराणि कृष्यन्ते (na hi avaddhe kāṣṭhapūlake ekasminnākṛṣyamāṇe kāṣṭhāntarāṇi kṛṣyante) ŚB. on MS.9.1.26.

2) A kind of cake; cf. पूलदानम् (pūladānam), Mātaṅga. L.11.8.

Derivable forms: pūlaḥ (पूलः).

See also (synonyms): pūlaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pula (पुल).—nt., or pulā, f. (dual pule), designates some-thing given by Mahākātyāyana to a devatā as relic or keepsake, with the thought that these two articles were not to be worn or kept (na dhārayitavye) in Madhyadeśa, by Buddha's instructions: Divyāvadāna 581.7. May it be related to Sanskrit pulaka, AMg. pulaga, pulaa (all said to be masc.!), a kind of gem ? Not mentioned in Divyāvadāna Index; no further clue to meaning

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Pūla (पूल).—m. pl. (pūlān), Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.107.12, or pūlā, n. sg. f., Mahāvyutpatti 8967, buskin(s); so Tibetan, both times, lham sgro(g) gu can; Chin. laced boots. Cf. maṇḍa-pūla.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pula (पुल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Vast, great, extensive. m.

(-laḥ) Erection of the hairs of the body, considered as a proof of exquisite delight, horripilation. f.

(-lā) 1. One of the paces of a horse, the canter or gallop. 2. The soft palate or uvula. E. pul to be great, ka aff.

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Pulā (पुला).—f.

(-lā) The soft palate: see pula.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pula (पुल).—I. adj. Extensive. Ii. m. Erection of the hairs of the body, considered as proof of exquisite delight.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūla (पूल).—[masculine] bunch, bundle.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pula (पुल):—mfn. extended, wide, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) m. horripilation (See under pulaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Name of an attendant of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Pulā (पुला):—[from pula] f. the soft palate or uvula, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] pace of horses, [Śiśupāla-vadha v, 60. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

6) Pula (पुल):—n. size, extent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Pūla (पूल):—[from pūl] m. a bunch, bundle, [Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]] (also -ka)

8) [v.s. ...] [plural] straw, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pula (पुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Erection of the hairs of the body. f. Chanter or gallop; soft palate. a. Vast, great.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pula (पुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pula, Pūla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pula in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Pula (पुल) [Also spelled pul]:—(nm) a bridge; —,[jhūlā] hanging bridge; —[bāṃdhanā, kisī kī praśaṃsā meṃ] to eulogize no end, to pay tributes in superlatives.

2) Pūlā (पूला):—(nm) a bundle of straws, crops, etc.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Pula (पुल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pula.

2) Pula (पुल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pula.

3) Pula (पुल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pul.

4) Pula (पुल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dṛś.

Pula has the following synonyms: Pulaa.

5) Pūla (पूल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pūla.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pula (ಪುಲ):—[adjective] great; large; wide; ext ensive.

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Pula (ಪುಲ):—

1) [noun] the physical form or size of something.

2) [noun] a bristling of the hair on the skin from joy.

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Puḷa (ಪುಳ):—[adjective] not faint or blurred; easily seen; distinct.

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Puḷa (ಪುಳ):—[noun] the quality of being very clear; clearness; clarity.

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Puḷa (ಪುಳ):—[adjective] great; large; wide; extgensive.

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Puḷa (ಪುಳ):—

1) [noun] the physical form or size of something.

2) [noun] a bristling of the hair on the skin from joy.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pula (புல) [pulattal] 12 intransitive verb

1. To pout, sulk; to be displeased; மனம்வேறுபடுதல். புலத் தலு மூடலு மாகியவிடத்து [manamverupaduthal. pulath thalu mudalu magiyavidathu] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 157).

2. To suffer pain; துன்புறுதல். போகும் புழையுட் புலந்து [thunpuruthal. pogum puzhaiyud pulanthu] (ஏலாதி [elathi], 11). — transitive To dislike; வெறுத்தல். பல புலந்து [veruthal. pala pulanthu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: porunararruppadai] 175).

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Pula (புல) [pulattal] 12 transitive verb < புலம். [pulam.] To make known; to instruct; அறிவுறுத்துதல். புலக்க வேண்டுறுமக்காதை [arivuruthuthal. pulakka vendurumakkathai] (உபதேசகாண்டம் சிவத்துரோ. [upathesagandam sivathuro.] 264).

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Pula (புல) noun < புல¹-. [pula¹-.] See புலவு² [pulavu²], 2, 3. புல வேல் வானவன் [pula vel vanavan] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 10, 1, கொளு [kolu]).

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Pulā (புலா) noun < புலவு². [pulavu².] See புலவு² [pulavu²], 2. புலாவிட் டரற்ற [pulavid dararra] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 326).

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Pūlā (பூலா) noun < பூல். [pul.]

1. Black-berried feather foil,

1. shrub, Phyllanthus reticulatus; செடி வகை. [sedi vagai.]

2. Red silk-cotton tree,

1. transitive, Bombax malabaricum; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Starts with (+197): Pula kada, Pula-katainatai, Pula-nerivalakkam, Pula-tiga, Pulaa, Pulaa, Pulaaa, Pulaana, Pulaana, Pulabandi, Pulaccayvu, Pulacceri, Pulacci, Pulachi, Pulaemta, Pulaga, Pulagam, Pulaglag, Pulagu, Pulagukapu.

Ends with (+84): Adivipula, Akase-pula, Akashadhatuvipula, Akpula, Antavipula, Antyavipula, Apula, Ativipula, Avipula, Ayampula, Bagauak na pula, Bagauak-pula, Balatong-pula, Barhitpula, Bauang pula, Begonia auritistipula, Bhavipula, Binkampula, Blastania fimbristipula, Cerupula.

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