Pulaki, Pulakī, Pulāki, Puḷaki: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Pulaki means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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 Puḷaki can be transliterated into English as Pulaki or Puliaki, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPulakī (पुलकी) is another name (synonym) for Dhārākadamba: one of the three varieties of Kadamba, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Neolamarckia cadamba (burflower-tree). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.97), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Pulaki in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).
2) Pulaki is also identified with Sterculia urens It has the synonym Kavalama urens Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Blumea (1978)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· The Paradisus Londinensis (1807)
· Forest Fl. N.W. India (1874)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pulaki, for example side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
[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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPulāki (புலாகி) noun < pulākin. A tree; மரவகை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [maravagai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Puḷaki (புளகி) [puḷakittal] 11 intransitive verb < புளகம்¹. [pulagam¹.]
1. To horripilate, as from rapture; மயிர் சிலிர்த் தல். [mayir silirth thal.]
2. To be in ecstacy; மிகமகிழ்தல். [migamagizhthal.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pulakikrita, Pulakikritanga, Pulakin, Pulakisu, Pulakit, Pulakita, Pulakitagollu, Pulakitam, Pulakitasarvanga, Pulakite.
Full-text: Pulakikrita, Dharakadamba.
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