Rala, Rāḷa, Rāla: 14 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Rala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Rāḷa can be transliterated into English as Rala or Ralia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Rala in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Shorea robusta Gaertn. from the Dipterocarpaceae (Sal) family having the following synonyms: Dryobalanops robusta. For the possible medicinal usage of rala, 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.

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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) Rala in India is the name of a plant defined with Setaria italica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum viride subsp. italicum (L.) Asch. & Graebn. (among others).

2) Rala is also identified with Terminalia chebula It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula Gaertn. (etc.).

3) Rala is also identified with Vateria indica It has the synonym Vateria malabarica Blume (etc.).

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

· Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica (1981)
· Prodrome de la Flore Corse (1910)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1877)
· Flora Americae Septentrionalis; or, … (1813)
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Rheinische Flora (1843)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Rala, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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

rāḷa (राळ).—f (rāla S) Resin. 2 A cricket. 3 fig. (Resin appearing to be annihilated by combustion.) Ruined, spoiled, marred, blasted, disgraced, disconcerted &c. state. See piṭhāḍa, pīṭha, dhūḷa, bhusāḍā &c. 4 An ingot or an unwrought mass (esp. of silver or gold).

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rāḷā (राळा).—m Panic seed, Panicum Italicum. Used plurally, rāḷē.

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

rāḷa (राळ).—f Resin. A cricket. Ruined state An ingot (of gold, &c.).

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rāḷā (राळा).—m Panic seed.

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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

Rāla (राल).—The resin of the Sāla tree.

Derivable forms: rālaḥ (रालः).

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

Rāla (राल).—m.

(-laḥ) Resin, the resinous and fragrant exudation of the Shorea robusta. “dhunā”. E. rā to give or get, aff. alac; also arāla .

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

Rāla (राल).—m. The resinous exudation of the Shorea robusta.

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

Ralā (रला).—[feminine] a cert. bird.

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

1) Ralā (रला):—f. a species of bird, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) Rāla (राल):—or rālaka or rāli, m. the resin of Shorea Robusta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Rāla (राल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Resin.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rala 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

Rāla (राल) [Also spelled ral]:—(nf) resin; ~[dāra] resinous; —[ṭapakanā] to be greedy of, to want something forthwith.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Raḷa (ರಳ):—[noun] the letter 'ೞ'(ł ).

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Rāla (ರಾಲ):—

1) [noun] the tree Shorea robusta ( = S. talura, - Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family; the Sal tree.

2) [noun] the resinous exudation of this tree.

3) [noun] another tree Shorea thumbuggaia of the same family.

4) [noun] the tree Agathis australis of Araucariaceae family.

5) [noun] the tree Vateria indica ( = V. malabarica) of Dipterocarpaceae family; Indian copal tree.

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Rāḷa (ರಾಳ):—

1) [noun] the tree Shorea robusta ( = S. talura, = Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family; the Sal tree.

2) [noun] the resinous exudation of this tree.

3) [noun] another tree Shorea thumbuggaia of the same family.

4) [noun] the tree Agathis australis of Araucariaceae family.

5) [noun] the tree Vateria indica ( = V. malabarica) of Dipterocarpaceae family; Indian copal tree.

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Ṟaḷa (ಱಳ):—[noun] = ಱೞ [rala].

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Ṟaḻa (ಱೞ):—[noun] the symbolic name with which "ೞ".

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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.

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