Alternative spellings of this word include Ramal.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Ramala in India is the name of a plant defined with Crateva magna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Triclanthera corymbosa Raf. (among others).

2) Ramala is also identified with Crateva nurvala It has the synonym Crateva lophosperma Kurz (etc.).

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

· Gen. Index to Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1867)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1827)
· Sylva Tellur. (1838)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. (1939)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ramala, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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

ramala (रमल).—n( A) A mode of divining by means of figures or lines and dice, a sort of geomancy.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ramala (रमल) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a mode of divination by means of dice, a branch of astrology borrowed from the Arabs and Persians. Oppert. Ii, 4871.
—by Bhaṭṭotpala. B. 4, 186.
—by Śrīnātha. B. 4, 186.

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

1) Ramala (रमल):—m. or n. (cf. Arabic رمال rammāl) a mode of fortune-telling by means of dice (a branch of divination borrowed from the Arabs), [Catalogue(s)]

2) Name of various works.

3) Rāmala (रामल):—[from rāma] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ramala 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

Ramala (रमल) [Also spelled ramal]:—(nm) a mode of fortune-telling (borrowed from the Arabs) with the help of dice; —[lagānā] to speculate.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ramala (ರಮಲ):—[noun] a foretelling of events in other people’s lives, based on the score got by throwing four or six cowries on a surface.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+10): Ramalabhidheya, Ramalabhushana, Ramalabindu, Ramalacintamani, Ramaladivakara, Ramalagrantha, Ramalagrantha yavanokta, Ramalajna, Ramalajnana, Ramalamkara, Ramalamrita, Ramalanavaratna, Ramalapaddhati, Ramalaprashna, Ramalaprashnasamgraha, Ramalaprashnatantra, Ramalarahasya, Ramalarahasyasarasamgraha, Ramalarkaprakasha, Ramalasamhita.

Ends with (+56): Abhramala, Acaramala, Adhikaramala, Agnishtomamantramala, Akkharamala, Akramala, Aksharamala, Alamkaramala, Amaramala, Ambaramala, Antaramala, Avataramala, Bhramala, Bhramaramala, Boramala, Cakoramala, Candramala, Chitaramala, Chitramala, Ciramala.

Full-text (+6): Ramalasara, Ramalasikta, Ramalatattvasara, Ramalanavaratna, Ramalaprashna, Ramalabhushana, Ramalarahasya, Ramali, Ramalagrantha, Ramalacintamani, Ramalatantra, Ramalapaddhati, Ramalayantrika, Ramalashastra, Ramalarahasyasarasamgraha, Ramalaprashnatantra, Ramalamrita, Ramalabhidheya, Ramalotkarsha, Ramalenduprakasha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ramala, Rāmala; (plurals include: Ramalas, Rāmalas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Karmic Astrology—a Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)

Part 2.2.10 - Horā period of Jyotiḥśāstra (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]

Part 2.2.8 - Śakuna (divinations) classification < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]

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