The Sanskrit term Śālāra can be transliterated into English as Salara or Shalara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Salara [ଶଲରା] in the Odia language is the name of a plant identified with Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family having the following synonyms: Trichosanthes palmata, Trichosanthes bracteata, Modecca bracteata. For the possible medicinal usage of salara, 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)

Salara in India is the name of a plant defined with Catunaregam spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solena dumetorum (Retz.) D. Dietr. (among others).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1986)
· Gardenia (1780)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1761)
· Species Plantarum
· Kew Bulletin (1981)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śālāra (शालार).—

1) A flight of steps, ladder.

2) A bird-cage.

3) The claw of an elephant.

Derivable forms: śālāram (शालारम्).

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Sālāra (सालार).—A peg projecting from a wall, bracket.

Derivable forms: sālāram (सालारम्).

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

Śālāra (शालार).—n.

(-raṃ) 1. A ladder, a flight of stairs or steps. 2. A bird-cage. 3. The claw of an elephant. E. śālā a house, ṛ to go, aff. ac .

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Sālāra (सालार).—n.

(-raṃ) A pin, a bracket, or shelf, projecting from a wall. E. sāla a wall, ṛ to go, aṇ aff.

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

Śālāra (शालार).—n. 1. A ladder. 2. The claw of an elephant. 3. A bird-cage.

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

1) Śālāra (शालार):—n. (perhaps connected with śālā; only, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a bird-cage

2) a ladder, flight of stairs

3) the claw of an elephant

4) (also written sālāra) a pin or peg projecting from a wall, bracket, shelf (cf. śalāka).

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

1) Śālāra (शालार):—(raṃ) 1. n. A ladder, flight of stairs; bird-cage; claw of an elephant.

2) Sālāra (सालार):—(raṃ) 1. n. A pin, bracket, or shelf in a wall.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shalara 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Salarasa, Shalaraja, Shalarajendra.

Full-text: Calaram, Sipah, Sipaha.

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