Shallaka, Śallaka, Sallaka, Sallakā: 13 definitions
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Shallaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Śallaka can be transliterated into English as Sallaka or Shallaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyŚallaka (शल्लक) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “pangolin”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Śallaka is part of the sub-group named Bhūmiśaya, refering to animals “who sleep in burrows in earth”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
The meat of the pangolin (śallaka) is sweet sour in Rasa and is kaṭu in Vipāka. It alleviates vāta, pitta and kapha and removes cough and dyspnoea.
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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsShallaka [शल्लक] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz from the Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda) family having the following synonyms: Bignonia indica, Calosanthes indica. For the possible medicinal usage of shallaka, 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)Sallaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Mimosa rubicaulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa mutabilis Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sallaka, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysallaka : (m.) a porcupine.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySallaka, (cp. *Sk. śalala & śallaka) a porcupine J v. 489. (Page 699)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚallaka (शल्लक).—
1) Name of a tree.
2) A porcupine.
-kam Bark, rind.
Derivable forms: śallakaḥ (शल्लकः).
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Sallakā (सल्लका).—A kind of tree, Shorea Robusta; cf. शल्लकी (śallakī).
See also (synonyms): sallaki.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚallaka (शल्लक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A plant, (Bignonia Indica.) n.
(-kaṃ) Bark, rind. f. (-kī) 1. A porcupine. 2. The gum Olibanum tree, (Boswellia thurifera.) E. śal to go, aff. kvun, deriv. irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚallaka (शल्लक).— (cf. śalka and śalya), I. m. A plant, Bignonia indica. Ii. f. kī, 1. A porcupine. 2. The gum olibanum tree, Boswellia thurifera, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 107. Iii. n. Bark, rind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚallaka (शल्लक).—[masculine] ī [feminine] a porcupine, [feminine] also [Name] of a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śallaka (शल्लक):—[from śal] m. ([from] śalyaka) a porcupine, [Baudhāyana-dharma-śāstra; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Bignonia Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [from śal] n. bark, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚallaka (शल्लक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Bignonia Indica). f. (ī) Porcupine; gum olibanum tree. n. Bark, rind.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚallaka (ಶಲ್ಲಕ):—[noun] = ಶಲ್ಲಕಿ [shallaki].
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Saḷḷaka (ಸಳ್ಳಕ):—[noun] the quality or condition of being loose, not tight, taut or firm; slackness.
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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Starts with: Shallakangaja.
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