Shalmalika, Śālmalika: 4 definitions
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Shalmalika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śālmalika can be transliterated into English as Salmalika or Shalmalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Śālmalika (शाल्मलिक).—An inferior kind of Śālmali tree.
Derivable forms: śālmalikam (शाल्मलिकम्).
1) Śālmalika (शाल्मलिक):—[from śālmala] mfn. ([from] śālmali) [gana] kumudādi (with dvīpa m. = śālmali-dv, [Mahābhārata])
2) [v.s. ...] m. the tree Andersonia Rohitaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. an inferior kind of Śālmali tree, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Śālmalika (शाल्मलिक):—
1) adj. (caturṣvartheṣu) von śālmali gaṇa kumudādi [?2. zu Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 80.] dvīpa [Mahābhārata 6, 447.] —
2) m. Andersonia Rohitaka (rohitaka) Roxb. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Śālmalika (शाल्मलिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāliya.
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.
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Starts with: Shalmalikalpa, Shalmalikanda.
Full-text: Kutashalmalika, Calika.
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - Śālmalika, Krauñca, Kuśa and Puṣkara Dvīpas and Their Mountains < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Therapeutics and Rejuvenation Therapy < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A clinical study of Kumkumadi Tailam Nasya in Yuvan Pidaka w.s.r. to Acne... < [Vol. 8 No. 12 (2023)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 8 - The Treatment of Disease (roga-bhishaj-jiti-vimana) < [Vimanasthana (Vimana Sthana) — Section on Measure]