The Sanskrit terms Samaḷī and Śāmali and Śāmalī and Samāḷi can be transliterated into English as Samali or Samalii or Shamali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Śāmali (शामलि) refers to the caityavṛkṣa (sacred-tree) associated with the Suparṇas or Suparṇaskumāra class of the bhavanavāsin species of Devas (gods), according to Jain cosmology. They are defined according to the cosmological texts, such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition, or the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)

Sāmali (सामलि) is a Prakrit name referring to “beings of a light-black complexion” and is mentioned as an example name for deriving personal names mentioned in the Aṅgavijjā chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijjā (mentioning sāmali) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Samali in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Ceiba pentandra Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of samali, 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)

Samali in India is the name of a plant defined with Ceiba pentandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bombax occidentale Spreng. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1988)
· The Religion. (1971)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1935)

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

samaḷī (समळी).—f C (Or sambaḷī) A little covered basket of bamboo or ratan.

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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

Samālī (समाली).—f. A collection or bed of flowers, nosegay.

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

Samālī (समाली).—f. (-lī) A collection of flowers, a nosegay, &c. E. sa for sam with, mālā a garland, affs. ac and ṅīṣ .

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

Samālī (समाली):—[=sa-mālī] f. a collection of flowers, nosegay, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Samālī (समाली):—[samā+lī] (lī) 3. f. Collection of flowers, a nosegay.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Samālī (समाली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samallia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samali 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sāmali (सामलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śālmali.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mali, Sha, Ca.

Starts with: Camali, Samalidha, Samalikh, Samalikri, Samalimgiya, Samalina, Samaling, Samalinga, Samalingana, Samalingi-maithuna, Samalingita, Samalinu, Samalip, Samalipta, Samaliptendu, Samalisu.

Ends with: Basamali, Camali, Dashamali, Goshamali, Kusamali.

Full-text: Samalya, Samallia, Shalmali, Samalikri, Saprani, Camali, Dirghayus, Suparnakumara, Suvarnakumara.

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