Suryalata, Sūryalatā: 8 definitions
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Suryalata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuSūryalatā (सूर्यलता) is another name for Ādityabhaktā, a medicinal plant, possibly identified with Helianthus annuus Linn. or “common sunflower” from the Asteraceae or “daisy” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.179-181 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Sūryalatā and Ādityabhaktā, there are a total of eighteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Suryalata in India is the name of a plant defined with Cleome viscosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Polanisia orthocarpa Webb (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· J. Palynol. (1980)
· Acta Bot. Indica (1975)
· Phytotherapy Research (1991)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Taxon (1981)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Suryalata, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysūryalatā (सूर्यलता).—f S sūryavallī f S A plant, Cleome pentaphylla or viscosa.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryalatā (सूर्यलता) or Sūryyalatā.—f.
(-tā) A plant, (Cleome viscosa.) E. sūrya the sun, and latā a creeper.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryalatā (सूर्यलता).—f. a plant, Cleome viscosa.
Sūryalatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūrya and latā (लता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sūryalatā (सूर्यलता):—[=sūrya-latā] [from sūrya > sūr] f. Polanisla Icosandra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Calotropis Gigantea, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryalatā (सूर्यलता):—[sūrya-latā] (tā) 1. f. A plant, Cleome viscosa.
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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.
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