Ulukhalaka, Ulūkhalaka: 8 definitions
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Ulukhalaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक).—A pupil of Kṛta.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 52.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Ulukhalaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora mukul in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Balsamodendrum mukul Hook. ex Stocks (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
· Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm.
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)
· Journal of the American Medical Association (2003)
· Ann. Pharmacother. (1984)
· Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ulukhalaka, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक).—
1) A mortar; Ṛgveda 1.28.5.
2) Bdellium, a gummy substance or the plant which yields it. (Mar. gugguḷa).
Derivable forms: ulūkhalakam (उलूखलकम्).
Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A name of Bdellium, a gummy substance, or the plant which produces it. E. kan added to the preceding.
1) Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक):—[from ulūkhala] n. a small mortar, mortar, [Ṛg-veda i, 28, 5] ([vocative case])
2) [v.s. ...] bdellium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Muni, [Vāyu-purāṇa]
Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक):—(kaḥ) m. Idem.
Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक):—n.
1) Mörser [Ṛgveda 1, 28, 5.] —
2) Bdellium [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 14.] Wohl eher kumbholūkhalaka zusammenzufassen.
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Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक):—m. Nomen proprium eines Muni [Oxforder Handschriften 55,b,24.]
Ulūkhalaka (उलूखलक):——
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Muni. —
2) n. — a) Mörserchen [Ṛgveda (roth). ] — b) *Bdellion.
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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Search found 6 books and stories containing Ulukhalaka, Ulūkhalaka; (plurals include: Ulukhalakas, Ulūkhalakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.28.5 < [Sukta 28]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
War Music (Military Music) < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature (by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya)
Musical instruments in Rig Veda < [Chapter 3 - Musical Instruments of India (with reference to Sanskrit literary sources)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A review on langali gutika and its contents < [2017, Issue XII, december,]
Sakhas of the Samaveda as mentioned in the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]