Vanalaya, Vanālaya, Vana-alaya: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Vanalaya 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Vanalaya in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminonerium salicinum (Lam.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)
· Rev. Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1973)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Bot. Cab. (1822)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Japanese J. Pharmacol. (1970)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vanalaya, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Vanālaya (वनालय).—[masculine] a forest as habitation, jīvin [adjective] living in forests.
Vanālaya (वनालय):—[from vana > van] m. forest-habitation
Vanālaya (वनालय):—m. der Wald als Behausung: jīvin in Wäldern hausend [Harivaṃśa 3815.]
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
Vanālaya (ವನಾಲಯ):—
1) [noun] a residence in a forest.
2) [noun] any forest-dwelling animal, esp. a monkey.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
vanālaya—
(Burmese text): တော၌-ကပ်ငြိ-တွယ်တာ-တပ်စွန်း-တပ်နှစ်သက်-ခြင်းရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): In the forest, there is someone who has a liking for the couple in the family.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vanalayajivin.
Full-text: Vanalayajivin, Sharavanalaya.
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