The Sanskrit term Veḷḷaṇi can be transliterated into English as Vellani or Veliliani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vellani in India is the name of a plant defined with Stereospermum xylocarpum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bignonia xylocarpa Roxb. (among others).

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

· Flora of the British India (1884)
· Gen. Pl.
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vellani, for example extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vellanī (वेल्लनी):—[from vellana > vell] f. a species of Dūrvā grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veḷḷaṇi (வெள்ளணி) [veḷ-aṇi] noun < வெள்¹ [vel¹] + அணி². [ani².]

1. White dress worn by a maid to signify to her lord that her lady is delivered of a son; தலைவிக்கு மகன் பிறந்த செய்தியைத் தலைமகன் அறிந்துகொள்ளும்பொருட்டு தோழி யணிந்துகொள் ளும் வெண்மைநிறமுள்ள ஆடை முதலியன. [thalaivikku magan pirantha seythiyaith thalaimagan arinthugollumboruttu thozhi yaninthugol lum venmainiramulla adai muthaliyana.] (தஞ்சைவாணன் கோவை [thanchaivanan kovai] 388, தலைப்பு. [thalaippu.])

2. Decorative dress of the king on his birthday; அரசன் பிறந்தநாளொப்பனை. [arasan piranthanaloppanai.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 614, உரை. [urai.])

3. Festival celebrating the king’s birthday; அரசன் பிறந்தநாள் விழா. அடித் தளை நீக்கும் வெள்ளணியாம் [arasan piranthanal vizha. adith thalai nikkum vellaniyam] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 27, 229).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vel, Ani.

Starts with: Vellanimaram.

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