Vrikshamla, Vṛkṣāmla, Vriksha-amla: 7 definitions
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Vrikshamla 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.
The Sanskrit term Vṛkṣāmla can be transliterated into English as Vrksamla or Vrikshamla, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vrikshamla in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛkṣāmla (वृक्षाम्ल).—the hog-plum.
-mlam the fruit of the tamarind tree; वृक्षाम्लमाममम्लोष्णं वातघ्नं कफ- पित्तलम् । पक्वं तु गुरु संग्राहि कटुकं तुवरं लघु (vṛkṣāmlamāmamamloṣṇaṃ vātaghnaṃ kapha- pittalam | pakvaṃ tu guru saṃgrāhi kaṭukaṃ tuvaraṃ laghu) || Bhāva P.
Derivable forms: vṛkṣāmlaḥ (वृक्षाम्लः).
Vṛkṣāmla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛkṣa and amla (अम्ल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛkṣāmla (वृक्षाम्ल).—m.
(-mlaḥ) The hog-plum, (Spondias mangifera.) n.
(-mlaṃ) Acid seasoning, or the fruit of the tamarind so used. E. vṛkṣa, amla sour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛkṣāmla (वृक्षाम्ल):—[from vṛkṣa] m. the hog-plum, Spondias Mangifera
2) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit of the tamarind used as an acid seasoning, [Caraka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛkṣāmla (वृक्षाम्ल):—[vṛkṣā+mla] (mlaḥ) 1. m. The hog plum. n. Acid seasoning, tamarind so used.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVṛkṣāmla (ವೃಕ್ಷಾಮ್ಲ):—
1) [noun] the tree Spondias pinnata ( = S. mangifera) of Anacardiaceae family.
2) [noun] its plum; Indiah hog-plum.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vriksha, Amla.
Full-text: Caturamla, Amlapura, Amlashaka, Atyamla, Amlapancaphala, Amatekayi vrksamla, Puramla, Amlavija, Bijamla, Shreshthamla, Raktapuraka, Rasamla, Raga, Amlapancaka, Cukra, Amla.
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