The Sanskrit term Araḷī can be transliterated into English as Arali or Aralii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Arāli (अरालि).—One of the sons who were Brahmavādins, of. Viśvāmitra. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 58).

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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)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Arali [அரளி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Grah.) D.J. Mabberley from the Icacinaceae (Unicorn Plant) family having the following synonyms: Mappia foetida, Nothapodytes foetida, Stemonurus foetidus, Premna nimmoniana. For the possible medicinal usage of arali, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Arali [அரளி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Nerium oleander L. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Nerium indicum, Nerium odorum.

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

1) Arali in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus religiosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum (Linnaeus) Gasparrini (among others).

2) Arali is also identified with Gossypium arboreum It has the synonym Gossypium arboreum Vell. (etc.).

3) Arali is also identified with Gossypium herbaceum It has the synonym Gossypium arboreum Vell. (etc.).

4) Arali is also identified with Justicia adhatoda It has the synonym Adhatoda vasica Nees (etc.).

5) Arali is also identified with Nothapodytes nimmoniana It has the synonym Mappia ovata Miers (etc.).

6) Arali is also identified with Plumeria rubra It has the synonym Plumeria kunthiana Kostel. (etc.).

7) Arali is also identified with Salix tetrasperma It has the synonym Pleiarina tetrasperma (Roxb.) N. Chao & G.T. Gong (etc.).

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Alsographia Americana (1838)
· Candollea (1936)
· Helios (1893)
· Research Bulletin (1970)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2726)

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

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

araḷī (अरळी).—f C (Better arōḷī) A loud call. 2 A loud bawling.

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araḷī (अरळी).—f Reversed hairs on the body of a horse. An unlucky mark.

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āraḷī (आरळी).—f Reversed hairs on the body of a horse. A boding mark.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

āraḷī (आरळी).—f Reserved hairs on the body of a horse.

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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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Arāli (अरालि):—a or arāṇi m. Name of a son of Viśvāmitra, [Mahābhārata xiii, 257.]

2) Arālī (अराली):—[from arāla] f. ([gana] bahv-ādi q.v.) a disloyal or unchaste woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a modest woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Arāli (अरालि):—b [varia lectio] for araṇs q.v.

[Sanskrit to German]

Arali in German

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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 corpus

Araḷi (ಅರಳಿ):—[noun] the large tree Ficus religiosa of Moraceae family; peepul; bo-tree.

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Araḷi (ಅರಳಿ):—[noun] a member of the Lacertilia, having four legs, green body, moveable eyelids; lacerta interpunctula.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Araḷi (அரளி) noun < அலரி. [alari.]

1. Oleander. See அலரி. [alari.] Colloq.

2. Fetid tree. See பீநாறி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pinari. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Araḷi (அரளி) noun A variety of cotton; செம்பருத்தி. [sembaruthi.] Local usage

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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.

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