Kutashalmali, Kūṭaśālmali, Kuta-shalmali: 11 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term Kūṭaśālmali can be transliterated into English as Kutasalmali or Kutashalmali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyKuṭaśālmali (कुटशाल्मलि) refers to the “capital mountain of garuḍa” and is a synonym (another name) for Garuḍa, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKutashalmali in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ceiba pentandra Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kutashalmali, 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.
Kutasalmali [कूटशाल्मली] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Bombax insigne Wall. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family having the following synonyms: Salmalia insignis .
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kutasalmali in India is the name of a plant defined with Ceiba pentandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bombax pentandrum L. (among others).
2) Kutasalmali is also identified with Pachira glabra It has the synonym Bombax rigidifolium Ducke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1988)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Rendic. Acc. Nap. (1868)
· Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) (1842)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 16 (1826)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1935)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kutasalmali, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKūṭaśālmali (कूटशाल्मलि).—f., m.
1) a species of the Śālmali tree.
2) a kind of tree with sharp thorns (regarded as one of the several instruments-perhaps a club-with which the wicked are tortured in the world of Yama); see R.12.95 and Malli. thereon.
Derivable forms: kūṭaśālmaliḥ (कूटशाल्मलिः).
Kūṭaśālmali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kūṭa and śālmali (शाल्मलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūṭaśālmali (कूटशाल्मलि).—m.
(-liḥ) A species of the Simul silk cotton tree. E. kūṭa false and śālmali the Simul.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūṭaśālmali (कूटशाल्मलि).—f. a fabulous thorny rod of the cotton tree for torturing the wicked in hell, Mahābhārata 18, 84.
Kūṭaśālmali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kūṭa and śālmali (शाल्मलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kūṭaśālmali (कूटशाल्मलि):—[=kūṭa-śālmali] [from kūṭa] mf. the plant Andersonia Rohitaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a fabulous cotton plant with sharp thorns (with which the wicked are tortured in the world of Yama), [Mahābhārata] (also lika, m.), [Rāmāyaṇa] (lī, f.), [Raghuvaṃśa xii, 95]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a hell, [Padma-purāṇa]
4) Kūṭaśālmalī (कूटशाल्मली):—[=kūṭa-śālmalī] [from kūṭa] f. See -śālmali.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKūṭaśālmali (कूटशाल्मलि):—[kūṭa-śālmali] (liḥ) 2. m. A species of the silk-cotton tree.
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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 corpusKūṭaśālmali (ಕೂಟಶಾಲ್ಮಲಿ):—[noun] a kind of silk cotton tree of Bombacaceae family.
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: Shalmali, Kuta.
Starts with: Kutashalmalika.
Full-text: Kutacanmali, Kashalmali.
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