Shritala, Śrītala, Śrītāla, Shri-tala: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Shritala 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 terms Śrītala and Śrītāla can be transliterated into English as Sritala or Shritala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚrītala (श्रीतल).—Of rocky earth; here are cities of Kesari, Suparvaṇa, Vāsuki, the king of the Nāgas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 50. 12, 38-40.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sritala in India is the name of a plant defined with Corypha umbraculifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bessia sanguinolenta Raf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon
· Mant. Pl. (1767)
· Fragmenta Botanica (1800)
· Sylva Tellur. (1838)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 3
· Species Plantarum
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sritala, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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 dictionaryŚrītāla (श्रीताल).—a kind of palm tree.
Derivable forms: śrītālaḥ (श्रीतालः).
Śrītāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and tāla (ताल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śrītala (श्रीतल):—[=śrī-tala] [from śrī] n. a [particular] hell, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) Śrītāla (श्रीताल):—[=śrī-tāla] [from śrī] m. a kind of tree resembling the wine-palm, [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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚrītāla (ಶ್ರೀತಾಲ):—[noun] = ಶ್ರೀತಾಳೆ [shritale].
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Śrītāḷa (ಶ್ರೀತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಶ್ರೀತಾಳೆ [shritale].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚrītāla (श्रीताल):—n. Bot. a palm tree; its leaf;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shri, Taala, Tala.
Starts with: Shritalam, Shritalamu.
Full-text: Lekharha, Yamyodbhuta, Mridutala, Vishalapattra, Utkrosha, Lakshmitala, Suparvan, Mriducchada, Rasatala, Citalam, Mahisha.
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