Somavalka, Soma-valka: 7 definitions
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Somavalka 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.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismSomavalka (सोमवल्क)—Sanskrit word for a variety of acacia (A. arabica?)
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Somavalka in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia leucophloea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Delaportea microphylla Gagnep. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySomavalka (सोमवल्क).—
1) a kind of white Khadira.
2) Name of the plants, करञ्ज (karañja) and कट्फल (kaṭphala).
Derivable forms: somavalkaḥ (सोमवल्कः).
Somavalka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and valka (वल्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Somavalka (सोमवल्क):—[=soma-valka] [from soma] m. Name of various plants (Acacia Arabica; a sort of the Karañja etc.), [Caraka; Suśruta; Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) Somavalkā (सोमवल्का):—[=soma-valkā] [from soma-valka > soma] f. a kind of plant, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySomavalka (सोमवल्क):—[soma-valka] (lkaḥ) 1. m. A white kind of Mimosa catechu; also a medicinal plant.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusSōmavalka (ಸೋಮವಲ್ಕ):—[noun] the acacia tree Acacia arabica of of Mimosae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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