Shaleya, Sāleya, Śāleya, Śāleyā: 10 definitions
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Shaleya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śāleya and Śāleyā can be transliterated into English as Saleya or Shaleya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuŚāleya (शालेय) refers to an agricultural region fit for growing Śāli (a name for rice) according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants [viz., Śāleya] and substances, with their various kinds.
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚāleyā (शालेया) is another name for Miśreyā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Foeniculum vulgare (synonym Foeniculum capillaceum) or “fennel”, from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) or “carrot family” of flowering plants, according to verse 4.14-19 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Also see Śatāhvā. Together with the names Śāleyā and Miśreyā, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāleya (शालेय).—A field of rice.
-yaḥ, -yam Anethum Sowa (Mar. śopā).
-yaḥ A kind of radish.
Derivable forms: śāleyam (शालेयम्).
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Sāleya (सालेय).—A kind of fennel; see शालेय (śāleya).
Derivable forms: sāleyam (सालेयम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāleya (शालेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Fit for rice, (a field, &c.) m.
(-yaḥ) A sort of fennel, (Anethum sowa.) E. śāli rice, and ḍhak aff.
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Sāleya (सालेय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A sort of fennel or dill, (Anethum sowa.) E. See śāleya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāleya (शालेय).—i. e. śāli + eya, adj. Fit for rice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāleya (शालेय).—[feminine] ī grown with rice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāleya (शालेय):—[from śāli] mf(ī)n. sown with rice, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. or f(ā). Anethum Panmori or Sowa (n. its grain), [Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of radish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a mountain, [Vīracarita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāleya (शालेय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Fit for rice. m. A sort of fennel.
2) Sāleya (सालेय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. A sort of fennel or dill.
[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 corpusŚālēya (ಶಾಲೇಯ):—[noun] a rice field.
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Sāleya (ಸಾಲೆಯ):—
1) [noun] a man who weaves fabrics on a loom; a weaver.
2) [noun] a man belonging to the caste of weavers.
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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