Somalata, Sōmalatā, Somalatā, Soma-lata: 10 definitions
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Somalata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Somalatā in the Hindi language is another name for Somavallī and Mahiṣavallī, both medicinal plants identified with Sarcostemma brevistigma (synonym of Sarcostemma acidum or leafless east-Indian vine) from the Apocynaceae or “dog-away” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.98-99 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Other than the Hindi word Somalatā, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which eleven are in Sanskrit.
2) Somalatā (सोमलता) is another name for Brāhmī, a medicinal plant identified with two possibly species verse, according to verse 5.63-66. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Suvarcalā and Brāhmī, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant. Note: Chopra identifies Brāhmī with 1) Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban. while Bāpālāl and Th. B.S. et al identify it with 2) Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Somalata in India is the name of a plant defined with Ruta graveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ruta hortensis Mill..
2) Somalata is also identified with Sarcostemma acidum It has the synonym Asclepias acida Roxburgh (etc.).
3) Somalata is also identified with Sarcostemma intermedium.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Asian J. Androl. (2002)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1844)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Allgemeine Naturgeschichte
If you are looking for specific details regarding Somalata, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysōmalatā (सोमलता).—f S The moon-plant, Asclepias acida, or Sarcostema viminalis.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsōmalatā (सोमलता).—f sōmavallī The moon-plant.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySomalatā (सोमलता).—
1) the Soma plant.
2) Name of the river Godāvarī.
Somalatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and latā (लता). See also (synonyms): somavallarī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySomalatā (सोमलता).—f.
(-tā) 1. The moon-plant or acid Sarcostema, (S. viminalis.) 2. The river Godavari. E. soma, and latā a creeper; also somavallarī .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySomalatā (सोमलता).—f. the Soma plant, Sarcostema viminalis.
Somalatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and latā (लता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Somalatā (सोमलता):—[=soma-latā] [from soma] f. the Soma plant (See 1. soma)
2) [v.s. ...] Ruta Graveolens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] = -vallī, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the river Godāvarī, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySomalatā (सोमलता):—[soma-latā] (tā) 1. f. The moon-plant or acid Asclepias; the Godāvari river.
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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.
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