The Sanskrit term Talāṣi can be transliterated into English as Talasi or Talashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

Talasī (तलसी) is the name of a tree found in maṇidvīpa (Śakti’s abode), according to the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 12.10. Accordingly, these trees always bear flowers, fruits and new leaves, and the sweet fragrance of their scent is spread across all the quarters in this place. The trees (e.g. Talasī) attract bees and birds of various species and rivers are seen flowing through their forests carrying many juicy liquids. Maṇidvīpa is defined as the home of Devī, built according to her will. It is compared with Sarvaloka, as it is superior to all other lokas.

The Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa, or Śrīmad-devī-bhāgavatam, is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Talasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus squamosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus saemocarpa Miq. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Indica (1832)
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Flora of the British Burm. (1832)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Talasi, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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 Dictionary

talāśī (तलाशी) [or सी, sī].—f (talāśa) Search (as by custom-house officers of baggage or the person). v ghē.

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talāśī (तलाशी) [or सी, sī].—a (talāśa) One whose business it is to search or seek out (a thing missing or wanted).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

talāśī (तलाशी) [-sī, -सी].—f Search. talpa n A bed or cot.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Talāsi (तलासि):—[from tala] m. [plural] strokes with the palms and with swords, [Mahābhārata ii, 70, 17.]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Talāśī (तलाशी):—(nf) search; —[denā] to allow/cause to be searched; —[lenā] to make/carry out a search.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Talāsi (ತಲಾಸಿ):—[noun] = ತಲಾಷು [talashu].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Talāṣi (தலாஷி) noun < Urdu talāṣī. Enquiry, detection; விசாரணை. [visaranai.] (C. G.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Talāśī (तलाशी):—n. investigation; inquiry;

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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)

Starts with: Talashila, Talasimga.

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Full-text: Tallasha, Varamta, Warrant, Parvana, Paravana, Khana.

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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 4 - Worshipping the Conch < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]

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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)

Chapter 10 - On the description of Maṇi Dvīpa < [Book 12]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

A brief overview on phytochemical and biopotensial of ocimum sanctum < [2022: Volume 11, January issue 1]

Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)

Appendix 7 - Flora and Fauna

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