Tambula, Tamb奴la, 罢腻尘产奴濒补: 33 definitions

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4. Vaishnavism
5. Jyotisha
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7. Ganapatya
8. General definition
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Tambula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, 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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel leaves鈥�, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Ka艣m墨ra) as mentioned in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺.鈥敯漳宄静舨� is recommended as offerings for the spectators of a dramatic performance (verse 864). Kalha峁嘺 also testifies to their popularity. Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the N墨lamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because 鈥渨hat a man eats his gods eat鈥�.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel leaves鈥� and represents one of the sixteen 耻辫补肠腻谤补, or 鈥渟ixteen types of homage and services鈥�, as described while explaining the mode of worshipping the phallic form (濒颈峁単补) of 艢iva in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.11. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] the devotee shall worship the mobile emblem with the sixteen types of homage and services (耻辫补肠腻谤补) as prescribed. It accords the region of 艢iva gradually. The sixteen types of service are [for example, betel leaves (迟腻尘产奴濒补)] [...] Or he shall perform all the sixteen rites in the phallic emblem of human, saintly or godly origin, or in one naturally risen up (蝉惫补测补尘产丑奴) or in one of very extraordinary nature installed duly鈥�.

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (betel leaves) forms a preferable constituent for a great offering, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.16. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] the great offering of eatables shall be made to 艢iva especially in the month of Dhanus. The constituent parts of the great offering are as follows:鈥擺...] betal leaves (迟腻尘产奴濒补) [...] This great offering of eatables made to the deities shall be distributed among devotees m the order of their castes鈥�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�).鈥擮ffered to Hari in Payovrata.¹ Offered by the merchants of Mathur膩 to K峁涐梗峁嘺 and his brother;² used by Trivakr膩 before she met K峁涐梗峁嘺;³ offered to Brahmana ladies, who were not widows, in the Devi temple just before the marriage of Rukmi峁嚹�;⁴ given by K峁涐梗峁嘺 to Brahmanas;⁵ offered to Kucela by K峁涐梗峁嘺;⁶ offered to Hari by Indrasena;⁷ to be offered to Tripurasundari during worship.⁸

1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VIII. 16. 41.
2) Ib. X. 42. 13.
3) Ib. X. 48. 5.
4) Ib. X. 53. 48; 61. 6.
5) Ib. X. 70. 13: 73. 26.
6) Ib. X. 80. 22.
7) Ib. X. 85. 37; XI. 27. 43.
8) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 43. 13.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Shodhganga: Temple management in the 膧gamas

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) or Mukhav膩sa refers to 鈥渂etel leaves, nuts and other mouth fresheners鈥� and represents one of the various 耻辫补肠腻谤补s (offerings), in 辫奴箩腻 (ritual worship), as defined in the 艢aiv膩gamas.鈥擯奴j膩 consists of offering hospitality, in the form of water to wash the feet, to drink, water for ablutions, offering a bath, new clothes, fragrant unguents, fragrant flowers and ornaments, food and so on. Each step in the 辫奴箩腻 process is called 鈥�蝉补峁僺办腻谤补鈥� and each offering is called 鈥�耻辫补肠腻谤补鈥� [viz., 罢腻尘产奴濒补].

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel leaves鈥�, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasa峁僪it膩: a Kubjik膩-Tripur膩 oriented Tantric Yoga text of the 峁岣峚nvaya艣膩mbhava tradition from South India.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Visualisation of Parame艣vara]:鈥擺...] He is adorned with nice anklets, armlets, rings and bracelets, and he shines with small toe rings, 肠丑补苍苍补丑墨谤补蝉, etc., and diadems and a crown. His face is gracious, beautiful, his lips are smeared with betel leaves (迟腻尘产奴濒补). His mind is filled with the joy of wine, and his body is supreme bliss [itself]. [...]鈥�.

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel leaf鈥�, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 4.3-6, while describing the interpretation of dreams]鈥斺€淚n [auspicious] dreams [the dreamer] drinks wine, eats raw flesh, smears insect feces and sprinkles blood. He eats food of sour milk and smears a white garment. [He holds] a white umbrella over his head, decorates [himself] with a white garland or ribbon. [He sees] a throne, chariot or vehicle, the flag of royal initiation. He decorates [these things] with a coral, betel leaf fruit (迟腻尘产奴濒补鈥�迟腻尘产奴濒补峁� phalameva ca). [He also] sees 艢r墨 or Sarasvat墨鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel leaf鈥� as mentioned in the 17th century Bhojanakut奴hala (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嚹乬耻峁嘺-办补迟丑补苍补), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 笔腻办补艣腻蝉迟谤补 or 笔腻办补办补濒腻.鈥擝etel leaves are generally chewed with areca-nut and limestone powder. [...] According to Bhojanakut奴hala, betel chewing is advisable after waking up from the sleep, after the meal and after vomiting. It is also advisable for a person who proceeds for a battle or a scholarly assemblies.

According to Bhojanakut奴hala, betel chewing is not good for the following persons:

those who are afflicted with the disorders related to blood, eye, heart and urine.
those who are wounded, tired, poisoned, weak because of fasting and unconscious.
those who have drunk milk.
those who have psychological problems.
those who are suffering from diabetes, jaundice, tuberculosis, fits, leprosy and dysentery.

Overuse of betel leads to leucopathia, physical weakness and ophthalmic disorders. [...] Certain parts of betel leaves (迟腻尘产奴濒补) should be avoided. Diseases dwell in the tip of betel leaf. Chewing root of betel plant will lead one towards sins. Scrolled betel leaf shortens lifespan. The veins which run across the betel leaf destroy intellect. Thus the tip, root of betel plant and the centre of the betel leaf should be avoided as eating these parts will be harmful to one鈥檚 life, fame and prosperity.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to the medicinal plant known as 鈥淧iper betle Linn.鈥� and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogas膩rasa峁単raha (Yogasara-sa峁単raha) by V膩sudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogas膩rasa峁僩raha [mentioning 迟腻尘产奴濒补] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (产丑补颈峁箩测补-办补濒辫补苍腻) which is a branch of pharmacology (诲谤补惫测补驳耻峁嘺).

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel leaves鈥�, and is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (肠颈办颈迟蝉腻) of bites of spiders (濒奴迟腻), according to the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁肠颈办颈迟蝉腻鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擨n the beginning of the twelfth Adhy膩ya, K膩艣yapasa峁僪ita posits that L奴t膩s or spiders are of 20 varieties. [...] One of the treatments for spiders (濒奴迟腻) is as follows: 鈥淏etel leaves (迟腻尘产奴濒补) must be thoroughly chewed and placed on the site of bite. Asafoetida Vac膩 and T膩la in conjunction with Dev墨vy膩padipar峁嘺 is also an effective antidote鈥�.

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to:鈥擝etel nut. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渂etel-nut鈥� and represents one of the various Bhoga (foodstuffs), according to the Arcana-d墨pik膩 (manual on deity worship).鈥擶hile ringing the bell and chanting the following mantras, offer the bhoga as indicated: Viz., ida峁� 迟腻尘产奴濒补峁� 艣r墨峁� k濒墨峁� r膩dh膩-k峁涐梗峁嚹乥hy膩峁� nama岣�鈥斺€渙ffer water [from the 辫补帽肠补-辫腻迟谤补] into the throw-out pot [to signify the offering of 迟腻尘产奴濒补闭.鈥�.

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to:鈥�(Also, P膩n) Betel leaf; a preparation of betel leaves with lime, catechu, and other spices, which is chewed as a refreshment. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渂etel鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲hen star Canopus reappears after its conjunction with the Sun, waters muddled by their contact with the earth will resume their original clearness just in the same way as the minds of the S膩dhus naturally recover their original purity after contact with the wicked. The autumn is attended by the Cakrav膩ka on both its sides (i.e., beginning and end); in it is heard the music of the swan; and its opening is marked by the beautiful red sky; in all these respects the season resembles a woman with a rising bosom, sounding jewels and betel-coloured [i.e., 迟腻尘产奴濒补-rakta] mouth鈥�.

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Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Kavya (poetry)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel鈥�, according to B膩峁嘺鈥檚 K膩dambar墨 (p. 225-226).鈥擜ccordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩, 鈥淸Then follows the image of the Goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩, which matches the conception of K膩lar膩tri in the passage from the Mah膩bh膩rata:] [...] she bore the coquettish apparel of a woman going out to meet Mah膩k膩la at night, with a vine-like body furnished with a raiment reddened with saffron-dye, with a face with red eyes, whose brows were furrowed into a frown, whose lip was crimsoned with betel that was blood (rudhira-迟腻尘产奴濒补), whose cheeks were reddened by the light shed from ear-ornaments of pomegranate flowers, with a forehead on which there was a tilaka dot of vermillion made by a 艢abara beauty, covered by a magnificent gold turban. She was worshipped by goats... mice... antelope and black serpents... She was praised on all sides by flocks of old crows; [...]鈥�.

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Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.

Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - (Ganesha)

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to 鈥渂etel鈥� (used in the worship of Ga峁噀艣a), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.18 (鈥淕a峁噀艣a crowned as the chief of Ga峁嘺s鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva said to Ga峁噀艣a: 鈥淸...] Ga峁噀艣a shall be adored with incense, lamps and different kinds of food-offerings. After worshipping you with various articles of worship like betel (迟腻尘产奴濒补) etc. and eulogising you with hymns, the devotee shall worship the crescent moon. Afterwards, he shall feed the brahmins joyously with sweets with due honour. He himself shall take sweets and avoid salt. [...]鈥�.

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Ganapatya (啶椸ぞ啶｀お啶む啶�, 驳腻峁嘺辫补迟测补) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Ganesha is revered and worshipped as the prime deity (ishta-devata). Being a minor though influential movement, Ganapatya evovled, llike Shaktism and Shaivism, as a separate movement leaving behind a large body of literature.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: ACHC: Smarta Puja

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渙ffering of betel鈥�, representing one of the various services (耻辫补肠腻谤补) of a 辫奴箩腻 (ritualistic worship of a deity) which aim at the purification of the devotee.鈥擜fter the meal betel (迟腻尘产奴濒补, i.e. a piece of areca nut and other ingredients wrapped in two betel leaves) is given to scent the mouth. The offering of betel after a meal is not mentioned in ancient G峁沨yas奴tras and Dharmas奴tras.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tambula [嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕膊] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Piper betle L. from the Piperaceae (Pepper) family having the following synonyms: Piper chawya, Piper malamiris, Piper densum. For the possible medicinal usage of tambula, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Tambula [啶むぞ啶啶啶瞉 in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tambula in India is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Nucleus (1975)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Translational Research: the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (2007)
· Hist. Nat. Palm. (1836)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tambula, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tamb奴la : (nt.) betel-leaf.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tamb奴la, (nt.) (Sk. tamb奴la) betel or betel-leaves (to chew after the meal) J. I, 266, 291; II, 320; Vism. 314; DhA. III, 219. 鈥斅皃补蝉颈产产补办补 betel-bag J. VI, 367. (Page 297)

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

迟腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶傕が啷傕げ).鈥攎 S pop. 迟腻尘产奴岣穉 m A 惫颈岣嵞� or roll of the leaf of Piper betel, with areca-nut, lime, cardamoms &c.

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迟腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶傕が啷傕げ).鈥攏 R Commonly 迟腻尘产补濒墨 or 迟腻尘产补濒脓峁�.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

迟腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶傕が啷傕げ).鈥�m A roll of the leaf of Piper- betel, with areca-nut, lime, cardamoms, &c.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�).鈥�

1) The areca-nut.

2) The leaf of piperbetel, which together with the areca-nut, catechu, chunam, and spices is usually chewed after meals; 啶むぞ啶啶啶侧き啷冟い啶椸げ啷嵿げ啷嬥そ啶 啶げ啷嵿げ啶� 啶溹げ啷嵿お啶むた啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶粪 (迟腻尘产奴濒补bh峁泃agallo'ya峁� bhalla峁� jalpati m膩nu峁岣�) K. P.7; 啶班ぞ啶椸 啶� 啶膏啶栢げ啶苦い- 啶膏啶むさ啶距ぇ啶班お啷佮啷� 啶むぞ啶啶啶侧じ啶傕さ啶班啶оた啶む (r膩go na skhalita- stav膩dharapu峁璭迟腻尘产奴濒补sa峁僾ardhita岣�) 艢. Til.7.

Derivable forms: 迟腻尘产奴濒补m (啶むぞ啶啶啶侧ぎ啷�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�).鈥攏f. (-濒补-濒墨) 1. Areca, (Areca faufel or catechu.) 2. Betel, (Piber betel,) or its pungent leaf, which together with the areca nut and catechu, and sometimes caustic lime and spices, is eaten very generally by the natives of the east. n.

(-濒补峁�) The areca nut. m.

(-濒补岣�) San, a plant, (Crotolaria juncea.) E. tam to desire, affix 奴濒补肠 and vuk augment, the radical vowel made long.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�).鈥攏. and f. 濒墨, Betel, Piper betel, Lin. [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 223, 2; [Bhart峁沨ari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 48.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�).鈥擺neuter] betel (also [feminine] 墨), [especially] its leaf.

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

1) 罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�):鈥�m. (= Pr膩k峁泃 掳产么濒补 [from] 迟腻尘谤补驳耻濒补) = bala, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) n. betel, ([especially]) its pungent and aromatic leaf (chewed with the areca-nut and catechu and sometimes caustic lime and spices as a carminative and antacid tonic), [Hariva峁兣沘 8454 and 8457; 厂耻艣谤耻迟补; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩] etc.

3) the areca-nut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�):鈥擺(la峁�-濒墨)] 1. n. 3. f. Areca; betel. n. The areca nut. m. The San plant (Crotolaria juncea).

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

罢腻尘产奴濒补 (啶むぞ啶啶啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 罢补峁僢辞濒补.

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

T膩峁僢奴la (啶むぞ啶傕が啷傕げ) [Also spelled tambul]:鈥�(nm) a betel.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ta峁僢ula (嗖む矀嗖硜嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the cooked, husked areca nut.

2) [noun] a preparation of betal leaves, arecanut and lime, made for chewing.

3) [noun] betal leaf (or leaves) chewed with areca nut and lime.

4) [noun] an old tax levied on persons dealing with betal leaves or its preparations.

5) [noun] 嗖む矀嗖硜嗖� 嗖む部嗖ㄠ硩嗖ㄠ硜 [tambula tinnu] tambula tinnu to eat the leavings in the plate dined by another; 2. (fig.) to plead for money or to serve another abjectly for money at the cost of one鈥檚 self-respect; to behave obsequiously; to cringe; 嗖む矀嗖硜嗖侧拨喑嗋膊喑� [tambuladele] tambuladele a betal leaf used for chewing.

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T膩峁僢ula (嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑佮膊):鈥擺noun] = 嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕膊 [tambula].

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T膩峁僢u岣穉 (嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑佮渤):鈥擺noun] = 嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕膊 [tambula].

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T膩峁僢奴la (嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕膊):鈥�

1) [noun] the cooked and husked areca nut.

2) [noun] a betal leaf.

3) [noun] a preparation of betel leaves, arecanut, for chewing.

4) [noun] a man who makes this preparation.

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T膩峁僢奴岣穉 (嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕渤):鈥擺noun] = 嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕膊 [tambula].

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T膩峁僢奴岣籥 (嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕碁):鈥擺noun] = 嗖む簿嗖傕铂喑傕膊 [tambula].

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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.

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