Mulaja, ūᲹ, Mula-ja: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Mulaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuūᲹ (मूलज) is another name for Ā첹, a medicinal plant identified with Zingiber officinale Rosc. or “ginger root� from the Zingiberaceae or “ginger� family of flowering plants, according to verse 6. 27-29 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.—Note: Śuṇṭhi is dried and specially prepared form of Ā첹 by removing the outer scales of the rhizome. The major part of the oil of ginger remains in these scales and is obtained from the Śuṇṭhī/Ā첹 with scales.—The sixth chapter (辱貹徱-) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (貹ṇyṣa). Together with the names ūᲹ and Ā첹, there are a total of sixteen 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mulaja in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum zinziba Hill (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Zingiberaceae
· Bull. Sichuan Sch. Chinese Mater. Med. (1987)
· Deut. Fl. (Karsten), ed. 2 (1894)
· Zingiberoideae.
· Chromosome Science (1998)
· Cytologia (1997)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mulaja, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymulājā (मुलाजा).—m ( A) Regard or respect for, consideration. 2 Overlooking, forbearing, passing by (a transgression). v kara.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmulājā (मुलाजा).�m Regard for. Overlooking, for- bearing.
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 dictionaryūᲹ (मूलज).�a.
1) radical.
2) growing at the roots of trees (as an ant-hill).
3) born under the constellation Mūla.
-Ჹ� plant growing from a root.
-jam green ginger.
ūᲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ū and ja (�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryūᲹ (मूलज).—mfn.
(-Ჹ�-jā-Ჹ�) Born from a root, &c. m.
(-Ჹ�) A plant growing from a root, as lotus, &c. n.
(-Ჹ�) Green ginger. E. ū a root, and ja born.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ūᲹ (मूलज):—[=ū-ja] [from ū > mūl] mfn. ‘r°-born�, growing from a r°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] formed at the roots of trees, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a plant growing from a r° (as a lotus), [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] n. green ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryūᲹ (मूलज):—[ū-ja] (Ჹ�-jā-Ჹ�) a. Of a root. m. A plant growing from a root.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMulājā (முலாஜா) noun < Arabic ܱ. Compassion; தயவு. [thayavu.] (தாசீல்தார்நா. பக�. [thasiltharna. pag.] 82).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mulajali, Mulajamata, Mulajaro, Mulajata, Mulajatashanti, Mulajati.
Full-text: Mulacam, Ardraka, Shringavera.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Mulaja, ūᲹ, Mulājā, Mula-ja, Mūla-ja, Mulaajaa; (plurals include: Mulajas, ūᲹs, Mulājās, jas, Mulaajaas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]
1. The Gandhasara of Gangadhara < [Volume 3 (1956)]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Summary of the Hastyāyurveda < [Chapter 1]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)