Patali, ṭaī, ṭan, Patalin: 31 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Hands indicating Trees.—ṭaī, the Śܰ첹ٳṇḍ hand;

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuṭaī (पाटली) is another name for ṇḍܰī an unidentified medicinal plant, possibly identified with either (1) Potarphalam, (2) Manamande (in Marathi) or (3) Pandurphalare (in Kannada), according to verse 5.130-131 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (貹貹ṭād-) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (ṣu-ṣu貹). Together with the names ṭaī and ṇḍܰī, there are a total of six Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsaṭaī (पाटली) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of rat-poison such as those caused by the Bhṛtaka-rats, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Accordingly, one of the treatments is mentioned as follows: � Gruel of ṭaī removes pain. Latex/exudation of Aṅkola and ghee must be given as a drink. A measure of the bark of Aṅkola must be made into paste and consumed. Inhalation of fumigation of the bark of Piccha, Uraga and Aṅkola. The same can be taken with lentils �.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusʲṭaī (पटली) refers to �(those elephants) having a film over the eyes�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: �20. With ears, shoulders, tail, and trunk hanging limp, body hairs fallen out, falling teeth (or tusks), wasting away in flesh and strength, with loose foot soles, and feet (‘hoof-slippers�) that fall off, eating little, rough-bodied, with a film over the eyes (貹ṭaī), his body covered with veins, evacuating and urinating with difficulty, thirsty, his nails eaten by multitudes of worms, he is aged and has attained the tenth stage�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyٲ (पातल�) is a synonym for Pāṭalā (Stereospermum colais, “Trumpet Flower�), from the Bignoniaceae family. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the 䲹첹ṃh. It can also be spelled as ṭaī (पाटली). This synonym was identified by Amarasiṃha in his ś (a Sanskrit botanical thesaurus from the 4th century).

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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgaraṭaī (पाटली) is the name of the daughter of the King Mahendravarman, whose story is told in the tale called ‘the founding of the city of ṭaputra�, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 3.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ṭaī, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramṭaī (पाटली) is defined as the birth-place of Ҵṣṭīś—one of the Nine Nāthas according to verse 43.177ff of the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—The Nine Nāthas (found in various Kubjikā Tantras) generally represent a well-known group of Siddhas. According to the Kulakaulinīmata, these Nine Nāthas originally resided in Ādinātha’s body as his vital breaths from which they emerged and were born as men in nine places. The birth place of Ҵṣṭīś is known by the name ṭaī.

Shakta (शाक्�, 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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Google Books: Fortified Cities of Ancient India: A Comparative Studyṭa is no doubt the name of a species of trees, called Flueggea Leucopyrus in Latin; but according to Professor B. P. Roy, the Head of the Botany Department of Patna University, this species is found in Burma, the Punjab and the Deccan peninsula from Canara southwards. I is quite abundant in Ceylon, but not known to Bihar. Other sub-species of the shrub grow in eastern Bihar, but not in or around Patna.
: Sanskrit Dictionary: Hinduismpāṭali (पाटल�); Definition: f. (also ī) trumpet-flower tree (Bignonia suaveolens): ī, f. Name of a town; Name of a princess; (i)-ka, n. Name of a town (=ٲputra).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Namesor Manapa Sutta. A series of discussions between Patali and the Buddha, on various topics. S.iv.340ff.
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. A headsman of Uttara who visited the Buddha and questioned him regarding his power of magic. Several conversations he had with the Buddha, on various topics, are given in the Samyutta Nikaya. S.iv.340ff.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Patali in India is the name of a plant defined with Careya arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Careya arborea Roxb. & Roxb. (among others).
2) Patali is also identified with Ocimum tenuiflorum It has the synonym Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng. (etc.).
3) Patali is also identified with Schrebera swietenioides It has the synonym Nathusia swieteniodes Kuntze (etc.).
4) Patali is also identified with Stereospermum chelonoides It has the synonym Bignonia suaveolens Roxb.) (Bignonia L., named in honor of Abbé Jean Paul Bignon, 1662�1743, librarian to King Louis XIV. See Carl Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 622�625. 1753 and Genera Plantarum Ed. 5. 273. 1754, Genera Plantarum 137. 1789, Henry C. Andrews, The Botanist’s Repository. 2: t. 86. London 1800. (etc.).
5) Patali is also identified with Stereospermum suaveolens It has the synonym Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC..
6) Patali is also identified with Stereospermum xylocarpum It has the synonym Bignonia xylocarpa Roxb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Bibliothèque Universelle de Genève (1838)
· Revue de Cytologie et de Biologie Végétales, le Botaniste (1984)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1984)
· Linnaea (1833)
· Taxon (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Patali, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryṭaī : (m.) the trumpet-flower tree.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryṭaī, (f.) (cp. Class. Sk. ṭaī, to ṭa) the trumpet flower, Bignonia Suaveolens D. II, 4 (Vipassī pāṭaliyā mūle abhisambuddho); Vv 359; J. I, 41 (°rukkha as the Bodhi tree); II, 162 (pāṭali-bhaddaka sic. v. l. for phālibhaddaka); IV, 440; V, 189; VI, 537; Miln. 338; VvA. 42, 164; ThA. 211, 226. (Page 450)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)貹ṭaī�
(Burmese text): အထပ�-အလွှ�-ရှိသော၊ အထပ�-အလွှ�-များသော။
(Auto-Translation): Layered, multi-layered.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypataḷ� (पतळी).—f (Usually ٲḷ�) A chisel to divide bars of metal.
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ṭaī (पाटली).—f A bracelet of gold, pearls &c. 2 A tongue-scraper of this form.
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ٲḷ� (पातळी).—f (ٲḷa) Thinness &c. See ٲḷa a and form the abstract senses. 2 (As ٲḷā� q.v. supra.) Diminished closeness or crowdedness: also dispersedness or scatteredness. 3 A small cooking pot. 4 An instrument to divide bars of metal, a smith's chisel. 5 In modern translations. Superficies: also Plane.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpataḷ� (पतळी).�f A chisel to divide bars of metal.
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ṭaī (पाटली).�f A bracelet of gold. A tongue- scraper of this form.
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ٲḷ� (पातळी).�f Thinness. A small cooking pot. A smith's chisel. Superficies.
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 dictionaryṭa (पाटल�).�f. The trumpet-flower.
Derivable forms: ṭa� (पाटलिः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭa (पाटल�).—mf.
(-�) Trumpet-flower. m.
(-�) Rice ripening in the rains. E. ṭa pale-red, aff. in. paṭa-ṇic-ali “pārula puṣpe�
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭa (पाटल�).—I. m. and f., and ṭaī ṭaī, f. 1. Trumpet flower, Bignonia suaveolens. Ii. ṭaī, f. 1. The name of a tree. 2. A proper name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭa (पाटल�).—[feminine] [Name] of a tree.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṭaī (पाटली):—[from ṭa] a f. made of the ṭaī or forming a part of it [gana] 徱
2) ṭa (पाटल�):—[from ṭa] mf. Bignonia Suaveolens, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] a species of rice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) ṭaī (पाटली):—[from ṭa] b f. Bignonia Suaveolens, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] = 첹ṭaī and ṣk첹, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a city, [Daśakumāra-carita]
7) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of king Mahendra-varman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭan (पाटलिन�):—[from ṭa] mfn. possessing trumpet-flowers, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭa (पाटल�):�(�) 2. m. f. Trumpet flower. m. Rice ripening in the rains.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṭa (पाटल�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ḍa.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṭali (ಪಟಲಿ):—[noun] a multitude, crowd, herd, etc.
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ṭa (ಪಾಟಲ�):�
1) [noun] = ಪಾಟಲ [patala]2 - 2.
2) [noun] (hist.) name of a country (with the present city Pāṭna as its capital).
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ṭa (ಪಾಟಲ�):—[noun] a thick, gold ornament for the wrist.
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Pāṭaḷi (ಪಾಟಳ�):—[noun] = ಪಾಟಲ� [patali]1.
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Pāṭāḷi (ಪಾಟಾಳಿ):�
1) [noun] a man whose profession is to sing songs in praise of a god, in a temple.
2) [noun] a class of such men.
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Pātaḷi (ಪಾತಳ�):�
1) [noun] an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation; a plain.
2) [noun] a horizontal plane or line; esp., such a plane taken as a basis for the measurement of elevation; level.
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Pātāḷi (ಪಾತಾಳಿ):—[noun] Vāsuki, the king of serpents and the ಪಾತಾ� [patala] (sense 1).
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Pātāḷi (ಪಾತಾಳಿ):—[noun] the tree Manilkara kauki ( = Mimusops of kauki) of Sapotaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexiconṭa (பாடல�) noun < ṭaī.
1. See பாதிரி. (வைத்தி� மலையகராத�) [pathiri. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
2. A plant. See வெண்பாதிரை. [venpathirai.]
3. A plant. See பேய்ப்பாதிரை. [peyppathirai.]
4. See பாடலிபுரம். பொன்மல� பாடல� பெறீஇயர் [padalipuram. ponmali padali periiyar] (குறுந்தொக [kurundogai] 75).
5. Toddy; கள�. (திவா.) [kal. (thiva.)]
6. A kind of paddy; நெல்வக�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nelvagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
7. A creeper; கொடி வக�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kodi vagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Pātāḷi (பாதாளி) noun < idem.
1. Anything very difficult to unravel; மிகச� சிக்கலானது. இழவும் பாதாளியுமா� விருக்கிறத�. [migas sikkalanathu. izhavum pathaliyumaga virukkirathu.] Tanjore usage
2. A worrying or troublesome woman; உபத்திரவிப்பவள�. [upathiravippaval.] Local usage
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
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPātalī (पातली):—adj. 1. fem. slim; thin; 2. having thin skin and smooth hair (of a cow);
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 (+16): Padalikai, Patali tivva, Patali-dkar po, Patali-kuva, Pataligama, Pataligamiya Vagga, Pataligramaka, Pataligramiyaka, Patalih, Patalika, Patalikaggahana, Patalikatthata, Patalike, Patalikhanda, Patalikri, Patalikrshna, Patalima, Pataliman, Patalinu, Pataliparna.
Full-text (+108): Pataliputra, Ghantapatali, Brihatpatali, Pataliputraka, Bhupatali, Cittapatali, Natapatali, Virukarpatali, Patalipuram, Patali-kuva, Patala, Todici Patali, Tikanci Patali, Garudapatali, Patalikri, Samapatali, Padalipura, Patli, Dhanupatali, Patalih.
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