tāmbūla

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] m. (= Pra1kr2it Prakrit bo7la fr. tāmragula) = bala W. 443,1 84031 n. betel, (esp.) its pungent and aromatic leaf (chewed with the areca-nut and catechu and sometimes caustic lime and spices as a carminative and antacid tonic) Hariv. 8454 and 8457; Sus3r.; VarBr2S. &c 443,1 84031.1 n. the areca-nut L. 443,1 84031.2 f. Piper Betel Ragh. iv, 42; Ka1d. &c 054412 443,1 84031.3

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m. (= Pra1kr2it Prakrit bo7la fr. tāmragula) = bala W. 443,1 84031 n. betel, (esp.) its pungent and aromatic leaf (chewed with the areca-nut and catechu and sometimes caustic lime...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

92

Texts Appeared In

32

DCS: name of a place | Monier-Williams: the areca-nut, L.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Kāmasūtra 16 17.4%
2. Rasārṇavakalpa 7 7.6%
3. Ānandakanda 6 6.5%
4. Daśakumāracarita 5 5.4%
5. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 5 5.4%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasaratnākara surface: tāmbūlaṃ

  tāmbūlaṃ bhakṣayennityaṃ sakarpūraṃ muhurmuhuḥ

• Rasaratnākara surface: tāmbūlaiḥ

  sūraṇaṃ tulasīmūlaṃ tāmbūlaiḥ saha bhakṣayet

• Bhāvaprakāśa surface: tāmbūlaṃ

  tāmbūlaṃ viśadaṃ rucyaṃ tīkṣṇoṣṇaṃ tuvaraṃ saram