Somavalka, Soma-valka: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSomavalka (सोमवल्क):—m. Acacia arabica Willd. [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 31. 3, 4, 1, 9.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 41.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 222.] [Ratnamālā 186.] = kaṭphala [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 9.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Ratnamālā 221.] [Rājanirghaṇṭa 9, 20.] eine Art karañja, rīṭhā 73. ghṛta [Bhāvaprakāśa 5. -] [CARAKA 9, 1.] [Suśruta 1, 133, 17] (f. ā). [2, 81, 8.]
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