Alagarda, Ālagarda: 8 definitions
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Alagarda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀlagarda (आलगर्द).—[alagarda eva svārthe aṇ] A water cobra.
Derivable forms: ālagardaḥ (आलगर्दः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlagarda (अलगर्द).—m.
(-rdaḥ) 1. The black variety of the Cobra de Capello, (Coluber naga.) 2. A large black leech. E. a neg. laga to be with or near, and kvip affix alaka; again, arda to go, and ac affix; not trailing its whole length upon the ground: also alagardha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlagarda (अलगर्द).—[masculine] a kind of snake. [feminine] ā a large black leech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Alagarda (अलगर्द):—[=ala-garda] [from ala] a m. a water-serpent (the black variety of the Cobra de Capello, Coluber Nāga), [Suparṇādhyāya; Suśruta]
2) Alagardā (अलगर्दा):—[=ala-gardā] [from ala-garda > ala] f. a large poisonous leech, [Suśruta] (cf. alI-garda.)
3) Alagarda (अलगर्द):—[=ala-garda] b and rdha See ala.
4) Ālagarda (आलगर्द):—and ālagardha = ala q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlagarda (अलगर्द):—[ala-garda] (daḥ) 1. m. A black kind of Cobra; a large black leech.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAlagarda (ಅಲಗರ್ದ):—
1) [noun] a water snake, the black variety of the cobra de Capello.
2) [noun] a variety of large poisonous leech.
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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