Mridula, Mṛdula: 11 definitions
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Mridula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛdula can be transliterated into English as Mrdula or Mridula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mradul.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल).—a.
1) Soft, tender, delicate.
2) Mild, gentle.
-lam 1 Water.
2) A variety of aloe-wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Soft. 2. Mild, gentle. n.
(-laṃ) 1. Water. 2. A kind of aloe-wood. E. mṛdu soft, and kulac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल).—[mṛdu + la], I. adj. Soft. Ii. n. Water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल).—[adjective] soft, tender, mild.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛdula (मृदुल):—[from mṛd] mfn. soft, tender, mild, [Kāvya literature; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Kuvalayānanda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Amyris Agallocha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. water, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] a variety of aloe-wood, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Soft. n. Water.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल) [Also spelled mradul]:—(a) soft; sweet; tender; gentle, mild; ~[tā] softness; sweetness; mildness; ~[hṛdaya] tenderhearted, gentle.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMṛdula (ಮೃದುಲ):—[adjective] = ಮೃದು [mridu]1 - 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 & 10.
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Mṛdula (ಮೃದುಲ):—[noun] = ಮೃದು [mridu]2 - 1 & 2.
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Mṛduḷa (ಮೃದುಳ):—[adjective] = ಮೃದುಲ [mridula]1.
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Mṛduḷa (ಮೃದುಳ):—[noun] = ಮೃದುಲ [mridula]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMṛdula (मृदुल):—adj. 1. soft; tender; delicate; 2. mild; gentle;
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.
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