Vaishalya, Vaiśalya: 5 definitions
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Vaishalya 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.
The Sanskrit term Vaiśalya can be transliterated into English as Vaisalya or Vaishalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaiśalya (वैशल्य).—Deliverence from a painful incumbrance (as that of the fetus).
Derivable forms: vaiśalyam (वैशल्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVaiśālya (वैशाल्य).—pl. (compare under prec. two), (people) of Vaiśālī: Mahāvastu i.257.7 (prose); (Sanskrit) °laka and °lika are both used in the context; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.225.8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśalya (वैशल्य):—n. ([from] vi-śalya) deliverance from a painful encumbrance (as that of the fetus), [Caraka]
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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 corpusVaiśālya (ವೈಶಾಲ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being very large; largeness; hugeness; gigantism.
2) [noun] the quality of being wide, broad; width; breadth.
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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Ends with: Drishtivaishalya, Hridayavaishalya, Manovaishalya.
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