In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Ālāna (आलान) (Cf. Ālānita, Bandhitā) refers to “binding” (to the post of the mind), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Further, for the complete attainment of the desire for liberation, non-attachment, restraint and tranquillity, those [twelve reflections] are tied [com.—ālāna—‘binding’] to the post of the mind by mendicants desiring liberation”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ālāna : (nt.) stake; a post (to which an elephant is tied). || āḷāna (nt.), stake; a post (to which an elephant is tied).

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ālāna, & Āḷāna (nt.) (for ānāhana with substitution of l for n (cp. apilandhana for apinandh° and contraction of °āhana to °āna originally meaning “tying to” then the thing to which anything is tied) a peg, stake, post, esp. one to which an elephant is tied J.I, 415; IV, 308; DhA.I, 126 (ḷ) where all MSS. have āḷāhana, perhaps correctly. (Page 109)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aḷaṇa (अळण).—n A sauce,--flour of gram (Cicer arietinum) boiled and spiced. 2 Flour, or other matter, used as thickening stuff to dishes.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aḷaṇa (अळण).—n A sauce. Flour or other matter thickening dishes.

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āḷaṇa (आळण).—See under अ.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ālāna (आलान).—[ālīyate'tra, ā-lī-lyuṭ]

1) The post to which an elephant is tied; tying post, also the rope that ties him; अरुंतुदमिवालानमनिर्वाणस्य दन्तिनः (aruṃtudamivālānamanirvāṇasya dantinaḥ) R.1.17,4. 69,81; आलाने गृह्यते हस्ती (ālāne gṛhyate hastī) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.5; वन्या इव विनालानं क्रीडन्तु करिणो मम (vanyā iva vinālānaṃ krīḍantu kariṇo mama) Śiva. B.19.19;2.52.

2) A fetter, tie.

3) A chain, rope, string.

4) Tying, binding.

Derivable forms: ālānam (आलानम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ālāna (आलान).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. The post to which an elephant is lied. 2. The rope that ties him. 3. A fetter, a tie. 4. Tying, binding. 5. A rope or string. E. āṅ before lā to take, ālā to tie or fasten, affix lyuṭa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ālāna (आलान).—n., 1. A post to which an elephant is tied, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 62, [distich] 76. 2. The rope that ties him, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 4, 69.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ālāna (आलान).—[neuter] the post or rope, to or with which an elephant is tied.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ālāna (आलान):—n. ([from] ā-√lī, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary] ?), the post to which an elephant is tied, [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

2) the rope that ties him

3) a fetter, tie, rope or string, [Raghuvaṃśa; Kādambarī]

4) binding, tying, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) m. Name of a minister of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ālāna (आलान):—[ā-lāna] (naṃ) 1. n. The post to which an elephant is tied; a rope.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ālāna (आलान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṇāla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Alana in German

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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 corpus

Ālāna (ಆಲಾನ):—[noun] a post for tying an elephant to.

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Āḷāna (ಆಳಾನ):—[noun] a heavy post to tie an elephant to.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lana, A.

Starts with: Alanam, Alanastambha, Alanata, Alanatappu, Alanay.

Ends with (+388): Abbhujjalana, Abhikalana, Abhipalana, Acalana, Adakhalana, Adavalana, Adridalana, Advalana, Agave sisalana, Ajnapalana, Akalana, Akshajavalana, Akshepavalana, Amtarvalana, Anekavarnasankalana, Anekavarnavyavakalana, Angacalana, Angasancalana, Angavalana, Ankacalana.

Full-text: Alanika, Alanita, Alanastambha, Pitaki, Vicalana, Anala, Alanam, Alan, Tan-aricuttu, Alahana, Bandhita, Alaka, Gajabandhana, Shanku.

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