Abhila, Ābhila, Abhīla, Ābhīla: 10 definitions
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Abhila 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ābhila (आभिल).—A mahāratha, and a commander of Bhaṇḍa's army. His riding vehicle was Simha.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 21-2.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Abhīla (अभील).—
1) A difficulty, distress.
2) A dreadful scene.
Derivable forms: abhīlam (अभीलम्).
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Ābhīla (आभील).—a. [ābhiyaṃ lāti dadāti lā ka]
1) Fearful, terrible; रात्रौ निशीये त्वाभीले (rātrau niśīye tvābhīle) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.11.4; आभीलानि प्राणिनः प्रत्यवस्यन् (ābhīlāni prāṇinaḥ pratyavasyan) Śiśupālavadha 18.78.
2) Suffering from.
-lam Injury, physical pain; आभीलं न द्वयोः कृच्छ्रे वाच्यलिङ्गे भयानके (ābhīlaṃ na dvayoḥ kṛcchre vācyaliṅge bhayānake) Medinī.
Ābhīla (आभील).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Formidable, fearful. 2. Suffering pain. n.
(-laṃ) Bodily pain. E. abhi before ila to sleep, ka affix; a is made long.
Ābhīla (आभील).—[ā-bhī + la], adj. Terrible, Mahābhārata 3, 388.
1) Ābhīla (आभील):—[=ā-bhīla] mfn. (√bhī), formidable, fearful, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] suffering pain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. bodily pain, misfortune, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.];
4) [from ā-bhīla] cf. [Hibernian or Irish] abhéil, ‘terrible, dreadful.’
Abhīla (अभील):—An error in the Calc. edit. of the Medini; see ābhīla.
Ābhīla (आभील):—[ābhī+la] (laṃ) 1. n. Bodily pain. a. Formidable; suffering pain.
Abhīla (अभील):—[Medinīkoṣa l. 61, s.] abhīla .
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Ābhīla (आभील):—(von bhī mit ā)
1) adj. Furcht erregend, schrecklich [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 2, 4.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 1, 7. 3, 381.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 87.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 625.] [Medinīkoṣa l. 61] (abhīla). rātrau niśīthe svābhīle [Mahābhārata 3, 388.] —
2) n. Schmerz [Amarakoṣa] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 381.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1371.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
Ābhīla (आभील):——
1) Adj. schrecklich , —
2) *n. Schmerz , Pein.
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
Ābhīla (ಆಭೀಲ):—[adjective] causing terror; terrible; terrific.
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Ābhīḷa (ಆಭೀಳ):—[adjective] = ಆಭೀಲ [abhila].
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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Partial matches (+0): Bhila, A.
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