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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ābhila (आभिल).—A mahāratha, and a commander of Bhaṇḍa's army. His riding vehicle was Simha.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 21-2.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English 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.

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

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.

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

Ābhīla (आभील).—[ā-bhī + la], adj. Terrible, Mahābhārata 3, 388.

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

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.’

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

Abhīla (अभील):—An error in the Calc. edit. of the Medini; see ābhīla.

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

Ābhīla (आभील):—[ābhī+la] (laṃ) 1. n. Bodily pain. a. Formidable; suffering pain.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhila 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

Ābhīla (ಆಭೀಲ):—[adjective] causing terror; terrible; terrific.

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Ābhīḷa (ಆಭೀಳ):—[adjective] = ಆಭೀಲ [abhila].

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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.

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Partial matches: Bhila, A.

Starts with (+38): Abhilaa, Abhilabh, Abhilagna, Abhilakhya, Abhilakkhesi, Abhilakkheti, Abhilakkhita, Abhilakkhitatta, Abhilaksh, Abhilakshan, Abhilakshana, Abhilakshay, Abhilakshita, Abhilakshya, Abhilakshyam, Abhilakshyikritya, Abhilambati, Abhilambha, Abhilambhana, Abhilambita.

Ends with: Bhilabhila, Gardabhila, Kalabhila, Nabhila, Pandavabhila, Svabhila.

Full-text: Svabhila, Pandavabhila, Bhi, Kricchra.

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