Alas, Alash: 5 definitions
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Alas 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Alas (अलस्).—a. Not shining.
Ālaṣ (आलष्) or Abhilaṣ or Samabhilaṣ.—& pari = [Simple]
Ālaṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and laṣ (लष्).
1) Alas (अलस्):—[=a-las] mfn. (√las), not shining, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Ālaṣ (आलष्):—[=ā-√laṣ] [Ātmanepada] -laṣate, to desire, lust after, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 13, 6.]
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
1) Alas in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) slothful, lazy, sluggish; slackened..—alas (अलस) is alternatively transliterated as Alasa.
2) Alas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) laziness, lethargy..—alas (आलस) is alternatively transliterated as Ālasa.
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Nepali dictionary
Alas is another spelling for अलस [alasa].—adj. 1. inactive; without energy; lazy; idle; indolent; 2. tried; fatigued; languid; 3. slow; dull;
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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Partial matches (+0): Lash, A.
Starts with (+18): Aalas-talus, Alacakam, Alacati, Alas doce, Alasa, Alasa-talasa, Alasaayo, Alasabahuli, Alasabde, Alasabhava, Alasabhavaharana, Alasabhavappatti, Alasabhikkhu, Alasabhondara, Alasada, Alasaga, Alasagamana, Alasagamane, Alasagami, Alasagamini.
Full-text (+586): Shipha, Alasa, Hantri, Kashta, Hantokti, Ha, Aalas-talus, Catakani, Tobatoba, Alasa-talasa, Aphasosa, Dhik, Wu hu ai zai, Aha, Haya, Abhilash, Samabhilash, Cabukisu, A las quatro, A las doce.
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