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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Alayana (अलयन).—(a-layana), adj. (= Pali alena), without refuge: Gaṇḍavyūha 534.16.

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Ālayana (आलयन).—(= Sanskrit ālaya; Deśīnāmamālā 1.66 and 8.58 ālaya-ṇam, vāsagṛham), or (v.l.) ālayaka, nt., dwelling, nest, lair (of animals): Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 84.3 (verse) nikṣipanti te potakāny ālayanāni (v.l. °kāni) kṛtvā.

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

Ālāyana (आलायन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Alliyāvaṇa.

context information

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.

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

ālayana (အာလယန) [(na) (န)]—
[ā+lī+yu]
[အာ+လီ+ယု]

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: A, Yu, Li.

Full-text: Analayana, Alliyavana.

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)

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