Alini, Alinī: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Alini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAlinī.—(EI 26), ‘a swarm of bees’; female Jain devotees. Note: alinī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlinī (अलिनी).—f. A swarm of bees (?), [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 5: perhaps ought to be read alinām or alino, from alin alin, m. A large black bee.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlinī (अलिनी):—[from alin > ali] f. a female bee, [Śiśupāla-vadha vi, 72], a swarm of bees, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Alinī (अलिनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aliṇī.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAliṇī (अलिणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Alinī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAlini (ಅಲಿನಿ):—[noun] the female bumble bee ( genus Bombus).
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Aḷini (ಅಳಿನಿ):—[noun] the female bumble bee (genus Bombus).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryalinī (အလိနီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
ali-.
အလိ-ကြည့်။
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Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)alinī—
(Burmese text):
အလိ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): "
Look at this."
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.
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Starts with: Alinir, Aliniru, Aliniruti, Alinirvani.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Griffith) (by Ralph T. H. Griffith)
Chapter LXVIII: The Envoys < [Book II]