Aloc, Āloc: 3 definitions
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Aloc 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Aloch.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀloc (आलोच्).—1 Ā., 1 U.
1) To see, perceive.
2) To consider, reflect, think, ponder over, study; K.7; आलोचयन्तो विस्तारमम्भसां दक्षिणोदधेः (ālocayanto vistāramambhasāṃ dakṣiṇodadheḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 7.4; इति-एवं- आलोच्य (iti-evaṃ- ālocya) so thinking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀloc (आलोच्):—[=ā-√loc] [Ātmanepada] -locate, to consider, reflect upon:
—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -locayati, -te, to make visible, show, [Mahābhārata];
—to behold, view, perceive;
—to consider, reflect, [Mahābhārata; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Hitopadeśa etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āloc (आलोच्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āloa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Aloca, Alocaka, Alocakapitta, Alocakapittam, Alocamberasu, Alocamgey, Alocana, Alocanaiccankam, Alocanajagarana, Alocanamgey, Alocanatmaka, Alocane, Alocaniya, Alocasia beccarii, Alocasia cucullata, Alocasia fornicata, Alocasia longiloba, Alocasia macrorrhizos, Alocasia odora, Alocasia portei.
Ends with: Anvaloc, Avaloc, Paryaloc, Samaloc.
Full-text (+14): Aloa, Alocaka, Alocana, Anvaloc, Alocya, Alocita, Alocaniya, Samaloc, Paryaloc, Upantika, Vishu, Ahnija, Antarecara, Vyahan, Vyangara, Dhyayin, Pramatta, Akulejyeshthapacayaka, Vehayasa, Shaunda.
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Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Saṃhitā (1): Divine steed in the Ṛgveda < [Chapter 2]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XLVI - The story of Arindama < [Volume III]