Anila, Anīla, Ānila, Ānīla, Anilā: 39 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Shaivism
3. Ayurveda
4. Jyotisha
5. Vastushastra
6. Yoga
7. Arts
8. Natyashastra
9. General definition
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
2. Mahayana
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Prakrit
6. Kannada
7. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Anila means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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 Anil.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Anila (अनिल).—One of the Aṣṭa (8) Vasus. His father was Dharma and mother Śvāsā. Anila married Śivā and had two sons, Manojava and Avijñāti. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 66, Verses 17-25).

2) Anila (अनिल).—Garuḍa had a son called Anila. (Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 101, Verse 9).

3) Anila (अनिल).—A word used as a synonym of Śiva. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 149, Verse 100).

4) Anila (अनिल).—A word used as a synonym of Viṣṇu. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 149, Verse 38).

5) Anila (अनिल).—A Kṣatriya King. His father, Vṛṣādarbhi presented him as Dakṣiṇā to the Saptarṣis (7 sages) at a yajña performed by him (father). The King expired soon after this. There was then a famine in the country. The Saptarṣis, tortured by hunger and thirst got ready to prepare food with the corpse of the King. But the corpse retained its form and they could not cook food with it. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 96)

6) Anīla (अनील).—A famous serpent. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 7).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Anila (अनिल) refers to one of the various classifications of Gaṇas: a group of deities attached to Lord Śiva.—Gaṇas are troops who generally appear in classes. Nine such classes are mentioned in the Purāṇas: They are (1) Ādityas (2) Viśvas or Viśvedevas (3) Vasus (4) Tuṣitas (5) Ābhāsvaras (6) Anilas (7) Mahārājikas (8) Sādhyas (9) Rudras. These are attached to Lord Śiva and serve under the command of Gaṇeśa, dwelling on Gaṇaparvata identified with Kailāsa—a peak of the Himālaya mountain.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Anila (अनिल).—The God of Wind invoked.¹ A surname of Vāyu;² father of Bhīmasena.³

1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 6. 16.
2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 25. 12.
3) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 35; Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 27.

1b) A Vāsava: married Śivā and had two sons —Manojava and Avijñatagati. See iśāna.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 10. 80; III. 3. 21; Matsya-purāṇa 5. 21; 203. 3; Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 20, 25; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 15. 110, 114.

1c) The vāyu purāṇa narrated by Wind-god with samāsa bandhas and rhythm;¹ 23,000 stanzas.²

1) Vāyu-purāṇa 3. 8.
2) Vāyu-purāṇa 104. 7.

1d) A son of Kṛṣṇa and Mitravindā.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 16.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Anīla (अनील) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.35.7, I.60.17) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Anīla) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Anila (अनिल) refers to one of the eight Vasus who are the sons of Vasu, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the ten wives of Dharma are [viz., Vasu]. The Vasus were born from Vasu. The eight Vasus are Āpa, Nala, Soma, Dhruva, Anila, Anala, Pratyuṣa and Prabhāsa.

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)

Anila is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Anila].

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

Anila (अनिल) or Anilāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Santānāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Anila Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Santāna-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

1) Anila (अनिल) refers to “winds” and is mentioned in verse 3.6 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] the southern course (of the sun comprises) the seasons monsoon, etc. and (is named) ‘liberation’ as it liberates strength (in man) ; for the moon (is) strong then because of its being soma-like, (while) the sun declines, the surface of the earth showing heat tempered by cool clouds, rains, and winds [viz., megha-vṛṣṭi-anila]”.

Note: Megha (“cloud”) has been left untranslated, whereas vṛṣṭi (“rain”) has been turned char ’bab-pa (“falling rain, rainfall”); cf. Mahāvyutpatti 4634 & 5311 sq.

2) Anila (अनिल) also refers to “wind” (i.e., produced by the body), as mentioned in verse 5.17.—Accordingly, “[...] hot (water is) promotive (and) causative of digestion, conducive to the throat, light (on the stomach, and) purgative of the bladder; it is commended for hiccup, inflation, wind [viz., anila], phlegm, a recently purged (man), new fever, cough, indigestion, catarrh, dyspnea, and pain in the costal region”.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Ānīla (आनील):—Light blue

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Anila (अनिल) [=Anilaja?] refers to “winds”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Nakṣatras—Rohiṇī and Kṛttikā, form the body of the Vatsara Puruṣa, the two Āṣāḍhas form his navel, Āśleṣā forms the heart and Maghā, the heart-bladder; when benefíc planets pass through these, there will be happiness in the land; if malefic planets should pass through the body, there will be suffering from fire and winds [i.e., agni-anilaja]; if they should pass through the navel, there will be suffering from starvation; if they should pass through the heart-bladder, roots and fruits will suffer, and if they should pass through the heart, crops will perish”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Anila (अनिल) (or Vāyu) refers to one of the deities to be installed in the ground plan for the construction of houses, according to the Bṛhatkālottara, chapter 112 (the vāstuyāga-paṭala).—The plan for the construction is always in the form of a square. That square is divided into a grid of cells (padas). [...] Once these padas have been laid out, deities [e.g., Anila] are installed in them. In the most common pattern 45 deities are installed.

Anila as a doorway deity is associated with the Nakṣatra called Āṣāḍha and the consequence is uccāṭana. [...] The Mayasaṃgraha (verse 5.156-187) describes a design for a 9-by-9-part pura, a residential complex for a community and its lead figure. [...] This record lists a place for perfumes at Anila (gandhavahe).

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Anila (अनिल) refers to the “vital winds”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] What is to be gained by [manipulating] the vital winds (anila), [even when] practised for a long time? [What gained] by the hundreds of [ways] of holding the breath, which cause sickness and are arduous, and by the many Mudrās, which are painful and difficult to master? You [should] serve continually the one and only guru to obtain that [no-mind state] whose nature is innate, on the arising of which, the breath, mighty [though it is], instantly disappears by itself. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Anila (अनिल) refers to “fanning” (with palm leaves), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] The very life and soul of sexual enjeyment are pride, the self-importance, and pleasure. Therefore for one fatigued with hunting are prescribed, the plaster of sandal paste and other things, the shampooing by the leaf-like soft hands of women, syrups, the five elixirs of life, and fanning (anila) with palm-leaves. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)

Anila (अनिल) refers to the nine “breathing techniques” [=navadhā-anila] (i.e., “techniques of inhalation and exhalation”) [=nava-ucchvāsa-niḥśvāsa] described by Kohala, as mentioned in citations by the Saṅgītaratnākara (Vol. IV, Chapter VII, p.162), the Saṅgītarāja (Nṛtyaratnakośa, Ullāsa 1, Parīkṣaṇa 3, p.94-95), and the Nṛtyādhyāya (Upāṅga Prakaraṇa, p.164).

The names of these varieties of breathing techniques (anila) are more or less the same in all the three works.

Svastha;
Cala;
Prabaddha (or Pravṛddha);
Nirasta;
Ullasita;
Vimukta;
Vismita;
Skhalita;
Prasṛta;

Note: Also see the ten Mārutas:—Śārṅgadeva also additionally gives another list of ten techniques of breathing according to a different school. The very same verses are found with minor variances in reading, in Mahārāṇa Kumbha’s Saṅgītarāja too.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Anila (अनिल):—Another name for Vāyu, a Vedic deity representing the cosmic life breath (the universal spirit). The name Anila means “the one by whom one lives”.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

1) Anilā (अनिला) is the name of Dūtī (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrapāṇi) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Anilā).

2) Anilā (अनिला) is also the name of a Yakṣiṇī mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa.

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Anila (अनिल) refers to the “wind”, according to the Ṭīkā Pot Worship [i.e., Kalaśapūjā] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Rising out across the circle, that kindles the wind (anila-dhutā), of a hundred shining suns, A burning triad, infatuating the three worlds, an overflowing stream of nectar, Giving her own abundant bliss, having the pure essence of Buddha knowledge, Free from traversing existence and non-existence, beloved sow, drink to you”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Anila (अनिल) is the name of a Yakṣa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Vārāṇasī (Benares), according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Yakṣa Anila in Vārāṇasī], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Anila in India is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera suffruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anila tinctoria (L.) Kuntze var. normalis Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde (1907)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Newslett. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. (Oslo) (1997)
· Bulletin de la Classe PhysicoMathématique de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg (1857)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Cytologia (1982)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Anila, for example health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

anila : (m.) wind.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Anila, (from an, cp. Sk. aniti to breathe, cp. Gr. a)/nemos wind; Lat. animus breath, soul, mind) wind J.IV, 119 (°patha air, sky); Miln.181; VvA.237; Sdhp.594. (Page 33)

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

anila—

(Burmese text): လေ။

(Auto-Translation): Air.

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

anila (अनिल).—m S Wind or air.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

anila (अनिल).—m Wind.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anila (अनिल).—[aniti jīvati anena, an ilac Uṇādi-sūtra 1.54]

1) Wind; वायुरनिलममृतमथेदम् (vāyuranilamamṛtamathedam) Īśop.17. प्राणानामनिलेन वृत्तिरुचिता (prāṇānāmanilena vṛttirucitā) Ś.7.12; स सखा दीप इवानिलाहतः (sa sakhā dīpa ivānilāhataḥ) Kumārasambhava 4.3. (The number of winds is 7:āvaho nivahaścaiva udvahaḥ saṃvahastathā | vivahaḥ pravahaścaiva parivāhastathaiva ca || and these are again subdivided into 7 divisions, the total number being 49).

2) The god of wind.

3) One of the subordinate deities, 49 of whom form the class of winds.

4) Name of one of the 8 Vasus, i. e. the fifth.

5) The wind in the body, one of the humours; °हन्, °हृत्, °घ्न (han, °hṛt, °ghna).

6) Rheumatism or any disease referred to disorder of the wind.

7) The letter य् (y).

8) Symbolical expression for the number 49.

9) Name of the lunar asterism स्वाति (svāti).

1) Name of Viṣṇu (tasya prāṇātmanā sarvadehadhāraṇāt tathātvam).

Derivable forms: anilaḥ (अनिलः).

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Anīla (अनील).—a Not blue, white &c. °वाजिन् (vājin) m. 'whitehorsed'; Name of Arjuna; इतीरिताकूतमनीलवाजिनम् (itīritākūtamanīlavājinam) Ki. 14.26,42

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Ānila (आनिल).—a. (-lī f.) [अनिलस्येदं अण् (anilasyedaṃ aṇ)]

1) Proceeding from or produced by wind, windy.

2) Presided over by or sacred to Vāyu (as an oblation &c).

-laḥ, -āniliḥ Name of Hanūmat or Bhīma

3) Name of the lunar asterism स्वाती (svātī).

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Ānīla (आनील).—a. Darkish, slightly blue.

-laḥ 1 A black horse.

2) Tin. (Nigh.)

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

Anila (अनिल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. Air or wind considered also as a deity. 2. A subordinate deity, forty-nine of form whom a class, Anilas or winds. 3. One of another class demigods or Vasus. 4. Wind, as one of the humors of the body. 5. Rheumatism, paralysis, or any affection referred to disorder of the wind. E. ana to breathe, ilaṭ aff. f. (-lī) The fifteenth Nakshatra or lunar mansion. See svāti. E. anila and the fem. termination: the wind being the ruling deity of the constellation.

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Ānila (आनिल).—m.

(-laḥ) Name of Hanuman and Bhima. E. anila and aṇ patronymic affix; see the next.

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Ānīla (आनील).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Darkish. m.

(-laḥ) A black horse. E. āṅ diminutive, and nīla black or dark blue.

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

Anila (अनिल).—[an + ila], m. 1. Wind. 2. The deity of wind, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 96. 3. Wind as one of the humors of the body. 4. A proper name.

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Ānīla (आनील).—adj. blackish, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 31.

Ānīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and nīla (नील).

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

Anila (अनिल).—[masculine] wind (also in the body); the god of wind.

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Ānīla (आनील).—[adjective] blackish.

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

1) Anila (अनिल):—m. (√an cf. Irish anal), air or wind

2) the god of wind

3) one of the forty-nine Anilas or winds

4) one of the eight demi-gods, called Vasus

5) wind as one of the humors or rasas of the body

6) rheumatism, paralysis, or any affection referred to disorder of the wind

7) [=a-nila] [from anila] a kind of sword, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) Name of a Ṛṣi and other persons

9) the letter y

10) the number forty-nine.

11) Anīla (अनील):—[=a-nīla] mfn. white, [Jātakamālā]

12) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a serpent demon, [Mahābhārata]

13) [=a-nīLa] ([Ṛg-veda x, 55, 6]) = a-nīḍa q.v.

14) Ānila (आनिल):—mf(ī)n. ([from] anila), proceeding from or produced by wind, windy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

15) belonging to Vāyu or Anila, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

16) m. Name of Hanumat

17) of Bhīma, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) n. (am) Name of the constellation Svāti.

19) Ānīla (आनील):—[=ā-nīla] mf(ā)n. darkish, [Raghuvaṃśa; Vikramorvaśī]

20) [v.s. ...] slightly dark or blue

21) [v.s. ...] m. a black horse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Anila (अनिल):—m.

(-laḥ) 1) Wind, viz. [a.]) (in its usual acceptation) the motion of air; [b.]) the deity of wind; [c.]) one of the eight Maruts, and in this sense distinct from māruta, vāyu &c. (see marut); [d.]) one of the eight Vasus (see vasu); [e.]) (in the plural anilāḥ) a class of the Gaṇadevatās, comprising forty-nine Anilas; [f.]) (in medicine) one of the three Rasas or temperamental elements of the body (see rasa), subdivided into prāṇa, udāna, samāna, vyāna and apāna; in this sense used synonymously with māruta, vāta, vāyu, samīraṇa and other words meaning wind; [g.]) (in the terminology of the Upanishads) the exterior wind or the surrounding air, in distinction from vāyu or prāṇa, the vital air of the body.

2) A proper name of [a.]) a son of Tansu and father of Dushwanta; [b.]) a Rākṣasa; [c.]) a Ṛṣi, author of a vaidik hymn; [d.]) (in the mythology of the Jainas) the seventeenth Arhat of the past Utsarpiṇī.

3) (In arithmetic, sometimes used to denote) the numeral 49 (there being forty-nine Anilas).

4) A mystic denomination of the letter ya. E. an, uṇ. aff. ilac.

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Anīla (अनील):—see anīḍa.

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

1) Anila (अनिल):—[a-nila] (laḥ) 1. m. Air or wind. f. (lī) 15th lunar mansion.

2) Ānila (आनिल):—[ā-nila] (laḥ) 1. m. Hanumān, Bhīma.

3) Ānīla (आनील):—[ā-nīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Dark, darkish. m. A black horse.

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

Anila (अनिल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇila, Aṇilā.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anila (अनिल) [Also spelled anil]:—(nm) air.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Aṇila (अणिल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anila.

2) Aṇilā (अणिला) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anilā.

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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 corpus

Anila (ಅನಿಲ):—

1) [noun] (gen.) the elastic, invisible mixture of gases (chiefly nitrogen and oxygen, as well as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, helium, etc.) that surrounds the earth; the air.

2) [noun] air in motion; the wind.

3) [noun] the fluid form of a substance in which it can expand indefinitely and completely fill its container; form that is neither liquid nor solid; gas.

4) [noun] any mixture of flammable gases used for lighting, heating or cooking.

5) [noun] the Wind-God.

6) [noun] the semi-gods in the class of 'ಮರುತ್ [marut]'.

7) [noun] painful conditions of the joints and muscles, characterised by inflammation, stiffness, etc. believed to have been caused by the vital winds in the body; rheumatism.

8) [noun] a giant orange star in the constellation Bootes, the brightest star in the north celestial sphere, with a magnitude of -0.1; Acturus.

9) [noun] (pros.) a regular set of two short and one long syllables (υυ-).

10) [noun] ಅನಿಲದ ಕುಲುಮೆ [anilada kulume] anilada kulume a furnace that burns gas as fuel; a gas furnace; ಅನಿಲದ ಕೋಣೆ [anilada kone] anilada kōṇe a room in which people are put to be killed with poison gas; a gas chamber; ಅನಿಲದ ಜಾಡಿ [anilada jadi] anilada jāḍi a gas jar for holding a gas.

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Aniḷa (ಅನಿಳ):—[noun] = ಅನಿಲ [anila].

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Ānila (ಆನಿಲ):—[adjective] proceeding from or produced by wind; characterised or accompanied by wind; windy.

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Ānila (ಆನಿಲ):—[noun] (myth.) a son of Wind-God a) Āṃjanēya, an important character in the epic Rāmāyaṇa; b) Bhīmasēna, an important character in the epic Mahābhārata.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Anila (अनिल):—n. wind; air;

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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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