Dalana, Dālana: 18 definitions

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Dalana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Daalana.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Dalana (दलन):—Cracks, Strea

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dālana : (nt.) splitting.

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

Dālana, (fr. dalati) see vi°. (Page 320)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ḍaḷaṇa (डळण).—n (daḷaṇēṃ) Intercourse, intercommunication, connection or concern together or with: also dealing with.

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ḍālana (डालन) [or डालान, ḍālāna].—n The cross-board which receives the heads of navarā & navarī of a sugarpress; or, if there be a māthēphaḷī to receive these heads, the beam above and across it, for the reception at its extremities of the yokes of the bullocks. 2 n f The basket, or the wickerwork covering, over the māndaṇa or nānda (receiver of juice of squeezed canes). 3 n f A large form of the basket ḍāla (made of bamboo slittings &c.) for the conveyance of bhūsa or chaff. 4 n C A large basket of the kind termed pāṇṭī or duraḍī. 5 n The practice described under vāraṅguḷā or irajīka.

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dalana (दलन).—n S Grinding. 2 Breaking or reducing to powder or pieces gen.

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dalāna (दलान).—n ( P) The hall or main room of a house.

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daḷaṇa (दळण).—n (Verbal from daḷaṇēṃ) Grinding. 2 Corn to be ground, grist. 3 R (Usually ḍaḷaṇa) Intercourse or intercommunication.

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dālana (दालन) [or दालान, dālāna].—n ( P Hall.) A division or parted-off portion of a hall or large room, an apartment.

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

ḍaḷaṇa (डळण).—n Intercourse, intercommunication.

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daḷaṇa (दळण).—n Grinding. Corn to be ground, grist.

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dālana (दालन).—n An apartment.

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dālāna (दालान).—n An apartment.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dalana (दलन).—[dal-karaṇe lyuṭ] Bursting, breaking, cutting, dividing, crushing, grinding, splitting; उत्तस्थुर्मेघदलना वैद्युता इव बह्नयः (uttasthurmeghadalanā vaidyutā iva bahnayaḥ) Bhāgavata 7.1.6; मत्तेभकुम्भदलने भुवि सन्ति शूराः (mattebhakumbhadalane bhuvi santi śūrāḥ) Bhartṛhari 1.59.

Derivable forms: dalanam (दलनम्).

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Dālana (दालन).—

1) Tooth-ache

2) Decay (of the teeth).

Derivable forms: dālanam (दालनम्).

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

Dālana (दालन).—(nt.; Sanskrit in diff. meaning; = AMg. °ṇa), splitting, piercing; in literal sense, of a military art mastered by the Bodhisattva: (bhedye) dālane sphālane…Lalitavistara 156.13 (Tibetan dbug pa); fig., object heresies: sarva-dṛṣṭigata-jāla- dālanāya prayuktaḥ Gaṇḍavyūha 117.3; adj. (perhaps [bahuvrīhi]?) destroy- ing (heresies): (mahāyogināṃ…) akuśala-dṛṣṭidālanānāṃ Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 10.13.

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

Dalana (दलन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Breaking to pieces, cutting, dividing, (who or what does so.) n.

(-naṃ) Tearing, rending, breaking, pulling to pieces. f. (-nī) A clod or clump of earth or mould. E. dal to divide, affix karaṇe lyuṭ .

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Dālana (दालन).—n.

(-naṃ) Toothache. E. dal to tear, causal v. ṇic and lyu affs.

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

Dalana (दलन).—[dal + ana], I. adj., f. , Tearing, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 10, 59. Ii. n. Breaking, crushing, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 5, 2; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 3, 284.

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Dālana (दालन).—i. e. dal + ana, n. Crumbling off (of the teeth), [Suśruta] 2, 132, 12.

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

Dalana (दलन).—[adjective] ([feminine] ī) & [neuter] bursting, splitting, crushing.

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

1) Ḍalana (डलन):—m. = ḍall.

2) Dalana (दलन):—[from dal] mf(ī)n. splitting, tearing asunder, dispelling, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vii, 10, 59; Bhartṛhari iii, 47; Vidvanmoda-taraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] n. breaking (of the heart), [Gīta-govinda v, 2]

4) [v.s. ...] destruction, [Naiṣadha-carita iv, 116; Kathāsaritsāgara lxxv, 62]

5) [v.s. ...] causing to burst, splitting, [Bhartṛhari; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Gīta-govinda]

6) [from dal] cf. nir-; mānsa-.

7) Dālana (दालन):—[from dāla] n. (√dal) decay (of the teeth), [Suśruta]

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

1) Dalana (दलन):—[(naḥ-nī-naṃ) a.] Breaking to pieces. () f. A clod. (naṃ) n. Tearing or pulling to pieces.

2) Dālana (दालन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Tooth-ache.

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

Dalana (दलन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dalaṇa.

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Dalana in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Ḍālanā (डालना) [Also spelled daalana]:—(v) to put in; to pour, to drop; to thrust; [ḍāla denā] to abandon, to cast off; to thrust in.

2) Dalanā (दलना) [Also spelled dalna]:—(v) to grind coarsely, to mill; to crush; to destroy.

3) Dālāna (दालान) [Also spelled dalan]:—(nm) a yard; verandah

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Dalaṇa (दलण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dalana.

2) Dālaṇa (दालण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dāraṇa.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dalana (ದಲನ):—

1) [noun] the act, fact or an instance of breaking, cleaving or splitting.

2) [noun] the act, fact or an instance of destroying; destruction.

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Daḷana (ದಳನ):—

1) [noun] the act, fact or an instance of breaking, cleaving or splitting.

2) [noun] the act, fact or an instance of destroying; destruction.

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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.

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