Dalila, Dalīla: 3 definitions

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Dalila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Dalil.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tājika Astrology

Dalīla (दलील) refers to “signification” or “significator”, as discussed in the tenth chapter of the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.— Chapter 10 (daśā-ānayana-adhikāra) begins (10.1–3) as a summary of the next section of the Kitāb al-mawālīd, on the directed motion of the ascendant through the terms (hadda, from Arabic ḥadd) and the aspects of the planets. [...] We may further note the use of the technical term dalīla (Arabic dalīl) in the sense of ‘signification’ or ‘significator’, introduced here (10.8) and occurring frequently in following chapters.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dalīla (दलील) [Also spelled dalil]:—(nf) a plea, an argument.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dalila (दलिल):—n. 1. logic; reasoning; 2. debate; cross-reasoning; 3. thought; opinion; view; 4. Law. argument; pleading; logic;

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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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