Dalita, Dālita: 14 definitions
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Dalita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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 Dalit.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuDalita (दलित) refers to “blooming” (viz., of a flower), as mentioned in a list of twenty-six synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Dalita] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarydālita : (pp. of dāleti) see dāreti.
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarydalita (ဒလိတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[dala+ibha．dala+i+ta]
[ဒလ+ဣဘ။ ဒလ+ဣ+တ]
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 Dictionarydalita (दलित).—p S Ground. 2 Broken or reduced to pieces gen.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdalita (दलित).—n Ground. Broken or reduced to pieces gen.
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 dictionaryDalita (दलित).—p. p. [dal-kta]
1) Broken, torn, rent, burst, split, ground; दलितमौक्तिकचूर्णविपाण्डवः (dalitamauktikacūrṇavipāṇḍavaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 6.35.
2) Opened, expanded.
3) Bisected.
4) Driven asunder, dispelled, scattered.
5) Trodden down, crushed, destroyed.
6) Manifested, displayed; Prab.2.35.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDalita (दलित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Blown, full blown, expanded. 2. Broken, split. 3. Cut to pieces. 4. Torn, rent. 5. Scattered, driven apart, divided. 6. Opened, unfolded. E. dal to split, affix kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dalita (दलित):—[from dalana > dal] mfn. ([gana] kṛtādi, [Gaṇa-pāṭha]) burst, split, broken, torn asunder, [Mahābhārata viii, 4633; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Bhartṛhari] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] unfolded, blown, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa x, 66 a/b]
3) [v.s. ...] halved, [Sūryasiddhānta iv, 12]
4) [v.s. ...] divided into degrees, [xiii, 5 f].
5) [v.s. ...] driven asunder, scattered, dispersed, destroyed, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Bhaktāmara-stotra 1 and 18; Caurapañcāśikā; Prabodha-candrodaya vf.; BrahmôttKh. iv, 59]
6) [v.s. ...] ground, [Śiśupāla-vadha vi, 35]
7) [v.s. ...] displayed, [Prabodha-candrodaya ii, 35]
8) [v.s. ...] cf. saṃ-.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDalita (दलित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Blown, expanded; broken torn, scattered.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dalita (दलित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dalia.
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 dictionaryDalita (दलित) [Also spelled dalit]:—(a) downtrodden; depressed; ~[varga] a depressed class.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDalita (ದಲಿತ):—
1) [adjective] split; broken; divided.
2) [adjective] blown (as a flower).
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Dalita (ದಲಿತ):—
1) [noun] the fact or condition of being depressed, deprived of.
2) [noun] a man who is deprived of his social status, opportunities, etc. and hence remained poor.
3) [noun] (math.) a dividing of a quantity by another quantity; division.
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Daḷita (ದಳಿತ):—
1) [adjective] split; broken; divided.
2) [adjective] blown (as a flower).
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Daḷita (ದಳಿತ):—
1) [noun] the fact or condition of being depressed, deprived of.
2) [noun] a man who is deprived of his social status, opportunities, etc. and hence remained poor.
3) [noun] (math.) a dividing of a quantity by another quantity; division.
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 DictionaryDalita (दलित):—adj. 1. broken; crushed; torn; split; 2. ruined; destroyed; 3. oppressed; suppressed; exploited; n. the oppressed; person outside the class system of Hinduism who was formerly termed as untouchable; untouchable (as seen by the Bahuns);
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ibha, Dala, Tala.
Full-text: Vidalita, Padadalita, Dal, Avadalita, Paridalita, Dalit, Samdalita, Dalia, Ra, Pad, Pada.
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