Dehali, Dehalī: 16 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana

Dehalī (देहली, “protector”) refers to one of the fifty-six vināyakas located at Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), and forms part of a sacred pilgrimage (yātrā), described in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Skanda-purāṇa 4.2.57). He is also known as Dehalīvināyaka, Dehalīgaṇeśa and Dehalīvighneśa. These fifty-six vināyakas are positioned at the eight cardinal points in seven concentric circles (8x7). They center around a deity named Ḍhuṇḍhirāja (or Ḍhuṇḍhi-vināyaka) positioned near the Viśvanātha temple, which lies at the heart of Kāśī, near the Gaṅges. This arrangement symbolises the interconnecting relationship of the macrocosmos, the mesocosmos and the microcosmos.

Dehalī is positioned in the Western corner of the first circle of the kāśī-maṇḍala. According to Rana Singh (source), his shrine is located at “on Panchakroshi route, in Bhatauli village”. Worshippers of Dehalī will benefit from his quality, which is defined as “the well-wisher to devotees”. His coordinates are: Lat. 25.21122, Lon. 82.51018 (or, 25°12'40.4"N, 82°30'36.7"E) (Google maps)

Dehalī, and the other vināyakas, are described in the Skandapurāṇa (the largest of the eighteen mahāpurāṇas). This book narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (tīrtha-māhātmya) throughout India. It is composed of over 81,000 metrical verses with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dehalī (देहली) refers to the “threshold”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She shall not talk to any woman who disparages or hates her husband. She shall not stand alone anywhere nor shall she take bath in the nude. A chaste lady shall never sleep on a mortar threshing rod, a broom, a grinding stone, a machine or on the threshold (dehalī). Except at the time of sexual intercourse she shall never show her maturity and initiative. She shall like whatever her husband is interested in. [...]”.

Purana book cover
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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.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Dehalī (देहली) refers to “raised threshold § 3.38.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

Vastushastra book cover
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dēhalī (देहली).—f (S) A vestibule or porch: also the threshold. See dēvaḍī.

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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

Dehali (देहलि) or Dehalī (देहली).—f. The threshold of a door, the sill or lower part of the wooden frame of a door; विन्यस्यन्ती भुवि गणनया देहलीदत्तपुष्पैः (vinyasyantī bhuvi gaṇanayā dehalīdattapuṣpaiḥ) Meghadūta 89; Mṛcchakaṭika 1.9.

Derivable forms: dehaliḥ (देहलिः).

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

Dehali (देहलि).—f. (-liḥ or ) 1. The threshold of a door, the lower past of the wooden frame of a door, or a raised terrace in front of it. E. deha here said to imply plastering of cow-dung, &c. to have or get, affix ki or ka, and ṅīṣ .

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

Dehalī (देहली).—i. e. dih + ala + ī, f. The threshold of a door, or a raised terrace in front of it, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 85.

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

Dehalī (देहली).—[feminine] threshold.

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

Dehalī (देहली):—[from deha] f. (rarely li) the threshold of a door or a raised terrace in front of it, [Gṛhya-sūtra; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]

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

Dehali (देहलि):—[deha-li] (liḥ-lī) 2. 3. f. The threshold of a door, or terrace before it.

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

Dehalī (देहली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dehalī.

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Dehali 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

Dehalī (देहली):—(nf) see [deharī].

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Dehalī (देहली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dehalī.

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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

Dēhali (ದೇಹಲಿ):—

1) [noun] a horizontal wooden piece, usu. as a part of the door-frame; the sill of a doorway; the threshold.

2) [noun] a raised platform at the frontage of a house (attached to the front wall).

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Dēhaḷi (ದೇಹಳಿ):—[noun] = ದೇಹಲಿ [dehali].

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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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