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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Dīpa-mālā.—cf. tīpa-mālai (SITI), the string of lights hung in temples; same as śara-viḻakku. Note: dīpa-mālā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dīpamālā (दीपमाला).—f (S) A row or series of lamps.

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dīpamāḷa (दीपमाळ).—f (dīpa & māḷa) A row of lamps. 2 A stone-pillar in front of a temple, to support lamps on festive occasions. 3 Applied to a tall, slender, unsightly woman.

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

dīpamālā (दीपमाला) [-ḷa, -ळ].—f A row of lamps.

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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

Dīpamālā (दीपमाला).—lighting, illumination; अद्यापि तां धवलवेश्मनि रत्नदीपमालामयूखपटलैर्दलितान्धकारे (adyāpi tāṃ dhavalaveśmani ratnadīpamālāmayūkhapaṭalairdalitāndhakāre) Ch. P.18.

Dīpamālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīpa and mālā (माला).

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

Dīpamālā (दीपमाला).—f.

(-lā) A row of lamps an illumination. E. dīpa, and mālā a garland; also dīpamālikā .

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

Dīpamālā (दीपमाला).—[feminine] a row of lamps, illumination.

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

Dīpamālā (दीपमाला):—[=dīpa-mālā] [from dīpa > dīp] f. a row of l°, an illumination, [Mahābhārata xiii, 4727; Caurapañcāśikā 18.]

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

Dīpamālā (दीपमाला):—[dīpa-mālā] (lā) 1. f. Row of lamps.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dipamala 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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Partial matches: Dipa, Maala, Mala.

Starts with: Dipamaladikritya, Tipamalai.

Ends with: Dubalya Devaci Dipamala.

Full-text: Dipavali, Sukhasuptika, Dubalya Devaci Dipamala, Dipavriksha, Karnikara.

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