Dvidala, Dvi-dala: 9 definitions

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Dvidala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

dvidala (द्विदल).—n (S Two halves) pop. dvidaḷa n A general name for the pulses and vetches,--for grains that split into two halves. 2 Bipetalous: also bifoliate, bivalvular, bifurcate &c.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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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

Dvidala (द्विदल).—a. having two parts, two-leafed.

Dvidala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and dala (दल).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dvidala (द्विदल).—adj. broken, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 15522.

Dvidala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and dala (दल).

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

1) Dvidala (द्विदल):—[=dvi-dala] [from dvi] mfn. split in two, forked, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. fork, [ib.]

3) Dvidalā (द्विदला):—[=dvi-dalā] [from dvi-dala > dvi] f. Bauhinia Tomentosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dvidala (द्विदल):—(dvi + dala)

1) adj. gespalten [Harivaṃśa 15522. 15533. 15599.] —

2) f. ā Bauhinia tomentosa Lin. [NIGH. PR.]

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Dvidala (द्विदल):—(?) [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 3, 7.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Dvidala (द्विदल):——

1) Adj. in zwei gespalten Comm. zu [Gobhila's Gṛyasūtra 1,7,21.] gabelförmig [Harivaṃśa 15522.15599.] —

2) m. oder n. — a) Gabel [Harivaṃśa 15533.] — b) wohl Hülsenfrucht [Hemacandra's Yogaśāstra 3,7.] —

3) *f. ā Bauhinia tomentosa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Dvidala (द्विदल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vidala.

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

Dvidala (ದ್ವಿದಲ):—[adjective] = ದ್ವಿದಳ [dvidala]1.

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Dvidala (ದ್ವಿದಲ):—[noun] = ದ್ವಿದಳ [dvidala]2.

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Dvidaḷa (ದ್ವಿದಳ):—[adjective] splitting or that can be split, into two parts.

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Dvidaḷa (ದ್ವಿದಳ):—

1) [noun] a combination of two leaves, petals or pods.

2) [noun] a leguminous seed (as of pea nut, soybean seed, etc.) that can be easily split into two parts (unlike the grain of rice, wheat).

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Nepali dictionary

Dvidala (द्विदल):—adj. split in two; forked;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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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