Gala, Gaḷa, Galam: 29 definitions

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Gala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

The Sanskrit term Gaḷa can be transliterated into English as Gala or Galia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Gaal.

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In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Google Books: Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation

Gala (गल).—A type of moulding common to both the prastara (parapet) and adhiṣṭhana (plinth);—‘Gala’ is the term for a wide recess. Early Calukya plinths contain a gala treated as a separate moulding, occupying a separate course, though later its only vestige is a narrow recess at the base of the kapota. In the earlier temples the gala is the ‘habitable’ moulding of the plinth, often containing miniature friezes of figure sculpture. The moulding may be conceived as a colonnade, with miniature pillars bearing the kapota roof, but more common ‘supports’ are galapādas, block-like projections at intervals along the gala recess.

Source: Shodhganga: Development of temple architecture in Southern Karnataka

Gala (गल) means neck. It is an oblong recessed part of the plinth. It is found above the kumuda moulding and below kapota or or paṭṭikā mouldings. Gala is a recession the height of which may go up to two feet. Its surface is plain, often relieved at intervals by pilaster-like projections called galapādas. The surface of the neck many a times, contains relief of sculptures of various subject matter.

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

Gala (गल) refers to “- 1. hollow molding (channel, recessed strip, de) §§ 3.2, 8, 11, 13, 15, 25, 26; 4.7. - 2. attic §§ 4.7; 5.2”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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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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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Gala (गल) refers to the “neck”, representing a especially dangerous spot to get bitten by snake, as taught in the Marma (“vital points of the body”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā specifically mentions that snake-bite in the sense organs, heart, between the eye-brows, bosom, belly, palate, joints, neck (gala), forehead, chin, middle of the navel and joints of the feet, is highly risky.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Gala (गल):—[galaḥ] Oropharynx / Throat - Central portion of the pharynx lying between soft palate and upper portion of epiglottis

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Gala (गल) refers to the “neck”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(Kubjikā’s) iconic form is threefold (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. [...] (She holds) a skull, a rosary, the five immortal substances, an ascetic’s staff, the Kādi scripture, conch, and the great nectar which is filled constantly with (the recitation of her Trikhaṇḍā Vidyā) consisting of 292 syllables. The garland of vowels on her head rains down a stream of nectar. The garland of letters that (hangs from) the neck [i.e., gala] of the goddess (reaches) the soles (of her) feet. The necklace around her neck, made of fifty scorpions, looks beautiful [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Gala (गल) refers to the “neck”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the course of Jupiter should just precede that of Venus, he will destroy objects that are white, the Brāhmaṇas, cows and temples [i.e., surālaya]; the east will suffer; there will be a fall of hail from the clouds and diseases of the neck [i.e., gala-gadagale gadā]; the crops of Śarat will thrive well. If the course of Mercury should just precede that of Venus, and if Mercury should then have either disappeared or reappeared, there will be rain in the land ; diseases and bilious jaundice will afflict mankind; the crops of Grīṣma will flourish ; ascetics, persons who have performed sacrificial rites, physicians, dancers or wrestlers, horses, the Vaiśyas, cows, rulers in their chariots and all yellow objects will perish and the west will suffer”.

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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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Gala (गल) refers to the “throat”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Where the inauspicious sound of double drum and where the sound of his throat [i.e., gala-nāda]? There is no matching beauty between you both. If He had money to spare how could He have been a naked being? His vehicle is a bull. He has no other appendages. There is not even a single quality in the odd-eyed Śiva out of the innumberable qualities pleasing to women and expected in bride-grooms. [...]”.

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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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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Gala (गल) refers to the “throat”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 225).—Accordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Caṇḍikā, “[Then the portal to the sanctum sanctorum, a riot of colour and form:] She was being illuminated by the entrance, on which there were hanging cloths reddened by lamp-smoke, a row of bracelets made of peacock-throats (śikhin-gala-valayāvali) festooned [over it], a garland of bells closely-set and pale with powdered flour-cakes, which supported two door-panels, [studded] with tin lion heads with thick, iron pins in their centres, barricaded with an ivory-rod bolt, carrying [what seemed to be] a necklace of sparkling bubbles that were mirrors oozing yellow, blue and red [light]”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)

Gala (गल) refers to one of the twenty-two fishing methods applied by Saurikadatta, according to the Vipākasūtra (or, Vivāgasuya). Fishing was carried on by a certain class of people to earn their livlihood in ancient India. The fishermen (macchabandhā / matsyabandha) went out to the rivers and ponds early in the morning for fishing with their fishing hooks and nets. This occupation was carried on a large scale by some rich personswho engaged hired labour for fishing. Fish (matsya) was an important food of a large section of the people.

The methods (e.g., Gala) included roaming in the river on the boat and catching fishes by filtering water through a cloth, by different kinds of nets, by ropes, by diverting water through small water courses, catching fishes in muds, etc. The fishes were brought on boats, piled up at some place on the river side and sent to different places for sale. A large quantity of them were dried up, presumably for being preserved for sometime.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Gala festivals in ancient India were giving as part of the “grand celebrations” (Mahotsava) of the coronation of a crown prince (yuvarāja-abhiṣeka), as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 199: Here is described yuvarāja-abhiṣeka-mahotsava when the city of Ayodhyā put on gala appearance by means of beautifying streets, sprinkling of scented waters on its roads, hanging of flower-garlands, putting up golden gates, adorning the palace, decorating the floor in front of the entrances, making paintings on the walls of the public audience, [...]”.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Gala in Mali is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anila tinctoria var. normalis Kuntze (among others).

2) Gala in Papua New Guinea is also identified with Senna alata It has the synonym Herpetica rumphiana (DC.) J. Presl (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Senna. (1754)
· Blumea (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1986)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gala, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gala : (m.) the neck; the throat.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gala, (*gel to devour, to swallow=Lat. gula, Ohg. kela, cp. Sk. gala jalukā, and *gǔel, as Gr. dέlear, cp. also Sk. girati, gilati Dhtp 262 gives as meaning of gal “adana.” This root gal also occurs at Vism.410 in fanciful def. of “puggala”; the meaning here is not exactly sure (to cry, shout?)) the throat J.I, 216, 264, III, 26; IV, 494: I.194 (a dewlap); PvA.11, 104.

Note.—gala with many other words containing a guttural+liquid element belongs to the onomatopoetic roots kḷ & gḷ ; l (kṛ & gṛ ), usually reduplicated (iterative), the main applications of which are the following:

1. The (sounding) throat in designation of swallowing, mostly with a dark (guttural) vowel: gulp, belch, gargle, gurgle.

2. The sound produced by the throat (voice) or sound in general, particularly of noises or sounds either inarticulate, confused & indefinable or natural sounds striking enough per se to form a sufficient means of recognition (i.e. name) of the animal which utters this sound (cuckoo, e. g.). To be divided into:

A. palatal group (“light” sounds): squeak, yell, giggle, etc., applied to — (a) Animate Nature: the cackling, crowing noise of Palmipeds & related birds, reminding of laughter (heron, hen, cock; cp. P. koñca, Lat. gallus) — (b) Inanimate Nature: the grinding, nibbling, trickling, dripping, fizzing noises or sounds (P. galati, etc.).

B. guttural group (“dark” sounds): groan, growl, howl, etc., applied to — (a) Animate N.: the snorting, grunting noise of the Pachyderms & related quadrupeds (elephant, op. P. koñca, kuñjara; pig, boar) — (b) Inanimate N.: the roaring, crashing, thundering noises (P. gaḷagaḷāyati, ghurughurāyati).

3. The sound as indicating motion (produced by motion):

A. palatal group (“sharp” sounds, characteristic of quick motion: whizz, spin, whirl): P. gaggaraka whirlpool, Gr. kerkiζ spindle, bobbin.

B. guttural group (“dull” sounds, characteristic of slow and heavy motion: roll, thud, thunder). Sometimes with elimination of the sound-element applied to swelling & fullness, as in “bulge” or Gr. sfaragέw (be full).

These three categories are not always kept clearly separate, so that often a palatal group shifts into the sphere of a guttural one & vice versa.—The formation of kḷ gḷ roots is by no means an extinct process, nor is it restricted to any special branch of a linguistic family, as examples show. The main roots of Idg. origin are the foll. which are all represented in Pāli ‹-› (the categories are marked Acc. to the foregoing scheme 1, 2A, 2B, 3): kal (2A): klάzw, clango, Goth. hlahjan laugh; kār (2 A): kh_ruc, Sk. kāru (cp. P. kitti), cārmen; kel (2 A): kέlados, calo (cp. P. kandati), Ohg. hellan; ker (2 Aa): karkaiρw, kόrkoros=querquedula=kakkara (partridge); kol (2 B): cuculus, kokila (a); kolāhala and halāhala (b); kor (2 Ba): cornix (cp. P. kāka), corvus=crow=raven; Sk. krośati; P. koñca.—gǔel (1) Lat. gula, glutio, dέlear; gǔer: (1) bόros, bibrwζkw, Lat. voro, Sk. girati, Ohg. querka; (3) baρaqron (whirlpool) Sk. gargara: gel (1) Sk. gilati, Ohg. kela — gal (2 A): gallus (a) gloria (b); gar (2 Ab): gh_rus, garrulus, Ohg. kara: gel (2 A): xelidw/n (a) hirrio (to whine), Ohg. gellan (b): ger: (1) gargari/zw (gargle) Sk. gharghara (gurgling). (2 Aa) gέranos = crane, Ger. krähen, Lat. gracillo (cackle); (2 Ba) Ohg. kerran (grunt), Sk. gṛṇāti (sing); (2 Ab) Sk. jarate (rustle); gur (2 Ba): gru/zw=grundio= grunt; Lat. gurgulio; Sk. ghurghura.

With special reference to Pāli formations the foll. list shows a few sound roots which are further discussed in the Dictionary s. v. Closely connected with Idg. k̊l gḷ is the Pāli cerebral ṭ, tḥ, ḷ, ṇ, so that roots with these sounds have to be classed in a mutual relation with the liquids. In most cases graphic representation varies between both (cp. gala & gaḷa) — kil (kiṇ) (2 Ab): kikī (cp. Sk. kṛka°), kilikilāyati & kiṅkiṇāyati (tinkle), kili (click), kiṅkaṇika (bell); kur (2 B): ākurati to hawk, to be hoarse; khaṭ (1) khaṭakhaṭa (hawking), kākacchati (snore); (2 Aa) kukkuṭa (cock); gal (1) gala (throat) uggilati (vomit); (2 Ab) galati (trickle): (2 Ba) Pk. galagajjiya (roar) & guluguliya (bellow); (2 Bb) gaḷagaḷāyati (roar); gar (2 A); gaggara (roar & cackle, cp. Sk. gargara to 3); (2 B); gaggarāyati (roar); (3) gaggaraka (whirlpool); ghar (1) Sk. gharghara (gurgling); (2 Ab) gharati (trickle), Sk. ghargharikā (bell); (2 Bb) ghurughurāyati (grunt).—See also kakaca, kaṅka, kaṅkaṇa, cakora (caṅkora), cakkavaka, jagghati, ciṭiciṭāyati, taṭataṭayati, timingala, papphāsa. (Page 246)

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Gaḷa, (same as gala, see note on prec.) 1. a drop, i.e. a fall: see gaḷāgala.-2. a swelling, a boil (=gaṇḍa) J.IV, 494 (mattā gajā bhinnagaḷā elephants in rut, with the temple-swellings broken; expl. p. 497 by madaṃ gaḷantā); Sn.61 (? v. l. gaṇḍa).—3. a hook, a fishhook Sn.61 (?), expl. at SnA 114 by ākaḍḍhanavasena baḷiso.

gaḷāgaḷaṃ gacchati to go from drop to drop, i.e. from fall to fall, w. ref. to the gatis J.V, 453 (expl. by apāyaṃ gacchati). (Page 247)

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gala (गल).—f The hole made at marbles, iṭīdāṇḍū &c.

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gaḷa (गळ).—m A fish-hook. 2 An iron ring connecting five or six hooks, and used to catch hold of things under water, a drag-hook. 3 The hook on which devotees suspend themselves by the back. 4 The hangman's hook. 5 n R The gasping or agonized breathing under asthma. 6 f An oozing or a trickling; a constant running or flow (as of rheum from the eyes, of pus from a sore): a regular and consecutive falling (as of fruits or blossoms in a high wind). 7 f The hole at games of marbles. gaḷa ghālaṇēṃ To force, constrain, coerce: also to importune or press earnestly. gaḷa ghēṇēṃ To swing. gaḷīṃ lāgaṇēṃ To be on the point of strangulation--a calf &c. from tightness of its tether: also fig. to be in torture; to hang upon the hooks (of expectation, hope &c.); to be on tenter-hooks. gaḷa ṭākūna pāhaṇēṃ (To cast the hook and try.) To make attempt or essay. gaḷīṃ dēṇēṃ (To put upon the hook.) To hang (a person). 2 fig. To cast into great danger or trouble.

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gaḷā (गळा).—m (gala S) The throat, the forepart of the neck and the passages within. 2 In singing. The voice. 3 The neck of a pitcher, bottle, and similar things. gaḷāṃ On the throat or neck. gaḷāṃ ōraḍūna paḍaṇēṃ To fall upon in full cry. gaḷā kēsānēṃ kāpaṇēṃ To kill or ruin by deep or refined policies, observing meanwhile a bland and gentle deportment; to make a show of affection or kindness; to destroy as by a hair or invisible instrument. gaḷā kāpaṇēṃ To deceive, trick, gull. 2 To ruin by disappointing expectations. gaḷā kāpalā khōkalā miṭalā or vāralā Used where a remedy is worse than the evil. gaḷā guntaṇēṃ or aṭakaṇēṃ g. of s. To be restricted or bound down: also to be involved (in some difficulty). gaḷā gōvaṇēṃ To restrict or confine; to tie one's hands (by exacting a promise &c.) 2 To involve or implicate (in a troublesome business &c.) gaḷā dāṭaṇēṃ g. of s. To be under some vehement emotion (of grief, tenderness &c.); to be choking. gaḷā dharaṇēṃ g. of o. To attack or seize the throat--a disease, an acrid or a rancid article. 2 To stop, detain, obstruct (by unfaithfulness to engagements &c.) 3 g. of s. To become speechless; to lose one's voice. gaḷā tāṅgaḍūna bōlaṇēṃ To speak ratingly, fiercely, vehemently. gaḷā paḍaṇēṃ-phuṭaṇēṃ-basaṇēṃ g. of s. To become hoarse or cracked in one's voice. gaḷā piñjaṇēṃ g. of s. To have one's throat excoriated or rough-drawn (as through vomiting bile or crudities). gaḷā basaṇēṃ g. of s. To sink in the neck; to become low, flattish, or squat. gaḷā bāndhaṇēṃ To restrict or confine; to tie up one's hands. gaḷāṃ or gaḷīṃ bāndhaṇēṃ To force upon; to oblige to accept. 2 To fix an accusation or a slur wrongfully. gaḷā bharūna yēṇēṃ g. of s. To swell and heave under some violent passion or affection; to feel stifling in the throat; to choke. gaḷā lāgaṇēṃ To get one's voice in tune; to catch the key. gaḷā sōḍaviṇēṃ To cut the throat of. gaḷīṃ or gaḷāṃ paḍaṇēṃ To fall upon one's neck, i. e. to embrace. 2 To importune, urge, dun; to hang upon in entreaty or enforcement. 3 To accuse wrongfully. 4 To fall upon with abuse and reproaches. 5 To lie upon one's hands; to be a load, clog, encumbrance unto. 6 To attach itself unto--an evil habit. gaḷīṃ lāgaṇēṃ To importune, urge, hang upon--a child, a dun, a task-master. 2 To bawl, bellow, vociferate. Ex. gaḷīṃ kāya lāgatōsa lāhanānēṃ kāṃ bōlēnāsa? gaḷyākhālīṃ utaraṇēṃ To be gulped--a bribe, a peculation or picking. gaḷyācā lākhōṭā hōṇēṃ g. of s. To have one's throat stopped up, stuffed, clogged &c. gaḷyācī phuṅkaṇī hōṇēṃ g. of s. To become hoarse. gaḷyācī āṇa or śapatha or (abridged) gaḷyācēṇa An oath upon one's throat or life. Ex. tulā mājhyā gaḷyācī śapatha āhē I adjure you upon my throat or life. gaḷyānta asaṇēṃ To have (duties, cares, troubles) lying upon one. gaḷyānta gōṇī yēṇēṃ g. of s. To get a burden or trouble aggravated by injudicious measures to remove it. (The figure is that of a bullock which, in his endeavors to throw his load, throws it forward upon his neck, and becomes pinned to the ground by it.) 2 To incur a loss, or failure, or a misfortune. gaḷyānta dhōtara ghālaṇēṃ To force a man to prove his assertions. gaḷyānta pāya yēṇēṃ g. of s. To be involved in inextricable embarrassment. gaḷyānta māḷa or māḷakhaṇḍa ghālaṇēṃ To commit unto or charge with the conduct of a business. 2 (The object of the māḷa or māḷa- khaṇḍa being a male or a female,) to elect (respectively) a person to be one's husband or one's wife. gaḷyānta yēṇēṃ To devolve or fall upon--some care or business. gaḷyānta hāta ghālaṇēṃ To clasp round the neck, i. e. to conciliate or persuade. gaḷyāparyanta yēṇēṃ To arrive at the highest bearable degree--a pain or an affliction. gaḷyālā dōrī-phāsa-rasāyaṇa &c.--lāgaṇēṃ To have an ōḍha or drawing towards (some business &c.) gaḷyāvara or gaḷyānta gāṇēṃ To sing openly, clearly, sonorously; to sing with the voice duly exerted. gaḷyāvara bōlaṇēṃ To speak lightly, thoughtlessly insincerely. gaḷyāvara surī ṭhēvaṇēṃ To threaten the life of. gaḷyāśīṃ gaḷā miḷaviṇēṃ To suit voice with voice in singing. mōṭhā gaḷā karūna raḍaṇēṃ To cry loudly; to bawl, bellow, roar.

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gāla (गाल).—m (galla S) A cheek, jowl. gāla ghaḍaṇēṃ g. of o. (To forge or fashion, i. e. to beat, the cheeks.) To chastise (some sauciness or pertness). Also gāla raṅgaviṇēṃ or gālānta basaviṇēṃ and, neuter, gālānta basaṇēṃ g. of s. gāla nipaṭaṇēṃ g. of s. To get lantern jaws (through sickness or fasting). gāla phugaviṇēṃ To puff out the cheeks; to pout or sulk. 2 To puff and swell; to vaunt and vapor. gālāvara gāla caḍhaṇēṃ or yēṇēṃ To fill out or get plump--cheeks or countenance (from good living &c.) gālīṃ or gālīnta or gālīṃ gālīṃ or gālāvara hāṃsa- ṇēṃ To laugh in the countenance--to smile, to smirk, to simper.

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gāḷa (गाळ).—m Refuse or sweepings; dross or feculence; dregs, draff, lees, sediment. 2 Mud, mire, slime.

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gāḷa (गाळ).—f (gāli S) Abuse. v .

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gāḷā (गाळा).—m (gāḷaṇēṃ) Dirt, dregs, lees, grounds remaining after sifting or straining. 2 Straws, sticks, rubbish, or mud hitching on the bushes of the bank (after an overflow of the stream), alluvium. 3 The included space betwixt the pieces composing a frame; i. e. the wasted space, the vacuity. 4 Carded cotton.

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

gala (गल).—f The hole made at marbles. iṭīdāṇḍū, &c.

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gaḷa (गळ).—m A fish-hook. A drag-hook. A hook gen. f An oozing or trickling, a con- stant running or flow. The hole at games of marbles. gaḷa ghālaṇēṃ Force, coerce; also to importune or press earnestly.

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gaḷā (गळा).—m The throat. (In singing) The voice. The neck of a pitchor, bottle &c. -kēṃsānēṃ gaḷā kāpaṇēṃ To kill or ruin by deep or refined policies, observing mean- while a bland and gentle deport- ment, to make as how of affection or kindness. gaḷā kāpaṇēṃ Ruin by disappoint- ing expectations. Deceive, trick. gaḷā guntaṇēṃ or aṭakaṇēṃ To be restricted or bound down, also to be involved (in some difficulty). gaḷā gōvaṇēṃ To restrict or con- fine. To involve or be implicated in a troublesome business &c. gaḷā dāṭaṇēṃ Be choking. gaḷā dharaṇē Attack the throat- a disease &c. Become speechless, lose one's voice. gaḷā phuṭaṇēṃ-basaṇēṃ Become hoarse in one's voice. gaḷī dēṇēṃ Hang (a person). Cast into great danger.gaḷīṃ- gaḷāṃ paḍaṇēṃ Importune, urge, dun, hang upon in entreaty or enforcement. Ac- cuse wrongfully. gaḷīṃ-gaḷāṃ bāndhaṇēṃ Force upon, oblige to accept. Fix an accusa- tion or slur wrongfully. gaḷyācī āṇa- śapatha, gaḷayācēṇa An oath upon one's throat or life. gaḷyānta taṅgaḍyā ghālaṇēṃ Catch a man in his own trap. gaḷyānta pāya yēṇēṃ To be involved in inextricable em- barrassment.gaḷyānta māḷa ghālaṇēṃ To commit to or charge with the conduct of a business. To elect a person to be one's husband or one's wife. gaḷyāta yēṇēṃ Devolve or fall upon. gaḷyānta hāta ghālaṇēṃ To clasp round the neck, i. e. to conci- liate or persuade. gaḷyāparyanta yēṇēṃ To arrive at the highest bearable degree–a pain or an affliction. gaḷyāvara gāṇēṃ Sing sono- rously. Sing with the voice duly ex- erted. gaḷyāvara surī ṭhēvaṇēṃ Threaten the life of. mōṭhā gaḷā karūna raḍaṇēṃ Cry loudly.

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gāla (गाल).—m A cheek, jowl. gāla phugaviṇēṃ Puff out the cheeks. gālāvara gāla caḍhaṇēṃ Get plump -cheeks, &c. gāla ghaḍaṇēṃ To chastise (some sauciness or pertness). gālānta hāṃsaṇēṃ To smile, smirk, simper.

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gāḷa (गाळ).—m Refuse or sweepings. Feculence or dross. Dregs. Sediment, mud, mire. Abuse. v .

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gāḷā (गाळा).—m Dirt, dregs. Straws, mud &c. hitching on the bushes of the bank (after an overflow of the stream), alluvium. Carded cotton. The includ- ed space betwixt the pieces compos- ing a frame.

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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

Gala (गल).—[gal-bhakṣaṇe bā° karaṇe ac]

1) The throat, neck; शितिना गलेन विलसन्मरीचिना (śitinā galena vilasanmarīcinā) Kirātārjunīya 12.23; न गरलं गले कस्तूरीयम् (na garalaṃ gale kastūrīyam); cf. अजागलस्तन (ajāgalastana); Bhartṛhari 1.64; Amaruśataka 88.

2) The resin of the Śāla tree.

3) A kind of musical instrument.

4) A rope.

5) A kind of fish.

6) A large kind of grass (bṛhatkāśa).

Derivable forms: galaḥ (गलः).

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Gāla (गाल).—

1) Flowing, liquefying.

2) Dropping.

3) A flux.

Derivable forms: gālaḥ (गालः).

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

Gala (गल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. The throat. 2. The resin of the Sal tree. 3. A reed, a large kind of the Saccharum cylindricum. 4. A rope. 5. A musical instrument. 6. A kind of fish, a small kind of cyprinus, a subgenus of that class, (Cyprinus garra. Ham.) E. gal to eat, to drop, &c. affix ac, or gṝ to swallow, with ac, gara, and ra changed to la.

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Gāla (गाल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. Flowing, liquefying. 2. Flowing, dropping. 3. A flux. E. gal to flow, ghañ aff.

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

Gala (गल).—i. e. 2. gṛ10 + a, m. The throat, [Pañcatantra] 249, 1.

— Cf. [Latin] gula; [Old High German.] kela; [Anglo-Saxon.] ceolr,

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

Gala (गल).—[masculine] throat, neck.

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Gāla (गाल).—[adjective] produced by the throat.

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

1) Gala (गल):—[from gal] 1. gala m. ‘oozing’, resin (especially that of the plant Shorea robusta),.L.

2) [v.s. ...] = galaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of musical instrument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a reed (large kind of Saccharum cylindricum), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a rope (made of that reed), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Galā (गला):—[from gala > gal] f. (for medo-g) a plant akin to the Mimosa pudica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) Gāla (गाल):—[from gal] 1. gāla m. flowing, liquefying, [Horace H. Wilson]

8) [v.s. ...] dropping, [Horace H. Wilson]

9) [v.s. ...] a flux, [Horace H. Wilson]

10) Gala (गल):—[from gal] 2. gala m. ([Pāṇini 8-2, 21; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) ‘swallower’, the throat, neck, [Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā] etc. (ifc. f(ā). [gana] kroḍādi [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 7, 334]; f(ī). [gana] bahv-adi);

11) [v.s. ...] cf. [Latin] gula.

12) Gāla (गाल):—[from gal] 2. gāla mfn. produced with the throat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) a 1. and 2. gāla. See √1. and 2. gal.

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

1) Gala (गल):—(la;) 1. m. The throat; a reed; a rope; resin; a fish; a flute.

2) Gāla (गाल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Flowing; flux.

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

Gala (गल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gala, Galaa, Gāla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gala in German

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Gala (गल) [Also spelled gal]:——an allomorph of '[galā]' and '[gāla]' used as the first member in compound words; ~[gaṃḍa] a disease resulting in the inflammation of throat-glands; ~[bahiyāṃ] embracement with arms thrown around each other’s neck; ~[muccha] hooked moustache, long curled whiskers; ~[suā] a disease resulting in the inflammation of jaw-gums and consequest fever.

2) Galā (गला) [Also spelled gla]:—(nm) neck; throat; gullet; voice; collar (of a garment); neck of a pot; [galebāja] one gifted with a sweet voice, one who exploits one’s vocal gifts (poet etc.); [galebājī] exploitation of one’s vocal gifts; indulgence in vocal feats; —[kaṭanā] to be beheaded; to suffer a heavy loss; to be deprived of one’s due; —[khulanā] to re-attain normalcy of voice; —[ghoṭanā] to throttle, to strangle; —[chuḍānā] to liberate or to be liberated; to (get) rid of; —[tara karanā] to moisten the throat (by a few drops of cold water, etc.); —[dabānā] to throttle; to choke; to exercise undue pressure; —[pakaḍanā] to catch hold by the neck; to harass, (some eatable) to produce irritation in the throat;—[paḍanā/baiṭhanā] to develop a sore throat/hoarse voice; —[phaṃsanā] to get entangled or embroiled (in an untoward affair); to get into a mess; —[phāḍanā] to vociferate, to bellow; —[bhara ānā] to have the throat choked through emotion; —[bharrānā] see —[bhara ānā]; —[rūṃdhanā] see —[bhara ānā; —retanā] to slaughter; to torture to slow death; [gale taka ḍūbanā] to be submerged chin deep; —[gale kā hāra] extremely dear and intimate; one who constantly hangs upon, a constant companion; [gale ke nīce utaranā] to be swallowed; to comprehend and be convinced; [gale na utaranā] to stick in one’s gizard, to be more than one can stomach; [gale paḍanā] to become an encumbrance, to be obliged to endure; [gale paḍā ḍhola bajānā] to hold the baby, to assume an undesired responsibility; [gale para churī pheranā] to put to gross injustice; to inflict grave injury; [gale bāṃdhanā yā maḍhanā] to pass the baby, to pass the buck to, to make a dupe of (person); to hang to somebody’s neck, to impose, to enforce acceptance; [gale milanā] to embrace, to hug; [gale meṃ aṭakanā] not to be swallowed or gulped; not to be palatable or welcome; [gale lagānā] to embrace, to hug.

3) Gāla (गाल) [Also spelled gaal]:—(nm) cheek; —[picakānā] to become emaciated; —[phulānā] to sulk; to get into a sullky mood; —[bajānā] to boast, to brag.

4) Gālā (गाला):—(nm) a ball of carded cotton.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Gala (गल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gal.

2) Gala (गल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gala.

2) Gala has the following synonyms: Galaa.

3) Gāla (गाल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gāla.

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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

Gala (ಗಲ):—

1) [noun] the front portion of the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders; the neck.

2) [noun] the resin of the sāla tree (Shorea talura = S. robusta of Dipterocarpaceae family).

3) [noun] a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire or similar material; a rope.

4) [noun] ಗಲಸ್ಯ ಕಂಠಸ್ಯ [galasya kamthasya] galasya kaṇṭhasya (a wrong form of ಗಲಶ್ಚ ಕಂಠಶ್ಚ, [galashca kamthashca,] but accepted in usage) the condition or fact of (two persons) being very intimate.

5) [noun] an intimate friend.

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Gala (ಗಲ):—[noun] (pros.) a foot of two syllables, a long one followed by a short one; trochee.

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Gaḷa (ಗಳ):—

1) [noun] a long bamboo staff.

2) [noun] a slender shaft with a pointed tip and other end being feathered used to be shot from a bow; an arrow.

3) [noun] a unit for measuring the area of a land.

4) [noun] a stick of standard size used for this purpose.

5) [noun] any of the agricultural implements.

6) [noun] a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat; an oar.

7) [noun] the long beam of a plough.

8) [noun] any of the farm implements, as plough, etc.

9) [noun] ಉಂಡಮನೆಯ ಗಳ ಎಣಿಸು [umdamaneya gala enisu] uṇḍa maneya gaḷa eṇisu (prov.) to make a scheme to harm the another to whom one should have been grateful; to become an ingrate.

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Gaḷa (ಗಳ):—

1) [noun] the front portion of the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders; the neck.

2) [noun] the resin of the sāla tree (Shorea talura = S. robusta of Dipterocarpaceae family).

3) [noun] a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire or similar material; a rope.

4) [noun] ಗಳಸ್ಯ ಕಂಠಸ್ಯ [galasya kamthasya] gaḷasya kaṇṭhasya (a wrong form of ಗಳಶ್ಚ ಕಂಠಶ್ಚ, [galashca kamthashca,] but accepted in usage) the condition or fact of (two persons) being very intimate.

5) [noun] an intimate friend.

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Gaḷa (ಗಳ):—[independent] an indeclinable used to express joy, gladness, appreciation, wonder, sarcasm, grief, etc.

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Gaḷaṃ (ಗಳಂ):—[independent] = ಗಳ [gala]3.

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Gaḷā (ಗಳಾ):—[independent] an indeclinable used to express joy, gladness, appreciation, wonder, sarcasm, grief, etc.

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Gāla (ಗಾಲ):—

1) [noun] the act of flowing; a flow.

2) [noun] the act of a liquid that is dropping, oozing or leaking out.

3) [noun] the act of filtering a liquid, to separate solid contents from it.

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Gāḷa (ಗಾಳ):—

1) [noun] a bent piece of wire, usu. barbed and baited, for catching fish; a fish-hook.

2) [noun] (fig.) anything used as a lure; an enticement.

3) [noun] (fig.) a tricky method for achieving a purpose; an angle.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Gala (गल):—adj. 1. low and easy to irrigate; irrigable; 2. lever; 3. throat; neck; 4. inner part of the throat; n. → गला [galā]

2) Galā (गला):—n. 1. neck; throat; 2. a musical voice; sound;

3) Gāla (गाल):—n. discredit; disgrace;

4) Gālā (गाला):—n. cheek;

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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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