Alternative spellings of this word include Halvaha.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Halavāhā.—(IA 18), a land measure; cf. hala. Note: halavāhā 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Halavāhā (हलवाहा).—a particular landmeasure.

Halavāhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hala and vāhā (वाहा).

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

Halavāhā (हलवाहा):—[=hala-vāhā] [from hala > hal] f. ‘plough’, a [particular] land-measure, [Inscriptions]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Halavāhā (हलवाहा) [Also spelled halvaha]:—(nm) a farmer, peasant.

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Partial matches: Vaha, Hala.

Starts with: Halavahanaka.

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