Hemamala, Hemamālā, Heman-mala: 7 definitions
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Hemamala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Daughter of Guhasiva, king of Kalinga. She and her husband, Dantakumara, brought the Tooth Relic to Ceylon. Dathavamsa iv.9f.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Hemamālā (हेममाला).—the wife of Yama.
Hemamālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms heman and mālā (माला).
Hemamālā (हेममाला).—f.
(-lā) The wife of Yama. E. hema gold, mālā a garland.
Hemamāla (हेममाल).—f. lā, the wife of Yama.
Hemamāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hema and māla (माल).
Hemamālā (हेममाला):—[=hema-mālā] [from hema > heman] f. ‘g°-garlanded’, Name of the wife of Yama, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Hemamālā (हेममाला):—[hema-mālā] (lā) 1. f. Yama's wife.
Hemamālā (हेममाला):—f. Nomen proprium der Gattin Yama's [ŚABDĀRTHAK.] bei [WILSON.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Hema, Mala.
Starts with (+0): Hemamalaka.
Full-text (+0): Hemamalin, Dantakumara, Kalinga.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.10.3 < [Chapter 10 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Herding the Cows]
Verse 1.12.7 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.4. Neck Ornaments (b): Mālā < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Sidelights on History and Culture Of Orissa (by Manmath Nath Das)
Chapter 7 - History versus Legends < [Part 1 - Land, People and History]
Chapter 11 - Kalinga and Sinhala < [Part 1 - Land, People and History]
Chapter 10 - Maritime trade in ancient Orissa < [Part 1 - Land, People and History]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
24. Date of Vasudeva’s Commentary on the Vasavadatta < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 2) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Inscriptions of Orissa (Rajaguru) (by Shri Satyanarayana Rajguru)
Historical note: Politics of Kalinga (4th-8th Century AD) < [Section 2 - The Gangas of Svetaka]
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