Hillola: 5 definitions
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Hillola means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHillola (हिल्लोल).—
1) A wave, billow.
2) The musical mode called Hindola.
3) A caprice, whim.
4) A kind of coitus.
Derivable forms: hillolaḥ (हिल्लोलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHillola (हिल्लोल).—m.
(-laḥ) A wave, a surge. 2. Swinging. 3. A particular mode of sexual enjoyment, thus described:— “hṛdi kṛtvā striyaḥ pādau karābhyāṃ dhārayet karau . yatheṣṭaṃ tāḍayed yoniṃ bandho hillolasaṃjñakaḥ ..” E. hillol-ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hillola (हिल्लोल):—m. (cf. hindola) a wave, surge, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) a whim, [ib.]
3) a [particular] form of sexual union, [ib.]
4) (in music) one of the Rāgas, [ib.]
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 dictionaryHillola (हिल्लोल) [Also spelled hillol]:—(nf) a surge, billow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHillōla (ಹಿಲ್ಲೋಲ):—[noun] crazy behaviour; an absurd or stupid act.
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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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)