Jalavadya, Jalavādya, Jala-vadya: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJalavādya (जलवाद्य).—a kind of musical instrument.
Derivable forms: jalavādyam (जलवाद्यम्).
Jalavādya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and vādya (वाद्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalavādya (जलवाद्य):—[=jala-vādya] [from jala] n. a kind of musical instrument played by means of water, 8346; 8427 and 8436.
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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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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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