Javala, Javaḷa, Javāla, Javālā: 7 definitions

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Javala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Javaḷa can be transliterated into English as Javala or Javalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Javāla (जवाल) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.56). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Javāla) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Javālā is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.90.24) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

Purana book cover
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

javaḷa (जवळ).—prep Near, nigh, close to. Used freely, as our own words, of objects in space, of events in time, of persons or things bearing points of resemblance or degrees of relation. 2 It corresponds with the English With: noting possession. Ex. tyācē ja0 dravya āhē; tumacī pōthī majaja0 āhē. 3 To. Ex. tyāja0 dē, tyāja0 sāṅga. 4 Used as a Near or short--a road. ja0 karaṇēṃ To take amongst one's domestics or retainers; to take about one's person. 2 To bring (an object) near; i. e. to approach, to advance towards. Ex. pāūsa ālā lavakara gāṃva ja0 karā. ja0 ubhā karaṇēṃ To suffer to stand in one's presence; or to admit into one's presence. ja0 ghēūna Bringing near, i. e. familiarly, endearingly, fondlingly, kindly. javaḷacā Connected with (by position in space, by occurrence in time, by kin or alliance; by possession &c.); near. ja0 jāṇēṃ To have sexual intercourse with; to go near unto. ja0 dharaṇēṃ To take amongst one's attendants or followers. javaḷa answers, in some applications, to Almost, nearly, well nigh. Ex. tyācī parīkṣā uttamā ja0 jhālī His examination was almost superlative.

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javaḷa (जवळ).—m A tribe of Brahmans in the Southern Konkan̤, or an individual of it. Otherwise called khōta.

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javaḷa (जवळ).—n C A mass of clouds: also cloudiness. 2 A sudden and impetuous gale or storm.

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jāvaḷa (जावळ).—n (ja S To be born, vāla Hair.) The hair of a child before its head is shaved. 2 The ceremony of cutting it.

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jāvaḷā (जावळा).—by redup. jāvaḷārāvaḷā a (yamala S) Twin, one of twins. 2 f pl (Sing. jāūḷa, but not in use.) Wives of brothers.

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

javaḷa (जवळ).—prep Near, nigh, close to. It cor- responds with the English With; nothing possession. Ex. tyācējavaḷa dravya āhē. To. Ex. tyājavaḷa dē. It answers, in some applications, to Almost, nearly, well-nigh. Ex. tyācī parīkṣā uttamājavaḷa jhālī. javaḷa karaṇēṃ To take amongst one's domestics or retainers, to take about one's person. javaḷa ubhā karaṇēṃ To suffer to stand in one's presence, or to admit into one's presence. javaḷa ghēūna Bringing near, i. e. familiarly, endearingly, kindly. a Short. n Cloudiness.

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jāvaḷa (जावळ).—See jāyavaḷa.

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jāvaḷā (जावळा).—a Twin, one of twins. jāvaḷēṃ n Twins.

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

Javāla (जवाल):—m. = sthāga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

[Sanskrit to German]

Javala in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Javaḷa (ಜವಳ):—[noun] = ಜವಳಿ [javali]3.

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Javaḷa (ಜವಳ):—[noun] an old unit of measure.

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Jāvaḷa (ಜಾವಳ):—

1) [noun] the quality or fact of being unsteady, wavering; unsteadiness.

2) [noun] inability to take a firm decision, forming opinion or the quality of being erratic in habits, purpose or behaviour.

3) [noun] an irrepressible desire; such a tendency.

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Jāvaḷa (ಜಾವಳ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being ordinary or very common; lack of speciality.

2) [noun] an ordinary or common man.

3) [noun] that which is of ordinary quality or very commonly available.

4) [noun] an abject, mean fellow.

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Jāvaḷa (ಜಾವಳ):—

1) [noun] the hair on the head.

2) [noun] the hair of child before its head is shaved for the first time.

3) [noun] the ceremony of getting a chilḍs head shaven for the first time.

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Jāvāḷa (ಜಾವಾಳ):—

1) [noun] the plant Croton tigilium of Euphorbiaceae family.

2) [noun] its seed used as a purgative.

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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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