Khel: 13 definitions
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Khel means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi, biology. 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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India history and geography
Khel (or Khelanā) refers to “trance” or the “process of possession trance”.—(Cf. the glossary of non-English terms).
Khel refers to “Clan”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study on the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis tribes of Assam (India) who possess a rich cultural heritage, folk customs, local traditions and oral histories
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Khel in India is the name of a plant defined with Dichanthium caricosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dimeria filiformis (Roxb.) Hochst. ex Miq. (among others).
2) Khel in Nepal is also identified with Betula utilis It has the synonym Betula bhojpattra Lindley (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1916)
· Kew Bulletin (1939)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Khel, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Khel (खेल्).—1 P. (khelati, khelita)
1) To shake, move to and fro.
2) To tremble.
3) To play, sport; खेलल्लोलम्बकोलाहल- मुखरितदिक्चक्रवालान्तरालम् (khelallolambakolāhala- mukharitadikcakravālāntarālam) Bhar. Ch. -Caus. To swing, shake; कृपणोऽहं हि जीवामि भुजगं खेलयन्सदा (kṛpaṇo'haṃ hi jīvāmi bhujagaṃ khelayansadā) Kathāsaritsāgara 9.76.
Khel (खेल्).—[(ṛ) kheḷ] r. 1st cl. (khelati) To shake to tremble, to move.
Khel (खेल्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To move to and fro, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 55, 26 (to dance?).
— [Causal.] To put in motion, to turn, [Pañcatantra] 221, 12.
Khel (खेल्).—khelati move to and fro, swing; [Causative] khelayati.
Khel (खेल्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] lati, to shake, move to and fro, swing, tremble, [Rāmāyaṇa; Naiṣadha-carita; Gīta-govinda; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] :—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] khelayati, to cause to move to and fro, swing, shake, [Pañcatantra iv, 5, 0/1; Kathāsaritsāgara ix, 76.]
Khel (खेल्):—, khelati schwanken, sich hinundherbewegen, sich wiegen [DHĀTUP. 15, 31.] khelantyanye nadantyanye garjantyanye [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 55, 26.] kṣipanti sma tathānyonyaṃ khelanti sma parasparam [61, 2.] khelanto vinadantaśca [73, 35. 6, 70, 57.] kheladanaṅgaṃkheda [Gītagovinda 1, 25.] sphuṭakamalodarakhelitakhañjanayuga [11, 27.] — caus. sich hinundherbewegen —, sich winden lassen: jīvāmi bhujagaṃ khelayaṃsadā [Kathāsaritsāgara 9, 76.] araghaṭṭaṃ khelayan [Pañcatantra 221, 12.]
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Khel (खेल्):—[Spr. 660.] [Sāhityadarpana 277, 16.]
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Khel (खेल्):—etwa erscheinen, vorkommen: sakhitā na khalu khelati khe latikā yathā [Spr. (II) 717.]
Khel (खेल्):—, khelati —
1) schwanken , sich hinundher bewegen , sich winden , — wiegen [Indische sprüche 7783.] [Naiṣadhacarita 6,66.] khelita = khelant sich wiegend. —
2) auftauchen , zum Vorschein kommen. — Caus. khelayati sich hinundher bewegen — , sich winden lassen.
Khel (खेल्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khilla, Khela.
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
Khel in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) play, game, sport; show; -[kuda] sports; fun and frolic; —[karana] to frolic; —[ke dina] age of merriment; boyhood; —[khilana] to give a long rope; —[khatma hona] the game to be up; —[khelana] to make a crafty move; —[khela mem] in a trice, without any effort; —[banana] to have a business accomplished; —,[bana banaya] near-accomplished job; —[bigadana] a person’s apple-cart to be upset; to have a game or business spoilt; —[bigadana] to upset a person’s apple-cart; —[samajhana] to consider damn easy; to look through one’s game..—khel (खेल) is alternatively transliterated as Khela.
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Nepali dictionary
Khel is another spelling for खेल [khela].—n. 1. game; sports; 2. amusement; dallying; 3. trick/magic show;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+21): Khel-bijak, Khel-maidan, Khela, Khela-maidana, Khelaanchi, Khelabada, Khelabayla, Khelabhaga, Khelabindhu, Kheladi, Khelagada, Khelagadi, Khelagadya, Khelagamana, Khelagamin, Khelagara, Khelagata, Khelagati, Khelaka, Khelakara.
Full-text (+1): Khela, Khelana, Kheli, Khel-bijak, Khel-maidan, Bayen-hatko-khel, Khela-maidana, Khelanaka, Khelam, Khelagamana, Khelaya, Khelani, Khelagati, Bayam-hatako-khela, Khelagamin, Khilla, Khanjakhela, Sela, Ukkhetita, Kshvel.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Khel; (plurals include: Khels). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Tharus of Dang: The People and the Social Context < [Volume 8, Number 3-4 (1981)]
Part 7.1 - The Tharu Festival of Maghi < [Tharus of Dang: Rites de Passage and Festivals]
Part 12 - Vishnu Malla and Rajya Prakasha (Prakash) Malla (849-878) < [A Chronology of the Later Kings of Patan]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 819 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 1143 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 951 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Social Folk customs of the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis (by Suravi Gohain Duwarah)
Part 4.1 - Description of Khuli Khel (or Kholiguti Khel) < [Chapter 3 - Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis]
Part 4 - Comparison of Recreation and Games (of Assamese tribes) < [Chapter 5 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Part 4.8 - Description of Senguti Khel < [Chapter 3 - Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis]
Ecological Assessment and Molecular Characterization of Spirulina in... < [Volume 16, Issue 15 (2024)]
Building Community Resilience to Violent Extremism through Community-Based... < [Volume 14, Issue 15 (2022)]
Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation in Post-Agricultural Soils under the... < [Volume 11, Issue 16 (2019)]
Rural and Agricultural Glossary (by William Crooke)
Page 155 < [Rural and Architectural Glossary (pages)]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati found in Chau of Eastern India < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Gait identified in the martial arts of India < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]