Alternative spellings of this word include Khelna.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Khelana (खेलन).—

1) Shaking, quivering motion (of the eyes); कापि विलासविलोलविलोचनखेलनजनितमनोजम् (kāpi vilāsavilolavilocanakhelanajanitamanojam) Gītagovinda 1.4.

2) Play, pastime.

3) A performance.

-nī A piece or man at chess &c.

Derivable forms: khelanam (खेलनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khelana (खेलन).—n.

(-naṃ) Play, sport, pastime. f. (-nī) A piece or man at drafts, chess, &c. E. khel to shake or move, affix lyuṭ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khelana (खेलन).—[khel + ana], n. Moving to and fro, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 1, 40.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khelana (खेलन).—[neuter] swinging, going to and fro (also [feminine] ā) play, sport.

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

1) Khelana (खेलन):—[from khel] n. moving to and fro, shaking, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] quivering motion (of the eyes), [Gīta-govinda i, 40]

3) [v.s. ...] play, pastime, sport, [Bālarāmāyaṇa iv, 16/17]

4) Khelanā (खेलना):—[from khelana > khel] f. moving to and fro, [Padyasaṃgraha 16]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khelana (खेलन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Play. f. (nī) A piece or man at chess, &c.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Khelana (खेलन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khillaṇa, Khelaṇa, Khelaṇaya.

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Khelana in German

context information

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 dictionary

Khelanā (खेलना) [Also spelled khelna]:—(v) to play; to stage (e.g. [nāṭaka]); —[khānā] to eat, drink and be merry; [khelane-khāne ke dina] the age to eat, drink and be merry; [khelā-khāyā] well-versed in the ways of life; [khelī-khāī] having diverse experiences of life; well-up in sexual experiences.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Khelaṇa (खेलण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Khelana.

Khelaṇa has the following synonyms: Khelaṇaya.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khēlana (ಖೇಲನ):—

1) [noun] activity engaged in for amusement or recreation; a way of spending spare time pleasantly; a play; pastime.

2) [noun] any article to play with.

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Khēḷana (ಖೇಳನ):—[noun] = ಖೇಲನ [khelana].

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Khelanaka, Khelanamahatmya, Khelanaramga, Khelanasthala, Khelanaudarya, Khelanaya.

Ends with: Atikhelana, Holakhelana, Kamtukakhelana.

Full-text (+16): Khelanaya, Gulli, Khillana, Khelani, Holakhelana, Khurali, Khatara, Holi, Tatti, Kheluka, Mauta, Khelna, Shikar, Maut, Khulana, Shikara, Khulna, Lakh, Lakha, Khela.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

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