Khurali, Khuralī: 8 definitions
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Khurali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaKhuralī (खुरली) refers to “practice of arms”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 21.5 (cf. 12.100). On 21.5, Cāṇḍūpaṇḍita takes khuralī in the sense of a “gymnasium”. The word is used in the sense of a “gymnasium” in a verse of Pratāparaudrayaśobhūṣaṇa (page 83). (Cf. Ratnāpaṇa commentary and Ratnaśāṇa commentary)
Khuralī is used in the sense of “practice of arms” in Anargharāghava 4.24. Rucipati quotes Hārāvali (Cf. Mahāvīracarita; Bālarāmāyaṇa act 4; Amaracandra’s Bālabhārata Ādiparva 11.52). The form khurulī occurs in Yaśastilaka 3.468. Abhinanda in his Rāmacarita 17.50 uses the expression khuralīkhala in the sense of a “gymnasium”. Cf. Vastupāla’s Naranārāyaṇānanda 10.47.
Khuralī is used in the sense of a “target” in Bihlaṇa’s Karṇasundarī 2.6.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhuralī (खुरली).—Military exercise or practice (as of arms, archery &c.); अस्त्रप्रयोगखुरलीकलहे गणानाम् (astraprayogakhuralīkalahe gaṇānām) Mv.2.34; दूरो- त्पतनखुरलीकेलिजनिताम् (dūro- tpatanakhuralīkelijanitām) 5.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhuralī (खुरली).—f. (-lī) Military exercise, practising archery, &c. E. khur to cut, alac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khuralī (खुरली):—f. military exercise, practising archery etc., [Bālarāmāyaṇa iv, 16/17]
2) place for military exercise, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa vi, 46] (cf. khalūrikā.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhuralī (खुरली):—(lī) 3. f. Military exercise, the practice of archery.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKhuraḷi (ಖುರಳಿ):—[noun] the practice of using weapons (in the course of learning).
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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Starts with: Khuralika, Khuralikhala.
Full-text: Khalurika, Khuralikhala, Khuruli.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.2.4 < [Part 2 - Ecstatic Expressions (anubhāva)]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Weapons and War in Nīti works < [Chapter 1]