Lelaya, Lelayā: 4 definitions

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Lelaya 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.

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

Lelayā (लेलया).—([instrumental] [adverb]) flickeringly, unsteadily.

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

1) Lelāya (लेलाय):—(either a kind of [Intensive] [from] √, or [Nominal verb] [from] lelā cf. next) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] lelāyati, te ([present participle] lelāyantī [genitive case] lelayatas; [imperfect tense] alelāyat, lelāyat; [perfect tense] lelāya), to move to and fro. quiver, tremble, shake, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Upaniṣad; Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]

2) cf. [Gothic] reiraith.

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Lelaya 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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