Mali, Mālī, Māli, Maḻi: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Mali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMālī (माली).—A demon of great valour. Genealogy and birth. There were two very brave brothers in the demon tribe named Heti and Praheti. They were inseparable companions of Mahābali. Praheti was unmarried and spent his time in religious pursuits. Heti married Bhayā sister of Kāla and got a son named Vidyutkeśa. Vidyutkeśa married Sālakaṭaṅkā daughter of Sandhyā and got a son named Sukeśa Sukeśa married Devavatī, daughter of Grāmaṇī, alias Maṇimāyā. Devavatī delivered three sons, Mālī Sumālī and Mālyavān. (See full article at Story of Mālī from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMāli (मालि).—The father of Kaikasī and father-in-law of Visravas; a follower of Vṛtra in his battle with Indra; a Rākṣasa in the fifth talam; slain by Hari in the Devāsura war.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 10. 21; VIII. 10. 57; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 20. 37; III. 8. 40. Vāyu-purāṇa 70. 34.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismMali (मलि) is the name of the caitya-tree under which the parents of Puṣpadanta are often depicted in Jaina iconography, according to the Śvetāmbara tradition. According to the Digambara tradition the tree is known as Akṣa. The term caitya refers to “sacred shrine”, an important place of pelgrimage and meditation in Jainism. Sculptures with such caitya-trees generally shows a male and a female couple seated under a tree with the female having a child on her lap. Usually there is a seated Jina figure on top of the tree.
Puṣpadanta is the ninth of twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras: enlightened beings who, having conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death), leave a path behind for others to follow. His father is Sugrīva and his mother is Rāmā, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mali in India is the name of a plant defined with Dactyloctenium aegyptium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Pers., nom. illeg., non Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Desf. (among others).
2) Mali is also identified with Gardenia gummifera It has the synonym Genipa arborea Baill. (etc.).
3) Mali is also identified with Toona ciliata It has the synonym Cedrela microcarpa C. DC. (etc.).
4) Mali in Indonesia is also identified with Litsea robusta.
5) Mali in Sierra Leone is also identified with Oryza sativa It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. savannae Körn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1984)
· Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo (1910)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Botanisches Archiv (1922)
· Monograph on the Genus Toona (Meliaceae) (1988)
· Flora Boreali-Americana (1803)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mali, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymālī : (adj.) having garlands or flowers.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaḷī (मळी).—f (maḷa) A roll, as rubbed up, of the scurf of the body. 2 Mud and garbage brought by rains or a river, alluvium. Hence 3 A river-sidespot as suitable for a plantation or garden: also the plantation or garden thereon. 4 Sugar-skimmings: also skimmings or scum in general. 5 R A little division in a field; a plat, plot, bed.
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mālī (माली).—(Or mahālā, mahālī &c.) A term of courtesy affixed to the names of Barbers. Ex. dāma- mālī, trimbakamālī.
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māḷī (माळी).—m (mālī S) A florist or horticulturist, a gardener. Pr. māḷyācī makā āṇi kōlhyācēṃ bhāṇḍaṇa Used where parties contend about goods or matters belonging to neither.
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māḷī (माळी).—f P (māḷa) Level and arable land upon the acclivity of a hill. 2 (māḷā) An upper story; a boarded loft; a sort of garret or sollar.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmaḷī (मळी).—f Scum. Alluvium. A plat.
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māḷī (माळी).—m A gardener, florist. f An upper story.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMali (मलि).—f. Possession, enjoyment.
Derivable forms: maliḥ (मलिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMāli (मालि).—name of a nāga king: Mahā-Māyūrī 247.15 (n. sg. Mālir).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMali (मलि).—f.
(-liḥ) Having, possessing. E. mal to hold, in aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mali (मलि):—[from mal] f. holding, having, possession, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Māli (मालि):—[from māla] mfn. (ifc.) = and [varia lectio] for mālin, [Mahābhārata] (cf. yājña-, vedaand su-m)
3) [v.s. ...] m. = mālin Name of a son of the Rākṣasa Su-keśa, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMali (मलि):—(liḥ) 2. f. Holding; possession.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Māli (मालि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Māli.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMālī (माली):—(nm) a gardener; garlander; (a) economic; —[māmale] economic affairs/matters; —[hālata] economic state/position.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Mali (मलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Malin.
2) Māli (मालि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Māli.
3) Māli (मालि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mālin.
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 corpusMaḷi (ಮಳಿ):—[noun] = ಮಳ್ಳಿ [malli]2.
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Māli (ಮಾಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a man decked with a garland.
2) [noun] a temple servant who collects or brings flowers for adorning the idol of the deity.
3) [noun] a class of such servants.
4) [noun] a man whose occupation is making and tending gardens; a gardener.
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Māḷi (ಮಾಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a man decked with a garland.
2) [noun] a temple servant who collects or brings flowers for adorning the idol of the deity.
3) [noun] a class of such servants.
4) [noun] a man whose occupation is making and tending gardens; a gardener.
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Māḷi (ಮಾಳಿ):—[noun] a woman unfit for having sexual intercourse with.
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 (+132): Malevadigiti, Mali alyia, Mali-elavam, Mali-mali, Mali-poravara, Malia, Malia, Maliana, Malibago, Malicam, Malicha, Malicia, Malicia-de-mulher, Malicu, Malida, Malidi, Malidu, Malifito, Maliga, Maligara.
Ends with (+206): Abhirashmimali, Alokomali, Amali, Amalidhumali, Amalikumali, Amamali, Ammali, Amshumali, Anandamalin, Ankicumali, Archimali, Arcimali, Atikamali, Babhrumali, Badamamali, Bajarmali, Basamali, Bhamali, Bhaormali, Bharaamali.
Full-text (+83): Malin, Tailamali, Payamalli, Sumali, Maleya, Malimluca, Malis-malis, Paymali, Payamalli-Mali-Mali-Meli, Malish, Kanmali, Chandra-mali, Mali alyia, Bhika mali, Mali-mali, Ketumali, Mali-elavam, Jangli mali, Malaganda, Buah mali.
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