Malamasa, Malamāsa, Mala-masa: 7 definitions
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Malamasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymalamāsa (मलमास).—m (S) The intercalary month occurring every two and a half years.
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maḷamāsa (मळमास).—See malamāsa &c.
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 dictionaryMalamāsa (मलमास).—an intercalary month (so called because during that month religious ceremonies are not performed); 'अमावास्याद्वयं यत्र रवि- संक्रान्तिवर्जितम् । मलमासः स विज्ञेयः (amāvāsyādvayaṃ yatra ravi- saṃkrāntivarjitam | malamāsaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ)...'
Derivable forms: malamāsaḥ (मलमासः).
Malamāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mala and māsa (मास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalamāsa (मलमास).—m.
(-saḥ) An intercalary month, in which any performance of religious ceremonies is strictly prohibited in the Shastras.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalamāsa (मलमास):—[=mala-māsa] [from mala] m. an intercalary month, an intercalated 13th m° (in which no religious ceremonies should be performed), [Catalogue(s)] etc.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMalamāsa (ಮಲಮಾಸ):—[noun] the thirteenth, intercalary, lunary month inserted in the Lunar calendar after every thirty lunar months which is religiously considered as inauspicious.
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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Partial matches: Maala, Masha, Mala.
Starts with: Malamacam, Malamasaghamarshani, Malamasakaryakaryanirnaya, Malamasakatha, Malamasala, Malamasamahatmya, Malamasanirnaya, Malamasanirnayatantrasara, Malamasanirupana, Malamasapuja, Malamasarahasya, Malamasarthasamgraha, Malamasasarini, Malamasatattva, Malamasavicara, Malamasavidhi, Malamasavrata.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.8.17 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī]
Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)
Part 3.2 - Summary of the Śrāddha-prakaraṇa < [Chapter 2]
Part 2.2 - A study on the Bhīṣmāṣṭamī-vrata < [Chapter 4]
Part 3.4 - A study on the Halavāhana-niṣedha-vrata < [Chapter 4]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 60 - The Importance of the Intercalary Month < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 20 - Measurement of Space and Time < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
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