Malana, Maḷaṇa, Malaṇa: 12 definitions

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Malana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.

The Sanskrit term Maḷaṇa can be transliterated into English as Malana or Maliana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Malna.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

maḷaṇa (मळण).—n R Inspissation of the juice of the sugarcane. 2 The site of a sugarmill.

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mālaṇa (मालण).—f (mālinī S) A term for any exceedingly beautiful female (human or bestial).

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mālana (मालन).—f See mālaṇa.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mālaṇa (मालण).—f A term for an exceedingly beautiful female.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Malana (मलन).—Crushing, grinding.

-naḥ A tent.

Derivable forms: malanam (मलनम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Malana (मलन).—m.

(-naḥ) A tent. n.

(-naṃ) Rubbing, grinding, &c. E. mal to hold, aff. lyuṭ .

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

1) Malana (मलन):—m. a tent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Malanā (मलना):—[from malana] f. the long cucumber, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Malana (मलन):—n. crushing, grinding, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (= mardana; cf. pari-mala).

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

Malana (मलन):—(naḥ) 1. m. A tent. n. Rubbing.

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

Malana (मलन):—

1) m. Zelt.

2) n. = mardana das Zerdrücken, Zerreiben [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 104.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Malana (मलन):——

1) *m. Zelt.

2) n. das Zerdrücken , Zerreiben [Hemacandra's Deśīnāmālā 3,34.37.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Malana (मलन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Camaḍhaṇa, Malaṇa.

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

Malanā (मलना) [Also spelled malna]:—(v) to rub; to press hard; to anoint, to smear; to massage.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Prakrit-English dictionary

Malaṇa (मलण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Mardana, Malana.

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

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Nepali dictionary

Malana (मलन):—n. smearing; smudging; scrubbing;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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