Malara, Mālāra, Mala-ra: 7 definitions
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Malara 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMālāra (मालार).—a kind of metre.
Derivable forms: mālāram (मालारम्).
Mālāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mālā and ra (र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMalara (मलर).—m., a high number: Mahāvyutpatti 7784 = Tibetan bsñal yas, bskal yas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalara (मलर):—m. or n. (?) a [particular] high number, [Buddhist literature]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mālara (मालर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mālūra.
[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 corpusMalāra (ಮಲಾರ):—[noun] a large number of bangles bunched together.
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Malāra (ಮಲಾರ):—
1) [noun] a band put around the belly of a horse for holding a saddle; a girth.
2) [noun] a narrow strap of leather attached to each end of the bit in the mouth of a horse, and held by the rider or driver to control the animal; rein.
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Malāra (ಮಲಾರ):—[noun] a kind of percussion instrument.
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Maḷāra (ಮಳಾರ):—
1) [noun] a band put around the belly of a horse for holding a saddle; a girth.
2) [noun] a narrow strap of leather attached to each end of the bit in the mouth of a horse, and held by the rider or driver to control the animal; rein.
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)
Partial matches: Maala, Ra, Mala.
Starts with: Malar, Malarahita, Malaral, Malarali, Malarama, Malaranai, Malaranaipputtel, Malaranaiyavan, Malarattiyenal, Malaravan, Malaron.
Full-text: Malura, Karuvilai, Malahari, Irutayam, Motti, Toyyil, Avil, Malar.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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