Malavat: 2 definitions
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Malavat 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMalavat (मलवत्).—a. Dirty, foul, filthy.
-tī A menstruous woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Malavat (मलवत्):—[=mala-vat] [from mala] mfn. dirty, filthy, [Manu-smṛti]
2) Mālāvat (मालावत्):—[=mālā-vat] [from mālā > māla] mfn. having a wreath or garland, garlanded, crowned, [Rāmāyaṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] m. ([probably]) a gardener, [Pāṇini 4-2, 72 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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Partial matches: Vat, Maala, Mala.
Starts with: Malavadvasas, Malavata, Malavatam, Malavati, Malavatthu.
Full-text: Malavadvasas, Malavata, Malavati.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 5.20.21-23 < [Chapter 20 - The Liberation of Ṛbhu Muni During the Rāsa-dance Festival]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)