Malavika, Mālavikā: 5 definitions
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Malavika 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 dictionaryMālavikā (मालविका).—
1) Name of the heroine of Kālidāsa's Mālavikāgnimitra.
2) Name of a plant निशोत्तर (niśottara), Ipomoea Turpethum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālavikā (मालविका).—f.
(-kā) A plant of valuable purgative properties, commonly Teori: see trivṛt .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālavikā (मालविका).—[feminine] [Name] of a woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mālavikā (मालविका):—[from mālavaka > mālava] f. Ipomoea Turpethum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman (See next).
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 corpusMāḷavika (ಮಾಳವಿಕ):—[noun] the plant Merremia emarginata ( = Ipomoea reniformis) of Convolvulaceae family.
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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Starts with: Malavikagnimitra.
Full-text: Malavikagnimitra, Pratyakshay, Abhijanavat, Agnimitra, Advitiya, Kalidasa, Malavaka, Vidisha, Antarena, Vithi.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.14 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati performed in Nṛtta < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Gati pertaining to conditions and situations < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Reference to Nāṭya, Nṛtta and Nṛtya Gati in Sanskrit dramas < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Our Forum < [January-February 1931]
A Famous Dance of Long Ago < [January 1965]
Shakespeare and Kalidasa < [January - March 1976]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.11. Wedding Dress < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
1. Materials for Garments (b): Silk fibers from Silkworms < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Introduction to the Vīthī type of Drama < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 7.5 - Poetic conventions regarding to the Trees and Plants < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]