Malayacala, Malayācala, Malaya-acala: 10 definitions
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Malayacala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Malayachala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMalayācala (मलयाचल).—Sacred to Kalyāṇī.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 36.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMalayācala (मलयाचल).—&c. the Malaya mountain.
Derivable forms: malayācalaḥ (मलयाचलः).
Malayācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms malaya and acala (अचल). See also (synonyms): malayādri, malayagiri, malayaparvata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayācala (मलयाचल).—m.
(-laḥ) The mountain Malaya. E. malaya Malaya, and acala a mountain; also similar compounds, as malayādri &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayācala (मलयाचल).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayācala (मलयाचल):—[from malaya] m. = ya-parvata, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayācala (मलयाचल):—[malayā+cala] (laḥ) 1. m. The mountain.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMalayācala (मलयाचल) [Also spelled malyachal]:—(nm) see [malayagiri] (under [malaya]).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMalayācala (ಮಲಯಾಚಲ):—[noun] = ಮಲಯ - [malaya -] 2.
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: Malaya, Acala.
Starts with: Malayacalakhanda.
Full-text: Malayacalakhanda, Malyachal, Malayaparvata, Malayagiri, Malayadri, Abhikhya, Anantashayanakshetramahatmya.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 7 - On the checking of the rise of the Bindhya Range < [Book 10]
Chapter 30 - On the birth of Gaurī, the seats of the Deity, and the distraction of Śiva < [Book 7]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 1 - Rasa theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)