Malayaparvata, Malaya-parvata: 6 definitions
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Malayaparvata 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Malayaparvata (मलयपर्वत).—Sacred to Goddess Rambhā;1 rich with tamāla trees.2
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
Malayaparvata (मलयपर्वत).—&c. the Malaya mountain.
Derivable forms: malayaparvataḥ (मलयपर्वतः).
Malayaparvata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms malaya and parvata (पर्वत). See also (synonyms): malayācala, malayādri, malayagiri.
Malayaparvata (मलयपर्वत).—[masculine] the Malaya mountains.
Malayaparvata (मलयपर्वत):—[=malaya-parvata] [from malaya] m. the M° mountain, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Malayaparvata (मलयपर्वत):—[(ma + pa)] m. das Malaya-Gebirge [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.3,3,117.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 69,1.] [Oxforder Handschriften 39,a,35.]
Malayaparvata (मलयपर्वत):—m. das Gebirge Malaya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Parvata, Malaya.
Full-text (+0): Malayagiri, Malayacala, Malayadri, Rishabhaparvata.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 250 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 52 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 578 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 2]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
3.1. Mountains and Forests described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 6 - Manasollasa: the first Encyclopaedia]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.139 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Role of Manthana Samskara in the preparation of Khajitha Pinda Taila < [Vol. 9 No. 10 (2024)]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
4. Route of Rama’s Journey in Exile (and back to Ayodhya) < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Places, Peoples and Tribes]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)