Maluva, Māluvā, Maluvā: 4 definitions
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Maluva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymāluvā : (f.) a parasite creeper which slowly destroys the tree on which it has grown.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMāluvā, (f.) (cp. BSk. mālu) a (long) creeper M. I, 306; S. I, 207; A. I, 202 sq.; Sn. 272; Dh. 162, 334; J. III, 389; V, 205, 215, 389; V, 205, 215, 389; VI, 528 (phandana°); DhA. III, 152; IV, 43.—On maluvā in similes see J. P. T. S. 1907, 123. (Page 531)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMāluvā (मालुवा).—(= Pali id.; [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] also mālu, q.v., and mālutā 2), a kind of creeper: sālaṃ vā māluvā yathā Udānavarga xi.10 (= Pali Dhammapada (Pali) 162).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāluvā (मालुवा):—f. a kind of sweet potato, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Starts with: Maluval, Maluval-netiyon, Maluvali, Maluvam, Maluvan.
Full-text: Malu, Maluvam, Phandana, Citakapujaka, Lata, Tanha.
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Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 162 - The Story of Devadatta < [Chapter 12 - Atta Vagga (Self)]
Verse 334-337 - The Story of the Past: The Insolent Monk < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 18 - The Gona (Kona) Haihayas of Vardhamanapura (A.D. 1190-1294) < [Chapter II - The Haihayas]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 6 - Delivery of The Suciloma Sutta < [Chapter 32b - The Buddha’s Fourteenth Vassa at Savatthi]