Marala, Maraḷa: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Marala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Maraḷa can be transliterated into English as Marala or Maralia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Maral.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureMarāla (मराल) refers to one of the 23 types of dohā metres (a part of mātrā type) described in the 1st chapter of the Vṛttamauktika by Candraśekhara (17th century): author of many metrical compositions and the son of Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭa and Lopāmudrā.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaraḷa (मरळ).—m f The name of a river-fish.
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maraḷa (मरळ).—f & a Commonly maragaḷa f & a.
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marāḷa (मराळ).—m (Poetry. marāla S) A sort of goose with red legs and bill.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmarāḷa (मराळ).—m A sort of gooes with red legs and bill.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMarāla (मराल).—a. [mṛ-ālac]
1) Soft, greasy, unctuous.
2) Bland, tender.
-laḥ (-lī f.) A swan, flamingo, goose; मरालकुलनायकः कथय रे कथं वर्तताम् (marālakulanāyakaḥ kathaya re kathaṃ vartatām) Bv.1.3; विधेहि मरालविकारम् (vidhehi marālavikāram) Gītagovinda 11; N.6.72.
2) A kind of duck (kāraṇḍava).
3) A horse.
4) A cloud.
5) Collyrium.
6) A grove of pomegranate trees.
7) A rogue, cheat.
8) A particular mode of joining the hands.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarāla (मराल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-lī-laṃ) Soft, mild, bland. m.
(-laḥ) 1. A sort of goose with red legs and bill, or perhaps the Flamingo. 2. Lamp-black, used as a collyrium. 3. A duck. 4. A horse. 5. A cloud. 6. A grove or garden of pomegranate trees. 7. A rogue, a scoundrel. f.
(-lā) Greasy, soft. E. mṛ to die, aff. ālac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarāla (मराल).—I. adj. Soft. Ii. m. 1. A sort of goose. 2. A duck. 3. A cloud. 4. A grove. 5. Lamp-black used as collyrium.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarāla (मराल).—[masculine] a kind of swimming bird; *an elephant.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Marāla (मराल):—mfn. (said to be [from] √mṛ) soft, mild, tender, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) red with a little yellow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) = vistṛta and śubha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) m. a kind of duck or goose or flamingo, [Kāvya literature] (f(ī). , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; la-tā f., [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan])
5) m. a [particular] mode of joining the hands, [Catalogue(s)] ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also a horse; an elephant; a grove of pomegranate trees; white oleander ; a villain; a cloud; lamp-black)
6) m. or n. redness mixed with a little yellow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarāla (मराल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Soft, mild. m. The flamingo; a collyrium; a duck; a horse; a cloud; rouge.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Marāla (मराल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Marāla.
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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 dictionaryMarāla (मराल) [Also spelled maral]:—(nm) a goose, swan.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMarāla (मराल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Marāla.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMarāla (ಮರಾಲ):—[adjective] soft; smooth; delicate; fine.
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Marāla (ಮರಾಲ):—[noun] = ಮರಾಳ [marala]1.
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Marāḷa (ಮರಾಳ):—
1) [noun] any of several large-bodied, stately web-footed birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, graceful neck and pure-white plumage, known as graceful swimmers; a male swan.
2) [noun] a medicinal solution applied locally to the eye; any eyewash; a collyrium.
3) [noun] a horse.
4) [noun] a cloud.
5) [noun] a wicked, deceitful man.
6) [noun] any of a large number of relatively small waterfowl with a flat bill, short neck and legs, and webbed feet; a duck.
7) [noun] a grove of pomegranate.
8) [noun] (dance.) a particular movement on the ground.
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Marāḷa (ಮರಾಳ):—
1) [noun] a band put around the belly of a horse for holding a saddle; a girth.
2) [noun] a narrow strap of leather attached to each end of the bit in the mouth of a horse, and held by the rider or driver to control the animal; rein.
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Mārāḷa (ಮಾರಾಳ):—
1) [noun] a sanyāsi, the Hindu ascetic, of the highest order.
2) [noun] Brahma, whose vehicle is a swan.
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)
Starts with: Maralaccu, Maralagamana, Maralagamini, Maralagati, Maralai, Maralaka, Maralakam, Maralam, Maralamaram, Maralanyaya, Maralapadi, Maralata, Maralatula, Maralavakai, Maralaya, Maralayane.
Ends with: Belmarala, Camarala, Gamarala, Marmarala, Rajamarala.
Full-text: Maralaka, Marula, Maralata, Maralagamana, Sharolika, Maral, Maralika, Doha, Marila, Bhrikuti.
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