Milata, Mīlata, Milāta, Milita: 6 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Kavyashastra
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Milata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)

Mīlata (मीलत) refers to one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa and is listed as one of the 89 arthālaṃkāras (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).—The figure of speech mīlita has been admitted by Ālaṃkārikas like Ruyyaka (A.S. P. 167), Mammaṭa (X/130), Viśvanātha (X/115), Jayadeva (V/33) etc.

Cirañjīva defines mīlita as follows—“mīlitaṃ yadi sādṛśyenā’bhiśrūtaṃ na lakṣyate”. “When due to excessive similarity between two things or attributes one takes a back seat and is not perceived or does not come to our notice, it is the figure mīlita”. This definition of Cirañjīva is very much akin to the definitions propounded by Jayadeva.

Example of the mīlita-alaṃkāra:—

kucayoratigaurarūpayordhanakāśmīrajayorvilepanam |
kurute sma yuvā punaḥpunarna kṛtaṃ kinnu meyati cintayan ||

“The young man tries to smear again and again his breasts which are extremely fair complexion with saffron thinking whether it has not been done by me”.

Notes: In this verse on account of the excessive whiteness of breast the saffron is not coming to notice so the young man strives to point the saffron again and again. Here the saffron is not coming to the vision being subdued by the excessive whiteness of breasts. So this is an example of mīlita.

context information

Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

milāta : (pp. of milāyati) withered, faded, dried up. || milātā (f.) fadedness.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Milāta, (pp. of milāyati) faded, withered, dried up J. I, 479; V, 473; Vism. 254 (°sappa-piṭṭhi, where KhA 49 in same passage reads “milāta-dham(m)ani-piṭṭhi”); DhA. I, 335; IV, 8 (sarīra), 112; SnA 69 (°mālā, in simile); Mhvs 22, 46 (a°); Sdhp. 161. (Page 533)

context information

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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

miḷatā (मिळता).—p pr of miḷaṇēṃThat may be procured, obtained, or got.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

miḷatā (मिळता).—pr That may be procured. miḷatēṃ ghēṇēṃ To accommodate oneself with.

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mīlita (ಮೀಲಿತ):—[noun] (rhet.) an implied simile in which the similarity between two objects is only implied.

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Mīḷita (ಮೀಳಿತ):—[noun] = ಮೀಲಿತ [milita].

context information

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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