Milata, Mīlata, Milāta, Milita: 27 definitions

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1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Kannada
6. Nepali
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Milata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

A type of glance (or facial expression): Mīlita: nearly closed. Usage: conditions such as subjection to another’s will.

Source: Shodhganga: Mankhaka a sanskrit literary genius (natya)

Mīlita (मीलित, “lost”) refers to a type of Alaṃkāra (figure of speech).—When something is concealed (covered up) by another possessing a similar characteristic, there is Mīlita. Herein, the thing having a common characteristic (or rather the characteristic itself) may be inherent or adventitious.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Milita (मिलित) or Mīlita refers to a “half-closed/half-opnened bud” (of a flower), as mentioned in a list of ten synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Milita] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Mīlita (मीलित) refers to “being intensely fond of (sugar)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “3. With toenails getting somewhat thick, with the tongue, lip, and the rest (the seven ‘red parts’), very red, drinking little milk, somewhat inclined to eat creepers, grass, etc., reddish between the foreparts; he capers constantly for no special reason, is generally frolicsome, intensely fond of sugar (sitā-mīlita), with down-turned eyes, causing delight to the sight, in the second year he is a puccuka”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Milita (मिलित) refers to a “meeting”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, Nārada said to Himavat:—“[..] O lord of mountains, Śiva will become Ardhanārīśvara (half male and half female), with your daughter forming half the part of your body. Their meeting [i.e., milita] once again will be delightful. After propitiating lord Śiva, the lord of all, by the power of her penance, your daughter will take away half the body of Siva. By propitating Śiva with her penance she will acquire the lustre of gold and will be known as Svarṇagaurī. Your daughter will be as fair-complexioned as lightning. [...]”.

2) Mīlita (मीलित) (Cf. Nimīlita, Vinimīlita) refers to “closed” (e.g., closed eyes), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.12.—Accordingly, after Himācala (i.e., Himālaya) brought his daughter (Pārvatī) before Śiva: “Then Śiva looked at her in the first flush of her youth. [...] On seeing Śiva the lord of all, the chief of those devoted to penance, the lord with the moon as his ornament, who can be known through spiritual insight and who was sitting in the meditative posture closing His eyes [i.e., vini-mīlita-īkṣaṇa], Himācala saluted Him again. Though he was not disheartened, he entertained some doubts. Thus he, the lord of mountains, foremost of the eloquent, spoke to Śiva, the sole kinsman of the universe”.

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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.

Shaiva philosophy

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Milita (मिलित) refers to “connected (atoms)”, according to the Viṃśikāvṛtti 7.—Accordingly, “Therefore two connected [atoms] (milita) cannot bring about a form larger [than one single atom], and the same must be said if another, [third atom] gets in contact [with them]—this is what [Utpaladeva explains] with ‘[even if] an infinite [number] [...]’”.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Milita (मिलित) refers to “gathered together”, according to the Kularatnamālā (quoted in Tantrāloka verse 37.26).—Accordingly, “Kaula (doctrine), based on the (Tantras of) the left and the right, is the essence of all the Tantras gathered together (milita) in one place in the venerable teaching of the Trika”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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)

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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 Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mīlita (मीलित).—p S Mixed or mingled. 2 Met. 3 Met together; closed or shut by coming into contact. 4 Blended or brought into agreement.

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

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

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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 dictionary

Milita (मिलित).—p. p. [mil-kta]

1) Come together, assembled, encountered, combined.

2) Met, encountered.

3) Mixed.

4) Put together, taken in all.

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Mīlita (मीलित).—p. p. [mīl-kta]

1) Shut, closed.

2) Twinkled.

3) Half-opened, unblown.

4) Vanished, disappeared.

5) Assembled, gathered (for milita).

-tam (In Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the difference or distinction between two objects is shown to be completely obscured on account of their similarity, whether natural or artificial, in some respects; it is thus defined by Mammaṭa :-समेन लक्ष्मणा वस्तु वस्तुना यन्निगूह्यते । निजेनागन्तुना वापि तन्मीलितमिति स्मृतम् (samena lakṣmaṇā vastu vastunā yannigūhyate | nijenāgantunā vāpi tanmīlitamiti smṛtam) || K. P.1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Milita (मिलित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Mixed, united, combined, or connected with, 2. Found, met with, encountered. E. mil to mix, aff. kta .

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Mīlita (मीलित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Twinkled. 2. Unblown, partly opened, as a young bud, &c. n.

(-taṃ) Indirect allusion or description, (in rhetoric.) E. mīl to twinkle, aff. kta .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Milita (मिलित).—[adjective] met, joined, happened, occurred.

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Mīlita (मीलित).—[adjective] having closed the eyes, sleepy or asleep; closed, shut; vanished, disappeared, gone; also = milita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Milita (मिलित):—[from mil] mfn. met, encountered, united etc.

2) [v.s. ...] happened, occurred, [Kāvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) connected or combined or mixed or furnished with, [Pañcatantra]

4) Mīlita (मीलित):—[from mīl] mfn. one who has closed his eyes, sleepy (only [Comparative degree] ta-tara), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] closed, obstructed (opp. to mukta), [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] closed, unblown, partly opened (as eyes, blossoms etc.), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] disappeared, ceased to be, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

8) [v.s. ...] met, assembled, gathered together, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

9) [v.s. ...] (in. [rhetoric]) an implied simile (in which the similarity between two objects is only implied, as in the example: ‘women clothed in white are invisible in the moonlight, therefore they are as bright as moonlight’), [Kāvyaprakāśa; Kuvalayānanda]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Milita (मिलित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Mixed, united.

2) Mīlita (मीलित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Unblown, partly opened. n. Indirect hint.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Milita (मिलित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Milia, Melia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Milata in German

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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 dictionary

1) Milita (मिलित):—(a) met, come together, joined.

2) Mīlita (मीलित) [Also spelled milit]:—(a) closed, shut; contracted.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Milita (ಮಿಲಿತ):—

1) [adjective] joined; associated.

2) [adjective] mingled agreeably or coherently.

3) [adjective] made up of different or incongruous parts, groups, elements, classes, races, etc.; mixed.

4) [adjective] called upon; met.

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Milita (ಮಿಲಿತ):—[noun] a mixing or being mixed; the state or fact of being joined, associated or mixed.

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Miḷita (ಮಿಳಿತ):—

1) [adjective] joined; associated.

2) [adjective] mingled agreeably or coherently.

3) [adjective] made up of different or incongruous parts, groups, elements, classes, races, etc.; mixed.

4) [adjective] called upon; met.

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Miḷita (ಮಿಳಿತ):—[noun] a mixing or being mixed; the state or fact of being joined, associated or mixed.

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Mīlita (ಮೀಲಿತ):—

1) [adjective] closed; not open; shut.

2) [adjective] half open.

3) [adjective] gone out of sight; disappeared.

4) [adjective] gathered; assembled.

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].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Milita (मिलित):—adj. 1. united; joined; connected; 2. mixed; combined;

2) Mīlita (मीलित):—adj. 1. shut; closed; 2. twinkled; 3. half-opened; unblown; 4. vanished; disappeared;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Text 10.213 [Mīlita] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]

Text 10.229 [Sāmānya] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]

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