Alternative spellings of this word include Mlan.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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

A type of glance (or facial expression): Mlāna (dull): the pupils moving languidly and slowly, squinting, the lashes seeming to touch; this dull eye indicates insipid matters.

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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).

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Mlāna (म्लान):—[mlānam] Wretchedness, pathetic

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Mlāna (म्लान) refers to “faded (garlands)”, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[...] [He] who sees black and red garments or an altered self [has inauspicious dreams]. In dreams [he] laughs and dances while [he] wears faded garlands (mlāna-sragdāma-dhāraṇa), cuts up one's own flesh. [He dreams of] captivity, being eaten by a black snake, and [dreams of] a wedding. [If he] sees this in dreams, he is not successful”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mlāna (म्लान) refers to “dirty (clothes)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “For causing obstacles in their virtuous activities, Viṣṇu of great brilliance, created a Puruṣa born of himself. He had a shaven head, wore dirty clothes (mlāna-vastra), held a woven wicker vessel in his hand and a roll of cotton in his hand which he shook at every step. His hands tucking at the cloth were weak. His face was pale and weak. In a faltering voice he was muttering—‘Dharma, Dharma’. [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Mlāna (म्लान) refers to “weak (bodies)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [after the Bhagavān taught the heart-dhāraṇī-mantrapadas], “Immediately after this Nāga-heart-dhāraṇī-mantrapada had been uttered by the Bhagavān, then all Nāgas trembled, their bodies became weak [e.g., mlāna], putrid and foul-smelling, and they were burning like a fire-flame. Being burnt they called the Bhagavān for help in a loud voice, and addressed him, ‘O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mlāna (म्लान).—a (S) Languid, weary, wan. 2 Faded, languishing, drooping.

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

mlāna (म्लान).—a Languid, wan; faded.

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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

Mlāna (म्लान).—p. p. [mlai-kta tasya naḥ]

1) Faded, withered.

2) Wearied, weary, languid.

3) Enfeebled, weak, feeble, faint.

4) Sad, dejected, melancholy.

5) Black.

6) Foul, dirty.

7) Ignominous; कः कुर्वीत शिरः प्रणाममलिनं म्लानं मनस्वी जनः (kaḥ kurvīta śiraḥ praṇāmamalinaṃ mlānaṃ manasvī janaḥ) Bhartṛhari 1.32.

-nam Withering, fading.

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

Mlāna (म्लान).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Foul, dirty. 2. Languid, weary. 3. Faded, withered. 4. Melancholy. E. mlai to be languid, aff. kta .

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

Mlāna (म्लान).—[adjective] withered, faded, languid, weak, vanished, gone; [neuter] & tā [feminine] = seq.

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

1) Mlāna (म्लान):—[from mlai] mfn. faded, withered, exhausted, languid, weak, feeble, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] relaxed, shrunk, shrivelled, [Caraka]

3) [v.s. ...] dejected, sad, melancholy, [Daśakumāra-carita]

4) [v.s. ...] vanished, gone, [Naiṣadha-carita]

5) [v.s. ...] black, dark-coloured, [Prabodha-candrodaya]

6) [v.s. ...] foul, dirty, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] m. a house frog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] n. withered or faded condition, absence of brightness or lustre, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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

Mlāna (म्लान):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ) a.] Faded; foul; weary.

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

Mlāna (म्लान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pavvāia, Pavvāṇa, Pavvāya, Milāa, Milāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mlana 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

Mlāna (म्लान) [Also spelled mlan]:—(a) wilt, withered, faded; languid; ~[tā] wilting, witheredness, fadedness; languor; ~[manā] melancholy, gloomy, out of sorts.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mlāna (ಮ್ಲಾನ):—

1) [adjective] dried up (as from heat); that has lost freshness; withered.

2) [adjective] fatigued; weary; tired; worn out.

3) [adjective] sad; gloomy; dejected; depressed.

4) [adjective] soiled; unclean; dirty.

5) [adjective] black (as distinctly opposite to white).

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Mlāna (ಮ್ಲಾನ):—

1) [noun] anything that is dried up, has lost freshness; a withered thing.

2) [noun] an unclean, soiled, dirty thing.

3) [noun] that which is of low, mean or base quality.

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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

Mlāna (म्लान):—adj. 1. faded; withered; 2. weak; helpless; 3. depressed; frustrated; 4. dirty;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Mlanaka, Mlanakaya, Mlanakshina, Mlanamanas, Mlanamukha, Mlananga, Mlanangi, Mlanashi, Mlanasragdama, Mlanasraj, Mlanata, Mlanate, Mlanatva, Mlanavaktra, Mlanavastra, Mlanavrida.

Ends with: Abhimlana, Adhimlana, Amlana, Anabhimlana, Aparimlana, Nilamlana, Palitamlana, Parimlana, Pitamlana, Pramlana, Pratisamlana, Raktamlana, Sammlana, Svayammlana, Udumlana, Vimlana, Viparimlana.

Full-text (+24): Amlana, Mlanata, Vimlana, Pavvana, Parimlana, Milaa, Mlanavaktra, Milana, Mlanamanas, Mlananga, Adhimlana, Anabhimlata, Mla, Mlanakshina, Mlich, Mlanasraj, Mlanatva, Mlanaka, Raktamlana, Mlanendriya.

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Search found 5 books and stories containing Mlana, Mlāna; (plurals include: Mlanas, Mlānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)

Verse 2.1.345 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]

Verse 2.4.243 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 4.39 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]

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Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)

Chapter 8 - Forty-four Glances

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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 178 - Vows observed on the third lunar day

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 1.7.157-158 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]

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