Nalinidala, Nalinīdala, Nalini-dala: 5 definitions
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Nalinidala means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsNalinīdala (नलिनीदल) refers to the “petal of a lotus”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Truly, life perishes exceedingly quickly like water lying in the hand [and] youth perishes like snow passes from the petal of a lotus (nalinīdala-saṃkrānta)”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNalinīdala (नलिनीदल).—a leaf of the lotus plant.
Derivable forms: nalinīdalam (नलिनीदलम्).
Nalinīdala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nalinī and dala (दल). See also (synonyms): nalinīpatra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNalinidala (नलिनिदल).—[neuter] lotus leaf.
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Nalinīdala (नलिनीदल).—[neuter] lotus leaf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nalinidala (नलिनिदल):—[=nalini-dala] [from nalini > nala] = nī-d, [Gīta-govinda ix, 6.]
2) Nalinīdala (नलिनीदल):—[=nalinī-dala] [from nalinī > nala] n. a leaf of the lotus plant, [Kāvya literature]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dala, Nalini, Tala.
Starts with: Nalinidalamaya.
Full-text: Nalinadala, Nalinidalamaya, Nalinipattra, Samkranta, Nalini, Dala, Nalinipatra, Talavrinta, Nalina.
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