Padmalaya, Padmālaya, Padma-alaya: 9 definitions

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Padmalaya means something in 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 Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Padmalaya in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Padmālayā (पद्मालया) or “Goddess of the lotus” refers to a name of Lakṣmī, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.16. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O sage, when we were asked by Śiva thus, I, the grandfather of the worlds, spoke to Lord Śiva on being prompted by Viṣṇu: [...] O Śiva, accept a beloved wife as a life companion in the same manner as Viṣṇu has taken the Goddess of the lotus [viz., Padmālayā] (Lakṣmī) and I have taken the goddess of speech”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Padmalaya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Padmālaya (पद्मालय).—an epithet of Brahman, the creator. (-) 1 an epithet of Lakṣmī.

2) cloves.

Derivable forms: padmālayaḥ (पद्मालयः).

Padmālaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and ālaya (आलय).

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

Padmālayā (पद्मालया).—f.

(-yā) A name of the goddess Lakshmi. E. padma a lotus, and ālaya an asylum. lavaṅge ca .

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

Padmālaya (पद्मालय).—adj., f. , dwelling in a lotus flower.

Padmālaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and ālaya (आलय).

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

Padmālaya (पद्मालय).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Brahman (the lotus-housed).

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

1) Padmālaya (पद्मालय):—[from padma] m. ‘dwelling in a l°’, Name of Brahmā, [Mahābhārata]

2) Padmālayā (पद्मालया):—[from padmālaya > padma] f. Name of Śrī, [ib.; Harivaṃśa]

3) Padmālaya (पद्मालय):—[from padma] n. Name of a city, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

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

Padmālayā (पद्मालया):—[padmā+layā] (yā) 1. f. Lakshmī.

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Padmalaya 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.

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