Pagala, Pāgaḷa, Pāgala: 9 definitions

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Pagala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Pāgaḷa can be transliterated into English as Pagala or Pagalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pagla.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pāgaḷa (पागळ).—& pāgaḷaṇēṃ Usually and preferably pāghaḷa & pāghaḷaṇēṃ.

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

pāgaḷa (पागळ).—

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāgala (पागल).—a. Mad, demented.

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

1) Pāgala (पागल):—mfn. (a word used in Bengāli) mad, deranged, demented, [Brahma-purāṇa]

2) m. a [particular] mixed caste, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pagala 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Pagalā (पगला) [Also spelled pagla]:—(a) mad, crazy, amuck; hence [pagalī] (feminine form).

2) Pāgala (पागल) [Also spelled pagal]:—(a) mad, insane; lunatic; deranged; crazy; bedlamite, rabid; (nm) a lunatic, maniac, mad person; —[kuttā] a rabid dog; ~[khānā] a bedlam, lunatic asylum; ~[pana/~panā] lunacy; insanity, madness; craziness, mania; —[karanā] to madden, to turn crazy; —[honā] to be crazy; to run amuck.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Pagala (पगल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pragal.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pāgala (ಪಾಗಲ):—[noun] = ಪಾಗಾರ [pagara].

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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.

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