Pahala, Pahāḷa, Pahāla: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Pahala means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pahal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypahāḷa (पहाळ).—f A shower. 2 A mountain-stream. 3 A trench dug around a tree for the reception of water. 4 A furrow or hollow along the belly from fasting. 5 m A bushy plant of Cicer arietinum or gram.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpahāḷa (पहाळ).—f A shower. A mountain-stream. A trench dug around a tree. A furrow along the belly from fasting.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Pahala (पहल) [Also spelled pahal]:—(nf) initiative; ~[kadamī] initiative; •[karanā] to take an initiative; —[karanā] to break ground, to take an initiative.
2) Pahalā (पहला) [Also spelled pahla]:—(a) first; foremost; most important; primary.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPahala (पहल):—n. 1. beginning; initiative; 2. attempt; 3. right moment; opportune chance;
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: Pahala-tammanava, Pahaladida, Pahalamana, Pahalamani, Pahalauta, Pahalauti, Pahalavana.
Ends with: Apahala, Cahalapahala, Rahalapahala, Rupahala.
Full-text (+3): Pahla, Majimagamavihara, Majimagama, Pahala-tammanava, Pahal, Mahatubari, Pikaravasaka, Maniaviya, Ravakavitiya, Hanagamaka, Mataviya, Pahale, Pekarevasaka, Puliyankulamakanda, Ekadorika, Ekadoraya, Viharagala, Upaladonika, Pahle, Kayinattama.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 8.4 - The eight kinds of nature-bondage (prakṛtibandha) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Verse 6.8 - The living-substratum (jīva-adhikaraṇa) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]