Palli, Pallī: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Pallī (पल्ली).—The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra 1.18.6 by king Bhojadeva, an eleventh century work, defines Pallī thus: “Where Pulindas live building their huts with leafs, branches and stones etc. is called Pallī and a small Pallī is called Pallīkā”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Palli (पल्लि) or Pallī refers to “villages”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Prabhu, Yogin, Ānanda, Āvalī, Ātīta, Pāda, and the rest called Kulas (are) all (like) rivers that fall into the root transmission. They, the princes and the gods, bodies, forests, villages (palli), houses and others that are born from the root (transmission) are like rivers (that flow) from the mountain of Kula”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Pallī (पल्ली) refers to a name-ending for place-names mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions (reigned from 3rd century CE). The suffix—palli, pallī, pallaka or its diminutive pallikā is derived from √ pal to go, to move. It means a small village, (esp.) a settlement of wild tribes (e.g. Triśira-pallī = Trichinopoly). Pallī has been used as meaning a den of thieves in the Uttarādhyanasūtra and other Jain canonical texts, the earliest portions of which are assigned to about 300 B.C.
Pallī is changed into:
- bal, Āśāpallī, Yessabal
- poli, as Triśirapallī (= Trishṇāpallī), Trichinopoly
- oli, as Ahalyapallī, Ahiroli (also Ahiāri).
Palli refers to a subdivision of the Rana, one of the Eight Tribes (clans) of the Magars, the Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to Nepal and Northeast India.—The Magars are one of the oldest known tribes in Nepal. Their ancient homeland was known as Magwar Bisaya, later called Magarat. Magars are scattered throughout the cities of India in Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam and many others. Magars are divided into Eight tribes (clans) each with their own subdivisions. These tribes (e.g., Palli) all intermarry with each other, have the same customs, and are in every way equal as regards to social standing.
Pallī.—(IE 8-4; EI 23), ‘a hamlet’; ‘a village or its part’; often suffixed to the names of localities. Note: pallī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Paḻḻi.—(SII 1, 2; SITI), Tamil; often, a Jain temple; the shrine of non-Hindu communities like the Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Muhammadans, etc.; cf. paḻḻi-ccandam, temple land; paḻḻi-grāma, a village belonging to a temple. Note: paḻḻi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Pallī (पल्ली) refers to an ancient forest settlement, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 62.5: There is a reference of Pallī, which was a forest settlement, and to its Śabara chief, the description being partly modelled after Bāṇa’s Harṣacarita.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
palli (पल्लि).—f S The house-lizard. Popularly pāla.
palli (पल्लि).—f The house-lizard. Popularly pāla.
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
Palli (पल्लि) or Pallī (पल्ली).—f.
1) A small village; पल्लीघोषान् समृद्धांश्च बहुगोकुलसंकुलान् (pallīghoṣān samṛddhāṃśca bahugokulasaṃkulān) (apaśyat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.325.2; also a settlement of wild tribes.
2) A hut.
3) A house, station.
4) A city or town (at the end of names of towns); as त्रिशिर- पल्ली (triśira- pallī) (Trichinopoly).
5) A house-lizard.
6) A creeping-plant.
Derivable forms: palliḥ (पल्लिः).
Palli (पल्लि).—f.
(-lliḥ) 1. A small village. 2. Any village. 3. A house. 4. A number of houses. 5. Any place or station. 6. A house-lizard: see palla.
Palli can also be spelled as Pallī (पल्ली).
Palli (पल्लि).—[feminine] a small village, [especially] a settlement of wild tribes.
1) Pallī (पल्ली):—[from palla > pall] a f. See below.
2) Palli (पल्लि):—[from pall] a f. a small village, ([especially]) a settlement of wild tribes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a hut, house, [ib.]
4) Pallī (पल्ली):—[from pall] b f. a small village etc. (= palli), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
5) [v.s. ...] a hut, house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a city ([especially] ifc., in Name of towns e.g. triśira-p, = Trichinopoly)
7) [v.s. ...] a [particular] measure of grain, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
8) [v.s. ...] a small house-lizard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) Palli (पल्लि):—b pallī See under √pall.
Palli (पल्लि):—(lliḥ) 2. f. A small village; a house; a place; a house lizard.
Palli (पल्लि):—f.
1) ein kleines Dorf, insbes. eine Ansiedlung wilder Stämme; = grāmaka [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 496.] pallī (so ist zu lesen st. palī) = alpagrāma [Medinīkoṣa l. 30.] gaṇa dhūmādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 127.] grāmāntare nagaryāṃ vā pallyāṃ vā [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 397, 2.] itastvaṃ gaccha matpallīm [Kathāsaritsāgara 10, 135. 136.] prāpya pallīpatergeham 137. (taskarāḥ mām) hṛtasvamanayanbaddhvā svapallīṃ caṇḍikāgṛham [22, 62.] pallīpati [KĀŚĪKH. 12, 16] (s. u. pukkaṇa). pallīśa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 724.] palli = kuḍi [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] palī = kuṭṭanī [Medinīkoṣa] nach denselben Autt. und nach [VIŚVA] = kuṭī Hütte [Śabdakalpadruma] Vgl. ābhīrapalli, pallī, pallikā, kuṭapallikuñcikā, devapallīpaṭṭana . —
2) pallī eine kleine Hauseidechse [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1298.] [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] im Ind. zu [2, 5, 12.] patana, ruta, vicāra, vidhāna [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 896. fgg.] palli 899. pallīpatanakārikā [Bibliothecae sanskritae 601.]
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Palli (पल्लि):—
1) pallī [Spr. 3755.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 55, 231. 61, 150. fg. 71, 12. 114, 110.] —
2) [Oxforder Handschriften 335,a, No. 787.]
Palli (पल्लि):—f. —
1) = palla 2)a) —
2) *Hütte.
Palli (पल्लि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Palli.
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
Pallī (पल्ली):—(nf) a village; hamlet; see [paralī] (under [paralā]).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Palli (पल्लि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Palli.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Palli (ಪಲ್ಲಿ):—[noun] the house lizard.
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Palli (ಪಲ್ಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a group of houses in the country, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a city or town; a village.
2) [noun] a place or building to live in.
3) [noun] a kind of creeper.
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Paḷḷi (ಪಳ್ಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usu. smaller than a town; a village.
2) [noun] a settling of oneself as a dweller permanently or for a considerably long time.
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Paḷḷi (ಪಳ್ಳಿ):—[noun] (dial.) a kind of game played by boys in which two boys hold each other’s left hand firmly and the third boy tries to unlock the hold.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Palli (பல்லி) noun < பல்². [pal².]
1. [K. halive.] A kind of harrow; பலுகுக்கட்டை. பல்லியாடிய பல்கிளை [palugukkattai. palliyadiya palkilai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 120).
2. Woman with long or large teeth; பெரிய. பல்லுடையவள். [periya. palludaiyaval.]
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Palli (பல்லி) noun < pallī. [K. halli.]
1. Wall lizard, Lacerta gecko; சிறுபிராணிவகை. சிறுவெண் பல்லிபோல [sirupiranivagai. siruven pallipola] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 256).
2. A creeping plant; பூடுவகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [puduvagai. (pingalagandu)]
3. One half of a village; கிராமத்தின் அரைக்கூறு. [kiramathin araikkuru.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 27.)
4. A bird; கற்சிலைப்புள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [karsilaippul. (pingalagandu)]
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Palli (பல்லி) noun probably from pallava. Shoot or tendril from the nodes of the betel plant; வெற்றிலைக்கணுவில் அரும்புங் குருத்து. [verrilaikkanuvil arumbung kuruthu.] (W.)
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Paḷḷi (பள்ளி) noun < palli. [K. paḷḷi.]
1. Place; இடம். சொல்லிய பள்ளி நிலையின வாயினும் [idam. solliya palli nilaiyina vayinum] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 100).
2. Hamlet, small village; சிற்றூர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sirrur. (pingalagandu)]
3. Herdsmen's village; இடைச்சேரி. காவும் பள்ளியும் [idaicheri. kavum palliyum] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 451).
4. Town; நகரம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nagaram. (pingalagandu)]
5. Hermitage, cell of a recluse; முனிவராச்சிரமம். மாதவி மாதவர் பள்ளியு ளடைந்த தும் [munivarachiramam. mathavi mathavar palliyu ladaintha thum] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 18, 8).
6. Temple, place of worship, especially of Jains and Buddhists; சைன பௌத் தக் கோயில். புத்தர் நோன்பியர் பள்ளியுள்ளுறை [saina pauth thag koyil. puthar nonpiyar palliyullurai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 1, 5).
7. Palace; anything belonging to royalty; அரசருக்குரிய அரண்மனை முதலியன. பள்ளித்தேவாரம். [arasarukkuriya aranmanai muthaliyana. pallithevaram.]
8. Workshop; வேலைக்களம். தச்சன் வினைபடு பள்ளி [velaikkalam. thachan vinaipadu palli] (களவியற் நாற்பது [kalaviyar narpathu] 15).
9. Sleeping place or bed; மக்கட்படுக்கை. கழாஅக் கால் பள்ளியுள் வைத்தற்றால் [makkadpadukkai. kazhaag kal palliyul vaitharral] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 840).
10. Sleep; தூக்கம். [thukkam.] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 121.)
11. Sleeping place of animals; விலங்குதுயிலிடம். (பிங்கலகண்டு). [vilanguthuyilidam. (pingalagandu).]
12. School; பள்ளிக்கூடம். பள்ளியி லோதி வந்ததன் சிறுவன் [pallikkudam. palliyi lothi vanthathan siruvan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 3, 8).
13. Room, chamber; அறை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [arai. (agarathi nigandu)]
14. Alms-house; அறச்சாலை. [arachalai.] (W.)
15. Enclosure; சாலை. புதுப்பூம் பள்ளி [salai. puthuppum palli] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 33).
16. The Vaṉṉiya caste; வன்னியசாதி. [vanniyasathi.]
17. See பள்ளத்தி. [pallathi.] Tinnevelly usage
18. Petty rulers; குறும்பர். ராஜாக்கள் போகப் பள்ளிகள் வந்து புகுரு மாபோலே [kurumbar. rajakkal pogap palligal vanthu puguru mapole] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 40, வ்யா. [vya.] 235).
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Palli (பல்லி) noun < வல்லி. [valli.] Root; வேர். [ver.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 3, 4, 2, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 594.)
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Paḷḷi (பள்ளி) noun [Malayalam: paḷḷi.] Christian church; கிறிஸ்தவக் கோயில். சவேரியார் கோயிற் பள்ளி. [kiristhavag koyil. saveriyar koyir palli.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Pallī (पल्ली):—adj. fem. of पल्लो [pallo]
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.
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Starts with (+6): Palli Veedu, Palli-cchanda, Palli-deva, Palli-eluccimuracam, Palli-kampuvai, Pallicattiram, Palliccanar, Palliccantam, Palliccivikai, Pallidesha, Palligupta, Pallikkanakkan, Pallittacari, Pallittamam, Pallittevaram, Pallittolamai, Pallittolan, Pallittonkal, Palliyampalam, Palliyantula.
Full-text (+275): Abhirapalli, Pallidesha, Pallivicara, Pallipatana, Taricappalli, Pallippuntu, Ashapalli, Palla, Pallividhana, Pallivaha, Cirappalli, Palli-cchanda, Pallika, Kollaippalli, Tiru-cirapalli, Ankapalli, Pallittolan, Pallisharatayohshanti, Tiru-mataipalli, Pallikkutam.
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