Pelava, Pēlāva, Pelāva: 13 definitions
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Pelava 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypēlāva (पेलाव) [or पेल, pēla].—m (pēlaṇēṃ) Lifting and weighing (as of a load to be carried); balancing of the body (as in contemplating a leap); in order to adjust the effort to the work. 2 A determined and collected effort.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPelava (पेलव).—a.
1) Delicate, fine, soft, tender; धनुषः पेलवपुष्पपत्रिणः (dhanuṣaḥ pelavapuṣpapatriṇaḥ) Kumārasambhava 4.29;5.4;7.65.
2) Lean, thin, slender; कथमातपे गमिष्यसि परिबाधापेलवैरङ्गैः (kathamātape gamiṣyasi paribādhāpelavairaṅgaiḥ) Ś.3.21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPelava (पेलव).—mfn.
(-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) 1. Delicate, fine. 2. Thin, slim, slender. 3. Soft. E. pela, vā to get, aff. ḍa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPelava (पेलव).—adj., f. vā. 1. Delicate, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 70 (too delicate). 2. Thin, slender. 3. Soft, tender, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 21, 97.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPelava (पेलव).—[adjective] tender, delicate.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pelava (पेलव):—[from pel] mf(ā)n. delicate, fine, soft, tender, [Kālidāsa; Kathāsaritsāgara] (ifc. ‘delicate like’ or ‘too d° for’)
2) [v.s. ...] thin, slim, slender, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Suśruta] (opp. to bahala).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPelava (पेलव):—[(vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) a.] Delicate; thin; soft.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pelava (पेलव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pelava.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPelava (पेलव):—(a) soft, delicate; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPelava (पेलव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pelava.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPeḷava (ಪೆಳವ):—
1) [noun] a man having an injured leg or foot that makes him limp; a lame man.
2) [noun] (myth.) Aruṇa, the driver of the Sun God's chariot.
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Peḻava (ಪೆೞವ):—[noun] = ಪೆಳವ [pelava].
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Pēlava (ಪೇಲವ):—
1) [adjective] slim; thin.
2) [adjective] tender; soft.
3) [adjective] 'lacking intensity or brilliance: faint; dim.'4) [adjective] feeble; weak.
5) [adjective] being in the very early stage of life; young.
6) [adjective] thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded.
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Pēlava (ಪೇಲವ):—
1) [noun] that which is small and thin.
2) [noun] the quality or fact of being thinly spread or distributed; sparseness.
3) [noun] (fig.) a weak, vigourless.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pelavaka, Pelavakshauma, Pelavalisu, Pelavam, Pelavana, Pelavantam, Pelavantancey, Pelavantappunarcci, Pelavapushpapattrin, Pelavate.
Ends with: Kakapelava, Mrinalikapelava, Paripelava.
Full-text: Paripelava, Pelavakshauma, Pelavam, Mrinalikapelava, Pelavapushpapattrin, Pushpapattrin, Paripela, Mrinalaka, Shirisha, Pela, Sah, Virala.
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Chapter 4: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
Part 1 - The Age of Kalidasa < [Introduction]
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Study of rachana sharir described in laghutrayee in comparison with brihatrayee < [Volume 5, Issue 1: January - February 2018]