Phalahara, Phala-ahara, Phalāhāra: 11 definitions
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Phalahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Falahar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Phalāhāra (फलाहार).—A Pravara (Angiras).*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 16.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
phalāhāra (फलाहार).—m See pharāḷa.
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
Phalāhāra (फलाहार).—feeding or living on fruits, fruit-meal.
Derivable forms: phalāhāraḥ (फलाहारः).
Phalāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and āhāra (आहार).
Phalāhāra (फलाहार).—adj., f. rī, in order to fetch fruits, [Sāvitryupākhyāna] 4, 23.
Phalāhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and āhāra (आहार).
Phalāhāra (फलाहार).—[adjective] living on fruits.
Phalāhāra (फलाहार):—[from phala > phal] m. feeding or living on f°, [Suśruta]
Phalāhāra (फलाहार):—(phala + ā) adj. von Früchten sich nährend [Suśruta 1, 208, 10.]
Phalāhāra (फलाहार):—Adj. von Früchten sich nährend.
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
Phalāhāra (फलाहार) [Also spelled falahar]:—(nm) fruitarian diet; subsisting on a diet of fruits alone.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Phalahāra (ಫಲಹಾರ):—[noun] = (rightly) ಫಲಾಹಾರ [phalahara].
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Phalāhāra (ಫಲಾಹಾರ):—
1) [noun] a taking of fruits only for food.
2) [noun] a light meal.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Phalāhāra (फलाहार):—n. diet of fruit; living or depending on fruits;
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)
Partial matches: Phala, Ahara.
Starts with: Phalaharaka, Phalaharamamdira.
Full-text: Phalara, Falahar, Phalaharamamdira, Pharala, Palakaram, Pharara, Phalasha, Po luo he luo, Ahara.
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