Pulina: 17 definitions
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Pulina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pulin.
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Pali-English dictionary
pulina : (nt.) sand; a sandy bank.
Pulina, (& Puḷina) (nt.) (cp. Epic Sk. pulina, also Halāyudha 3, 48) 1. a sandy bank or mound in the middle of a river J. II, 366 (vālika°); III, 389 (id.); V, 414; Miln. 297 (ḷ); Dāvs. IV, 29; Vism. 263 (nadī°); VvA. 40 (paṇḍara°).—2. a grain of sand Miln. 180 (l). Pulla (a contracted form of purisa (q. v.)) man, only in cpd. pullinga (=purisa-linga) membrum virile, penis J. V, 143 (where expld by C. as uṇha-chārikā pl. “hot embers”; the pass. is evidently misunderstood; v. l. BB phull°). (Page 470)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
pulina (पुलिन).—n S An island of alluvial or of recent formation: also an island, a shoal, or a rock just laid bare in a river. 2 Applied to a sandy plain or beach.
pulina (पुलिन).—n A sandy plain or beach.
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
Pulina (पुलिन).—[pul-inan kicca; Uṇādi-sūtra 2.53.]
1) A sandbank, sandy beach; रमते यमुनापुलिनवने विजयी मुरारिरधुना (ramate yamunāpulinavane vijayī murāriradhunā) Gītagovinda 7; R.14.52; sometimes used in pl.; कालिन्द्याः पुलिनेषु केलिकुपितामुत्सृज्य रासे रसम् (kālindyāḥ pulineṣu kelikupitāmutsṛjya rāse rasam) Ve.1.2.
2) A small island left in the bank of a river by the passing off of the water, an islet
3) The bank of a river.
Derivable forms: pulinaḥ (पुलिनः), pulinam (पुलिनम्).
Pulina (पुलिन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. An island of alluvial formation, or one from which the water has recently withdrawn, or a small island or bank left in the middle of a river, upon the falling of the waters. 2. Any island. E. pula to be great, inan Unadi aff. kicca .
Pulina (पुलिन).—m. and n. 1. An alluvial formation, a small island, Mahābhārata 4, 395. 2. The bank of a river, [Pañcatantra] 226, 19.
Pulina (पुलिन).—[neuter] sandbank, small island.
Pulina (पुलिन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
1) Pulina (पुलिन):—[from pula] mn. ([gana] ardarcādi) a sandbank, a small island or bank in the middle of a river, an islet, a sandy beach (ifc. f(ā). ), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the bank of a river (= tīra), [Raghuvaṃśa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a mythical being conquered by Garuḍa, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
Pulina (पुलिन):—(naṃ) 1. n. An island of alluvial formation; any island.
Pulina (पुलिन):—[Uṇādisūtra 2, 53.]
1) m. n. gaṇa ardharcādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.2,4,31.] [Siddhāntakaumudī 249,a,9.] Sandbank, angeschwemmtes Land am Ufer eines Flusses, kleine Insel; n. [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 9.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1078.] [Halāyudha 3, 48.] [Mahābhārata 4, 395.] nidhanaṃ śobhanaṃ tāta pulineṣu kriyāvatām [12, 10909.] nadīpulinaśāyī [13, 6473.] [Harivaṃśa 8493.] śoṇaḥ pulinamaṇḍitaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 36, 4. 2, 95, 9.] [Suśruta 2, 532, 11.] [Bhartṛhari 2, 77. 3, 85.] [Raghuvaṃśa 14, 52] (nach dem Schol. = tīra Ufer). [Spr. 999.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 1, 27.] [Meghadūta 42.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 27, 10.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 89.] [Gītagovinda 7, 22.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 25, 4. 74, 6. 93, 6. 96, 11. 98, 6.] [Pañcatantra 135, 25.] jalapānārthaṃ tadeva pulinamavatīrṇaḥ [136, 1.] asti samudrāntare suramye pulinapradeśe smadgṛham [208, 7.] payodhipulinācale [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 205.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Mahābhārata 1, 2868. 13, 3826.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 95, 3.] [Spr. 2087.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 73, 1.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines mythischen Wesens, welches Garuḍa bekämpft, [Mahābhārata 1, 1489.] — Vgl. paulinya .
Pulina (पुलिन):——
1) (*m.) n. Sandbank , angeschwemmtes Land am Ufer eines Flusses , eine kleine Insel. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines mythischen Wesens , das mit Garuḍa kämpft.
Pulina (पुलिन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Puliṇa.
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
Pulina (पुलिन) [Also spelled pulin]:—(nm) a bank, sandy bank; alluvium.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Puliṇa (पुलिण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pulina.
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
Pulina (ಪುಲಿನ):—
1) [noun] the sandy bank of a river.
2) [noun] a mound or islet of sand surrounded by water (seen when the water is receded) in a river.
3) [noun] (gen.) the bank of a river.
4) [noun] the sand deposited by a river on its passage.
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Puḷina (ಪುಳಿನ):—
1) [noun] the sandy bank of a river.
2) [noun] a mound or islet of sand surrounded by water (seen when the water is receded) in a river.
3) [noun] (gen.) the bank of a river.
4) [noun] the sand deposited by a river on its passage.
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 (+5): Puli natalai, Puli---nagam, Puli-nakakonrai, Pulinacankamiya, Pulinadvipashobhita, Pulinajaghana, Pulinakha, Pulinakkagondai, Pulinakkagonrai, Pulinam, Pulinamandita, Pulinan, Pulinapradesha, Pulinapujaka, Pulinapupphiya, Pulinaralai, Pulinaralaikkilanku, Pulinaranai, Pulinarattai, Pulinasthala.
Full-text (+5): Valikapulina, Pulinavati, Mahapulina, Paulinya, Nadi-pulina, Rajatapattavannavalikapulina, Valukapulina, Pulinasthala, Pulinam, Pulinatala, Pulinapradesha, Pulinamandita, Pulinajaghana, Shyanapulina, Pandarapulina, Pulinadvipashobhita, Pulin, Ajiradigana, Pulana, Ila.
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Search found 23 books and stories containing Pulina, Puliṇa, Puḷina; (plurals include: Pulinas, Puliṇas, Puḷinas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.1.16 < [Chapter 1 - Description of the Entrance in Vṛndāvana]
Verse 2.19.28 < [Chapter 19 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 5.20.35 < [Chapter 20 - The Liberation of Ṛbhu Muni During the Rāsa-dance Festival]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.129 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.5 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 10.195 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.181 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 392 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 408 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 276 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 2]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 4a - Chandas (1): Vṛtta type of metre (akṣarachandas) < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]