Purala, Puraḷa, Puralā: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Purala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Puraḷa can be transliterated into English as Purala or Puralia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuraḷa (पुरळ) [or ळा, ḷā].—m An efflorescence or eruption in pustules. v yē, uṭha, nigha.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuraḷa (पुरळ).—or-ḷā m An efflorescence or eruption in pustules.
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 dictionaryPuralā (पुरला).—An epithet of Durgā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuralā (पुरला).—f.
(-lā) An epithet of Durga. E. pura-kalac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuralā (पुरला):—(?) f. Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Puralanem, Puralasa, Puralasa Sutta.
Ends with: Kappurala, Kapurala, Matiyampurala.
Full-text: Matiyampurala, Tankotanka, Pural, Ulakku, Oliyal.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 7.4.7 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Ali ela)]
Modern Hindi Novel < [January 1964]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 2.2 - Gangadhara-murti (depiction of the descent of Ganga) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]