Rallaka: 9 definitions
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Rallaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRallaka (रल्लक).—
1) A woollen cloth, blanket.
2) An eye-lash; युवतिरल्लकभल्लसमाहतो भवति को न युवा गतचेतनः (yuvatirallakabhallasamāhato bhavati ko na yuvā gatacetanaḥ); सीतारल्लकभल्लभग्न- हृदयः स्वस्थो न लङ्केश्वरः (sītārallakabhallabhagna- hṛdayaḥ svastho na laṅkeśvaraḥ) Hanūmannāṭakam.
3) A kind of deer.
Derivable forms: rallakaḥ (रल्लकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRallaka (रल्लक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A blanket. 2. An eye-lash. 4. A sort of deer. E. ram to please, aff. kvip, and tuk with the final dropped rat comfort, pleasure, lā to give, aff. kvip, ralla and kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRallaka (रल्लक).—m. 1. A blanket. 2. An eyelash. 3. A sort of deer, [Śiśupālavadha] 4, 61.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRallaka (रल्लक).—[masculine] a kind of deer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rallaka (रल्लक):—m. a species of stag or deer with a shaggy or hairy body, [Kādambarī]
2) a woollen cloth, coverlet, blanket, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
3) the eyelashes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRallaka (रल्लक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A blanket; eyelash; deer.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRallaka (ರಲ್ಲಕ):—
1) [noun] a woolen blanket.
2) [noun] the hairs on the edge of the eyelid.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.4. Kambala (Blanket) < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Daily Life (2): Dress and Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]