Ramalila, Rāmalīlā, Rama-lila: 3 definitions
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Ramalila 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāmalīlā (रामलीला).—Name of a dramatic performance, on the story of Rāma.
Rāmalīlā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāma and līlā (लीला).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumRāmalīlā (रामलीला) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—bhakti, by Bhavadeva Miśra. Lahore. 20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāmalīlā (रामलीला):—[=rāma-līlā] [from rāma] f. Name of the dramatic representation of Sitā’s abduction by Rāvaṇa and her recovery by R° (performed at the annual festival which takes place in Northern India in the beginning of October and corresponds to the Durgā-pūjā of Bengal), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 365 n. 1]
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.
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Starts with: Ramalilamrita, Ramalilasuci.
Full-text: Ramalilasuci, Ramalilamrita, Ramalilodaya, Lila, Bhavadevamishra, Lala.
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The Ramayana Tradition in Asia < [July – September, 1984]
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‘The Triple Stream’ < [March 1943]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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