The Sanskrit term Rōḷa can be transliterated into English as Rola or Rolia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Rolā (रोला) refers to one of the twenty-seven mātrāvṛttas (quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the Vṛttamuktāvalī, ascribed to Durgādatta (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Mātrāvṛtta (e.g., rolā) refers to a type of metre found in classical Sanskrit poetry.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rōḷa (रोळ).—m Course or consecution. Ex. hā anādi siddha rōḷa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

rōḷa (रोळ).—m Course or consecution.

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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 dictionary

Rola (रोल).—Green ginger.

Derivable forms: rolaḥ (रोलः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Rolā (रोला).—a high number: Gaṇḍavyūha 106.10; perhaps graphic corruption for *khelā = khelu, q.v.; occurs in same context as the latter; 2d. ed. elā, which duplicates this word in prec. line.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rola (रोल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. A fruit, (Flacourtia cataphracta.) 2. Moist ginger.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Rola (रोल):—m. Flacourtia Cataphracta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) green ginger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Rolā (रोला):—[from rola] f. a kind of metre (= lolā), [Colebrooke]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rola (रोल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A fruit (Flacourtia cataphracta); moist ginger.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rola in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rolā (रोला):—(nm) an important Hindi poetic metre consisting of 24 matras in one line; see [raulā].

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Rola (रोल):—n. 1. roll; register; 2. turn of promotion; number; series;

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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)

Starts with: Roladeva, Rolai, Rolamba, Rolambakadamba, Rolambaraja, Rolambarajiya, Rolandra fruticosa, Rolang-phang, Rolar, Rolara, Rolavala.

Ends with (+19): Arola, Bairola, Barola, Bhringarola, Bukorola, Capim-de-rola, Caurola, Darola, Dudarola, Gadarola, Gajarola, Garola, Harola, Kamdarola, Kankarola, Karola, Kourola, Krola, Morola, One-flowered pyrola.

Full-text: Bhringarola, Roladeva, Capim-de-rola, Kankarola, Khelu, Olamitu, Lola.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 2.1.94 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]

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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)

Pasuram 8.5.9 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Mayak kutta)]

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]

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