Shraddhalu, Śraddhālu: 12 definitions

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Shraddhalu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term Śraddhālu can be transliterated into English as Sraddhalu or Shraddhalu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु) in Sanskrit is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—cf. 5.5 -ālu.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shraddhalu in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु).—a S śraddhāvān a S Confiding, believing, trusting, disposed to render credence and reverence.

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

śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु) [-vān, -वान्].—a Confiding; believing.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shraddhalu in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु).—a. [śraddhā-āluc]

1) Believing, full of faith.

2) Desirous, longing or wishing for (anything); अकाल- कुसुमसमुद्गमश्रद्धालुना भर्त्रा (akāla- kusumasamudgamaśraddhālunā bhartrā) Ratnāvalī 1.

-luḥ f. A pregnant woman longing for anything.

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

Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु).—mfn. (-luḥ-luḥ-lu) 1. Faithful, believing. 2. Wishing, desirous. f.

(-luḥ) A pregnant woman longing for anything. E. śraddhā faith, āluc aff.

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

Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु).—[śraddhā + lu], I. adj. 1. Faithful. 2. Wishing, desirous. Ii. f. A pregnant woman longing for anything.

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

Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु).—[adjective] faithful, believing.

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

1) Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु):—[from śrad] mfn. disposed to believe or trust, faithful, trustful, [Śaṃkarācārya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) vehemently longing for, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] f. a pregnant woman who longs for anything, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु):—[(luḥ-luḥ-lu) a.] Faithful; desirous. f. Pregnant woman longing for any thing.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shraddhalu 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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shraddhalu in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Śraddhālu (श्रद्धालु) [Also spelled sraddhalu]:—(a) having faith/veneration, trustful; ~[] the state of having faith/belief, trustfulness.

2) Sraddhalu in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) having faith/veneration, trustful; ~[ta] the state of having faith/belief, trustfulness..—sraddhalu (श्रद्धालु) is alternatively transliterated as Śraddhālu.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śraddhālu (ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಲು):—[adjective] of confidence, trust or faith.

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Śraddhālu (ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಲು):—

1) [noun] a trustworthy , reliable man.

2) [noun] a pregnant woman longing for something.

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Śraddhāḷu (ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಳು):—[adjective] = ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಲು [shraddhalu]1.

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Śraddhāḷu (ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಳು):—[noun] = ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಲು [shraddhalu]2.

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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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