Suvala, Suvāḷā, Suvālā: 2 definitions
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Suvala 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 Suvāḷā can be transliterated into English as Suvala or Suvalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysuvāḷā (सुवाळा).—m A kind of boat or vessel differing slightly from a Patimar. It is from 100 to 150 candies' burden.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvāla (सुवाल):—[=su-vāla] [from su > su-yaj] mfn. having beaut° hair on the tail (said of an elephant), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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)
Partial matches: Vala, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Suvaladhi, Suvaladhikhura.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XLIX < [Indralokagamana Parva]
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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