The Sanskrit term Vahaḷa can be transliterated into English as Vahala or Vahalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Vāhalā.—(EI 3), a water course. Note: vāhalā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vahaḷa (वहळ).—See under ओ.

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vahāḷa (वहाळ).—m R (vāhaṇēṃ) A stream, rivulet, brook.

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vāhāḷa (वाहाळ).—& vāhāḷī R Better vahāḷa & vahāḷī or vāhaḷī.

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

vahāḷa (वहाळ).—m A stream, brook.

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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

Vahala (वहल).—a. See बहल (bahala).

-laḥ A raft, boat.

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Vahāla (वहाल).—Wind; Gīrvāṇa.

Derivable forms: vahālaḥ (वहालः).

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Vāhala (वाहल) or Vāhalā (वाहला).—

1) A water-channel.

2) A vehicle.

Derivable forms: vāhalaḥ (वाहलः).

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

Vahala (वहल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Hard, firm, compact. n.

(-laṃ) A raft, a float. E. vah to bear, aff. alac .

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

Vahala (वहल).—I. adj. Hard, firm, compact, dense, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 44, 7; [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 16; 8 (-anurāga, dark-red). Ii. n. A raft.

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

Vahala (वहल).—[adjective] used to the yoke (cow).

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

1) Vahala (वहल):—[from vah] mf(ā)n. accustomed to the yoke, broken in [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. a ship, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([probably] [wrong reading] for vahana).

3) Vāhalā (वाहला):—[from vāh] f. a stream, current, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vahala (वहल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Firm. n. A raft.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vahala (वहल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bahala.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vahala 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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Starts with: Vahalacakshus, Vahalachakshus, Vahalanem, Vahalara.

Ends with: Dharavahala, Gandhavahala, Jharavahala, Jivahala, Rishabhavivahala, Sarasavahala, Vishvahala.

Full-text: Jharavahala, Vahalacakshus, Vhala, Bahala, Vahali, Vahin, Dendera, Dharavahala, Vadha.

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