Valava, Vaḷavā: 7 definitions
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Valava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Vaḷavā can be transliterated into English as Valava or Valiava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaḷavā : (f.) a mare.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaḷavā, (f.) (cp. Vedic vaḍavā) a mare, a common horse D. I, 5; Pug. 58; Mhvs 10, 54; J. I, 180; VI, 343; DhA. I, 399; IV, 4 (assatarā vaḷavāya gadrabhena jātā).
—ratha a carriage drawn by a mare D. I, 89, 105, 106. The expression reminds of vaḷabhī-ratha. (Page 603)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvalavā (वलवा).—See under ओ.
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valāva (वलाव).—m (A form in the Desh of ōlāvā q. v.) Moisture &c.
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valāvā (वलावा).—m An escort; a guard or convoy. 2 The hire or cost of an escort. 3 Rowing. v kara.
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vaḷavā (वळवा).—f pl (vaḷaṇēṃ To turn. The wind and rain having turned and begun to come from the east.) A term for those nakshatras of the rainy months which follow pūrvā. vaḷavācā pāūsa The rain which falls under those nakshatras: also, figuratively, a person of whom there is no calculating whither he will turn (whether to scold and abuse or to be recklessly liberal of largesses and gifts).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvalāvā (वलावा).—m An escort, a convoy, rowing.
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 DictionaryVālava (वालव):—n. (in [astronomy]) Name of the second Karaṇa (q.v.), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusValava (ವಲವ):—[noun] the eleventh part of a lunar day.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Vala-ottunal, Vala-valaenal, Vala-vayvanku, Valavada, Valavahana, Valavala, Valavalanem, Valavalata, Valavali, Valavalya, Valavana, Valavanem, Valavangi, Valavani, Valavant, Valavanta, Valavantan, Valavarai, Valavarti, Valavasas.
Ends with: Avalava, Lavalava, Niravalava, Parishadvalaya.
Full-text: Valavani, Tervalavan, Balva, Valabha, Khalunka, Valabhi, Telir, Valavu, Mul, Purisha, Karana.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.10.2 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Ulakam unta Peruvaya)]
Pasuram 6.10.5 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Ulakam unta Peruvaya)]
Pasuram 7.8.3 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Maya! Vamanane!)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)