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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Valha (वल्ह) or Vucarāja is the author of the Mayaṇajujjha (narrating stories from Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Mayaṇajujjha was composed in VS 1589 (1532 CE) as stated by the author. Another dated work of his is the Santoṣa jayatilaku (VS 1591). The Udine manuscript is among fairly early ones of the work. But it seems to contain a number of inaccuracies. The name of the scribe and the year have been deliberately erased. The name of the author is given here as Vucarāja, as Budharāja in Jain gurjar Kavio and as Vuccarāja yet elsewhere. Other forms of his name are Vūcarāja, Valha, Vīlhā, Valhaṇa.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

valhā (वल्हा).—m (Commonly valhēṃ) An oar: also a paddle.

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valhā (वल्हा).—interj (laghu S forming, in bāḷabhāṣā, lahu and, by metathesis, valhā) Smart! sharp! briskly! get on, bear a hand. valhā or valhē karaṇēṃ To urge or press.

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

valhā (वल्हा).—interj Smart! sharp! m An oar.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Valha (वल्ह):—(ṅa) valhate 1. d. To speak or tell; kill; cover; be chief. (ka) valhayati 10. c. To speak; to shine.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Valhana, Valhati, Valhava, Valhavinem.

Ends with: Manupravalha, Pavaliha, Pravalha, Samvatsarapravalha, Upavalha.

Full-text: Valhe, Pravalha, Upavalha, Pravahlika, Pravalhika, Vilha, Vucaraja, Budharaja, Vuccaraja, Valhana.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Valha, Valhā; (plurals include: Valhas, Valhās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]

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