Valiya, Valiyā, Vāḻiya: 6 definitions
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Valiya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
One of the chief women supporters of Dhammadassi Buddha. Bu.xvi. 20.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Valiya, at M. I, 446 is not clear. It is combined with vaṇṇiya (q. v.). See also note on p. 567; v. l. pāṇiya; C. silent. (Page 603)
valiya (ဝလိယ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[vali+ka.valika-saṃ.valiya-addhamāgadhī.]
[ဝလိ+က။ ဝလိက-သံ။ ဝလိယ-အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
valiya—
(Burmese text): အရေ-အတွန့်-အလိပ်။ ဝလိယဇာတ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Skin - texture - smooth. Look at the gem.

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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Valiya (ವಲಿಯ):—[noun] the lark Mirafra cantillans of Alaudidae family, smaller in size than house sparrow, with light bown body, light brown wings with dark brown spots, dull white breast, white brow, short, somewhat forked tail, brown legs and bill, that nests on the ground; singing bush-lark.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Valiya (வலிய) < வலி¹. [vali¹.] adjectival
1. Strong; வலிமையுள்ள. [valimaiyulla.]
2. Big; பெரிய. [periya.] — adverb Forcibly; பலவந்தமாக. அரும்பை வலிய அலர்த்திக்கட்டின கழுநீர்மாலை [palavanthamaga. arumbai valiya alarthikkattina kazhunirmalai] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1466, உரை [urai]).
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Valiya (வலிய) adverb < வலி²-. [vali²-.] Voluntarily, freely, spontaneously, gratuitously; தானாக. [thanaga.] (பெரியபுராணம் தடுத்தாட். [periyapuranam thaduthad.] 68.)
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Vāḻiya (வாழிய) < வாழ்-. [vazh-.] optative See வாழி. [vazhi.] (நன். [nan.] 168.) — interjection An expletive; ஓர் அசைச்சொல். [or asaichol.] (நன். [nan.] 440.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1558: All Faiths Lead but to Lord < [Tantra Five (aintam tantiram) (verses 1419-1572)]
Verse 617: Grace Comes From Dhyana < [Tantra Three (munran tantiram) (verses 549-883)]
Verse 1328: You Will Reach Siva by Worship of Srim Sakti < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 2.1.5 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Vayum tirai)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 459 < [Malayalam-English (1 volume)]
Page 827 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Page 425 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Ethno-medicinal studies of Cheriya and Valiya Arayan plants. < [Volume 9 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 1989]
Significance of gingers (Zingiberaceae) in Ayurveda: An overview < [Volume 32 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2013]
Botanical notes on herbs in Ayurvedic medicine: hribera, amragandha. < [Volume 5 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1986]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
Other works dealing with the history and culture of Kerala < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
18. Other Campus bearing on Kerala history < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
15. Vrttaratnavali by Ilathur Ramaswami Sastri < [Chapter 6 - Miscellaneous Sanskrit works bearing on Kerala history]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Vaidyamadham Cheriya Narayanan Namboodiri < [Volume 1 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2010]
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