Velavali, Velāvali: 4 definitions
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Velavali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVelāvali (वेलावलि):—[from velā > vel] (velāv) f. (in music) a [particular] scale.
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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 corpusVēḷāvaḷi (ವೇಳಾವಳಿ):—[noun] (mus.) name of a rāga (musical mode).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVēḷāvaḷi (வேளாவளி) noun < vēlāvalī.
1. (Music) A specific melody-type; ஓர் இராகம். [or iragam.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் இராக. [magaparatham iraga.] 56.)
2. (Music) A secondary melody-type of the cevvaḻi class; செவ்வழிக்குப் புறமான பண்திறவகை. [sevvazhikkup puramana panthiravagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 160-167, உரை. [urai.])
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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Ends with: Cittiravelavali, Pratapavelavali.
Full-text: Irakam.
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