Vilas: 5 definitions

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Vilas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vilas (विलस्).—1 P.

1) To shine, flash, glitter; वियति च विललास तद्वदिन्दुर्विलसति चन्द्रमसो न यद्वदन्यः (viyati ca vilalāsa tadvadindurvilasati candramaso na yadvadanyaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 1.69; Me. 49; R.13.76.

2) To appear, arise, become manifest; प्रेम विलसति महत्तदहो (prema vilasati mahattadaho) Śiśupālavadha 15.14;9.87.

3) To sport, amuse oneself, play, frolic about sportively; कापि चपला मधुरिपुणा विलसति युवतिरधिकगुणा (kāpi capalā madhuripuṇā vilasati yuvatiradhikaguṇā) &Gimacr;t.7; or हरिरिह मुग्धवधू- निकरे विलासिनि विलसति केलिपरे (haririha mugdhavadhū- nikare vilāsini vilasati kelipare) Gītagovinda 1; पर्यङ्के तया सह विललास (paryaṅke tayā saha vilalāsa) H.1.

4) To sound, echo, reverberate.

5) To act upon, work upon, show oneself; (khedaḥ) त्वयि विलसति तुल्यं वल्लभालोकनेन (tvayi vilasati tulyaṃ vallabhālokanena) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.8.

6) To move about, dart, shoot upwards.

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

Vilas (विलस्).—shine, glitter, appear, arise, sound forth, sport, play, move hither and thither, coruscate. — Cf. ullasita, vilasita.

Vilas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and las (लस्).

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

Vilas (विलस्):—[=vi-√las] [Parasmaipada] -lasati, to gleam, flash, glitter (only [present participle] -lasat q.v., and [perfect tense] -lalāsa, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]);

—to shine forth, appear, arise, become visible, [Śiśupāla-vadha];

—to sound forth, echo (See vi-lasan);

—to play, sport, dally, be amused or delighted, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara];

—to vibrate, coruscate (See vi-lasat) :

—[Causal] -lāsayati, to cause to dance, [Vāsavadattā]

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

Vilas (विलस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vilasa.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vilas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) enjoyment; luxury; amorous playfulness; wantonness; lust; -[griha/bhavana/mamdira] a pleasure house; ~[purvaka] in a lustful/luxurious fashion, enjoyingly; wantonly; amorously; —[karana] to enjoy, to make merry; to have fun/good time (esp. with women)..—vilas (विलास) is alternatively transliterated as Vilāsa.

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