Alternative spellings of this word include Viral.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Virala (विरल) refers to “few” (e.g., ‘having a few teeth’), according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Form (rūpa) is the Transmission of the Sacred Seats (pīṭhakrama). (There) the goddess (shines with the) lustre of a blue cloud and collyrium. She has twelve arms and six faces. She is accompanied by six energies: [i.e., virala-dvijā (Few Teeth), ...]. The Naked (nagnā) Kubjikā, established in Form, is in the midst of the Transmission of the Child. Aflame with the Doomsday Fire, she is extremely fierce and frightening. The bestower of the divine Command, she can be approached (only) by means of the master’s teaching”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Virāla (विराल) or Virāladantaka refers to “few-toothed” representing one of various undesirable characteristics in horses (haya/aśva), according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—The treatment pertains to horses was described in detail in Garuḍapuraāṇa Ācārakhaṇḍa the chapter entitled Gajāśvāyurveda.There are many types of horses but the horse, which does not possess one of the various features [e.g., Virāladantaka (few-toothed)], is considered as healthy and fit one. Such type of horses only useful for riding, wars and other purposes.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Virala (विरल) refers to a “select few (companions)” (of the king), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “The arrangements should be made thus: From the very first watch of the night until the morning clouds of autumn surround the sun, a large number of soldiers should be posted far and wide on all sides to guard against intrusion of other people, while: the king himself, surrrounded by a few (virala) distinguished and faithful champions, [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

virala : (adj.) sparse; rare; thin.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Virala, (& Viraḷa) (adj.) (connected with Vedic ṛtē excluding, without, & nirṛti perishing; cp. also Gr. e)ρhmos lonely; Lat. rarus=rare) 1. sparse, rare, thin Th. 2, 254 (of hair, explained as vilūna-kesa ThA. 210, i.e. almost bald; spelling ḷ); DhsA. 238 (ḷ); DhA. I, 122 (°cchanna thinly covered); PvA. 4 (in ratta-vaṇṇa-virala-mālā read better with v. l. as ratta-kaṇavīra-mālā, cp. J. III, 59). (Page 633)

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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 Dictionary

virala (विरल).—a (S) Wide apart; separated by an interval; of texture or order not close--cloth, teeth, any series, congeries, or disposition. 2 Rare, scarce, uncommon; that occurs but occasionally or exists but in few places.

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viraḷa (विरळ).—See virala &c.

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viraḷā (विरळा).—a (virala S) Rare, scarce, uncommon. 2 as ad Rarely. Ex. sarvadā vīja paḍatī asēṃ nāhīṃ vi0 paḍatī.

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

virala (विरल) [-ḷa, -ळ].—a Wide apart; of texture not close; rare.

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viraḷā (विरळा).—a Rare, scarce, uncommon. ad Rarely.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Virala (विरल).—a.

1) Having interstices, separated by intervals, thin, not thick or compact; विपर्यासं यातो घनविरलभावः क्षितिरुहाम् (viparyāsaṃ yāto ghanaviralabhāvaḥ kṣitiruhām) Uttararāmacarita 2.27;1.2; भवति विरलभक्तिर्म्लानपुष्पापहारः (bhavati viralabhaktirmlānapuṣpāpahāraḥ) R.5.74.

2) Fine, declicate.

3) Loose, wide apart.

4) Rare, scarcely found, unfrequent; विरला हि तेषामुप- देष्टारः (viralā hi teṣāmupa- deṣṭāraḥ) K.; स्तिमितोन्नतसंचारा जनसंतापहारिणः । जायन्ते विरला लोके जलदा इव सज्जनाः (stimitonnatasaṃcārā janasaṃtāpahāriṇaḥ | jāyante viralā loke jaladā iva sajjanāḥ) || Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.29.

5) Few, little (referring to number or quantity); तत्त्वं किमपि काव्यानां जानाति विरलो भुवि (tattvaṃ kimapi kāvyānāṃ jānāti viralo bhuvi) Bv.1.117; विरलातपच्छविः (viralātapacchaviḥ) Śiśupālavadha 9.3.

6) Remote, distant, long (as time, distance &c.).

-lam Curds, coagulated milk.

-lam ind. Scarcely, rarely, not frequently.

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Virāla (विराल).—See बिडाल (biḍāla).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Virala (विरल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Fine, delicate, thin, (but with interstices.) 2. Loose, relaxed. 3. Apart, wide, separated by an interval. 4. Remote, rare, occurring at distant or repeated intervals of time. n.

(-laṃ) Sour curds. E. vi apart, rā to go or be, aff. kalan .

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Virāla (विराल).—m.

(-laḥ) A cat. E. viḍāla as above, and ḍa changed to ra .

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

Virala (विरल).— (perhaps vila + la), I. adj. 1. Fine, delicate, thin. 2. Little, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 3; few, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 56. 3. Loose, relaxed, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 14, 4. 4. Separated by an interval, wide. 5. Remote. 6. Single, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 33; rare, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 10, 8; [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 35; ºlam, adv. Rarely, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 32, M.M. Ii. n. Sour curds.

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

Virala (विरल).—[adjective] having interstices or intervals, separated (in space or time), distant, thin, rare; [abstract] tā [feminine]

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

1) Virala (विरल):—mf(ā)n. (perhaps from vira = vila for bila + la, ‘possessing holes’) having interstices, separated by intervals (whether of space or time), not thick or compact, loose, thin, sparse, wide apart, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) rare, scarcely found, unfrequent, scanty, few, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc. ([in the beginning of a compound] and am ind. sparsely, rarely, seldom; viralaḥ with or without kopi, one here and there)

3) n. sour curds (= dadhi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Virāla (विराल):—m. = viḍāla, a cat, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

1) Virala (विरल):—[vi-rala] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Gauze-like; fine; loose; apart; isolated; remote; rare. n. Sour curds.

2) Virāla (विराल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A cat.

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

Virala (विरल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Virala.

[Sanskrit to German]

Virala in German

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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

Virala (विरल) [Also spelled viral]:—(a) thin; sparse; rare, scarce; ~[tā] rarefaction, sparseness, thinness, scarcity; ~[na] rarefaction; thinning, becoming sparse.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Virala (विरल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Virala.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Virala (ವಿರಲ):—

1) [adjective] having interstices; separated by intervals (whether of space or time).

2) [adjective] not thick or compact; loose.

3) [adjective] thin; sparce; not dense.

4) [adjective] rare; scarcely or unfrequently found.

5) [adjective] barely sufficient; not ample; meager, scanty.

6) [adjective] pleasing in its lightness, mildness, subtlety, etc.; delicate.

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Virala (ವಿರಲ):—

1) [noun] sour curds.

2) [noun] that which is characterised by delicateness.

3) [noun] breadth; width; extensiveness; vastness.

4) [noun] a hole (as drilled, bored through something).

5) [noun] the quality or condition of being rare; rarity; uncommonness; scarcity.

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Viraḷa (ವಿರಳ):—[adjective] = ವಿರಲ [virala]1.

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Viraḷa (ವಿರಳ):—[noun] = ವಿರಲ [virala]2.

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Virāḷa (ವಿರಾಳ):—[noun] the quality or state of being perturbed, agitated; lack of calmness, serenity, tranquility.

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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)

Partial matches: Rala, Vi.

Starts with (+7): Viralabhakti, Viraladamte, Viraladanta, Viraladantaka, Viraladrava, Viraladruma, Viraladvija, Viralagata, Viralajanuka, Viralakshara, Viralakshmi, Viralal, Viralalita, Viralam, Viralanem, Viralanguli, Viralaparshvaga, Viralapataka, Viralasasyayuta, Viralata.

Ends with: Avirala, Nirvirala, Parivirala, Pavirala, Pravirala.

Full-text (+31): Viraladrava, Pravirala, Viralam, Avirala, Viralajanuka, Aviralam, Viralabhakti, Viralagata, Viralaparshvaga, Viralapataka, Viraletara, Vairalya, Viralita, Viral, Viralata, Aviraladharasara, Viraladruma, Viralasasyayuta, Viralanem, Aviraladantata.

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