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Avirala: 16 definitions

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Avirala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Aviral.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Avirala (अविर�) or Aviraladanta refers to �(the marks consisting of having teeth) set very close together�, according to Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] When one gives, one honors the recipient and, as the mind is pure (śܻ), one obtains the marks consisting of having white teeth (śܰ岹Գٲ) set very close together (avirala-danta). [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avirala (अविर�).�a.

1) Thick, dense; °वारिधारा () Uttararmacarita 6 sharpdriving shower; °अश्रुबिन्दुः (śܲԻ�); not thin, many; सादर- मभिमुखदत्ताविरलपदः (sdara- mabhimukhadattviralapada�) K.95.

2) Contiguous, close.

3) Coarse, gross, substantial.

4) Uninterrupted, continuous.

5) Huge, big, bulky; अविरलवपुषः सुरेन्द्रगोप� (aviralavapuṣa� surendragopa�) Ki. 1.27.

-lam ind.

1) Closely; अविरलमालिङ्गितुं पवनः (aviralamliṅgitu� pavana�) Ś.3. 6.

2) Uninterruptedly, incessantly, constantly; Uttararmacarita 3. 24.

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

Avirala (अविर�).—mfn.

(-�--�) 1. Coarse, gross, substantial. 2. Close, contiguous. 3. Uninterrupted. E. a neg. and virala fine.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avirala (अविर�).—adj. 1. coarse. 2. uninterrupted, [Uttara Rmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 69, 6. 3. close; º, adv. closely, [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 55; fast, [Mlatīmdhava, (ed. Calc.)] 60, 10. 4. dense, [Uttara Rmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 44, 6; plentiful, [Mlatīmdhava, (ed. Calc.)] 14, 6.

Avirala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and virala (विरल).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avirala (अविर�).—[adjective] having no interstices, uninterrupted, close, contiguous. [neuter] [adverb]

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

1) Avirala (अविर�):—[=a-virala] mf()n. contiguous, close, dense, compact, [Mahbhrata] etc., incessant, numerous, [Ratnvalī]

2) [v.s. ...] vehement, [Kdambarī]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avirala (अविर�):—[a-virala] (la�-l-la�) a. Coarse, close; uninterrupted.

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

Avirala (अविर�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avirala.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avirala in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avirala (अविर�) [Also spelled aviral]:�(a) dense, profuse, compact; uninterrupted, incessant; continuous; hence ~[t] (nf).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avirala in Prakrit glossary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Avirala (अविर�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avirala.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avirala in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avirala (ಅವಿರ�):�

1) [adjective] not sparse; dense; thick; crowded.

2) [adjective] uninterrupted; continuous.

3) [adjective] being or situated very close to; contiguous; close.

4) [adjective] substantial; abundant.

5) [adjective] famous; widely known.

6) [adjective] not rare; commonly available, seen or experienced.

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Avirala (ಅವಿರ�):�

1) [noun] that which is seen, available everywhere or in plenty.

2) [noun] that which is thickly woven or twined.

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Aviraḷa (ಅವಿರ�):—[adjective] = ಅವಿರ� [avirala]1.

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Aviraḷa (ಅವಿರ�):—[noun] = ಅವಿರ� [avirala]2.

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avirala in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Avirala (अविर�):—adj. 1. uninterrupted; continuous; incessant; 2. close; dense;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avirala in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

1) avirala (အဝိရ�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[na+virala]
�+ǶĭěĜ]

2) aviraḷa (အဝိရ�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
ڲԲ+ḷa
�+ǶĭěĠ]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

1) avirala�

(Burmese text): မကျဲသော၊ စိပ်သော၊ စိပ်သေ� အခက်အလက်တို့ဖြင့� ဖုံးအုပ်သော။

(Auto-Translation): Covered with difficulties that are troubling, thorny, and challenging.

2) aviraḷa�

(Burmese text): မကျဲသော၊ စိပ်သော။

(Auto-Translation): Not sweet, sour.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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