Lalitya, 尝腻濒颈迟测补: 14 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Lality.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�, 鈥減olish鈥�) is one of the four qualities of diction, according to So岣嶀笉hala (author of the Udayasundar墨kath膩). The four qualities should be used by a poet to make use of in his diction.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�) refers to 鈥渢hat which is graceful鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.18 (鈥淒escription of the perturbation caused by K膩ma鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva described P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] Whatever is graceful [i.e., 濒腻濒颈迟测补] and sweet in the creation has been incorporated here. Indeed, all her limbs are exquisite in every respect. How blessed is this P膩rvat墨 of mysteriously wonderful features. There is no other woman equal to her in beauty in the three worlds. She is a storehouse of the finest beauty. She has wondrous beautiful limbs. She is an enchantress of even sages. She increases great happiness鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryla岣穒ty膩 (啶侧こ啶苦い啷嵿く啶�) [or 啶侧こ啶む啶ぞ, la岣穉ty膩].鈥攁 (濒补岣纺玹补) Skilled in conducting or performing the entertainment called 濒补岣纺玹补;--used of a Hardas.
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濒腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�).鈥攏 S A branch of feminine action arising from the sentiment of love,--lolling, languishing, languid signs and gestures indicative of the tender passion. 2 Brilliance or beauty (of thought or composition); gracefulness, elegance, loveliness, melodiousness, tastefulness, charming quality in general; as per ex. artha濒腻濒颈迟测补, ka峁囜弓ha濒腻濒颈迟测补, gati- 濒腻濒颈迟测补, g膩na濒腻濒颈迟测补, buddhi濒腻濒颈迟测补, r奴pa濒腻濒颈迟测补, var峁嘺- 濒腻濒颈迟测补, v膩kya濒腻濒颈迟测补, rasa濒腻濒颈迟测补, 艣abda濒腻濒颈迟测补, svara濒腻濒颈迟测补.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�).鈥擺lalitasya bh膩va岣� gha帽]
1) Loveliness, charm, beauty, grace, sweetness; 啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦え啶� 啶う啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶ぎ啷� (da峁囜笉ina岣� pada濒腻濒颈迟测补m) Udb.; 啶侧啶侧ぞ- 啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班啶︵げ啷�啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶啶� (l墨l膩- mandiradv膩rakadal墨l膩lityena) Da艣akum膩racarita 1.5.
2) Amorous gestures.
Derivable forms: 濒腻濒颈迟测补m (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶ぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�).鈥攏.
(-迟测补峁�) 1. Beauty, loveliness. 2. Gaiety. 3. Amorous gestures. 4. Gracefulness, &c. E. lalita, and 峁补帽 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�).鈥攊. e. lalita + ya (vb. lal), n. Loveliness.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�).鈥擺neuter] loveliness, grace, beauty.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�):鈥擺from lal] n. ([from] lalita) grace, beauty, charm, amorous or languid gestures, [Inscriptions; S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺; Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�):鈥�(迟测补峁�) 1. n. Gracefulness.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�) [Also spelled lality]:鈥�(nm) grace, gracefulness, delicacy.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus尝腻濒颈迟测补 (嗖侧簿嗖侧部嗖む硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] attractiveness; charming quality; beauty.
2) [noun] the quality of pleasing to the ears.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary尝腻濒颈迟测补 (啶侧ぞ啶侧た啶む啶�):鈥攏. 1. loveliness; charm; grace; sweetness; elegance; 2. amorous gestures;
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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Full-text: Padalalitya, Lalatya, Shabdalalitya, Lality, Lalitam, Lava.
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