Alana, Ālāna: 15 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchĀlāna (आलान):—
1) n. der Pfosten, an den ein Elephant gebunden wird, [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 9.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 39.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1230.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 39.] bhagnālānāśca kuñjarāḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 52, 12.] ālāne gṛhyate hastī vājī valgāsu gṛhyate [Mṛcchakaṭikā 20, 12.] tadgajālānatāṃ prāptaiḥ saha kālāgurudrumaiḥ [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 81.] [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 1, 22.] [Bhartṛhari 3, 82.] Nach [Nīlakaṇṭha] zu [Amarakoṣa] bezeichnet ālāna auch den Strick, mit dem der Elephant an einen Pfosten gebunden wird. Diese Bed. hat das Wort [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 69] : gajālānaparikliṣṭairakṣoṭaiḥ sārdhamānatāḥ; [1, 71] : aruṃtudamālānamanirvāṇasya dantinaḥ Nach [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 39] soll das Wort auch Strick überh. bedeuten; nach [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] das Binden. Nach [Siddhāntakaumudī.249], a, 9 ist ālāna auch m. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Dieners von Śiva [VYĀḌI] zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 210.]
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Ālāna (आलान):—
1) kariṇīsparśasaṃmohādālānaṃ (= bandhanaṃ Schol.) yāti vāraṇaḥ [Spr. 834.] bhagnālāna adj. [Kathāsaritsāgara 52, 118. 72, 195.] vijayakariṇāmālānāṅkaiḥ vṛkṣaiḥ der Strick, mit dem der Elephant angebunden wird, [Mālavikāgnimitra 76.] troṭitālāna adj. [Kathāsaritsāgara 112, 62.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungĀlāna (आलान):——
1) n. — a) der Pfosten , an den ein Elephant gebunden wird , [115,25.] [Indische sprüche 7732.] Davon Nom.abstr. tā f. — b) der Strick , mit dem ein Elephant angebunden wird. —
2) *m. Nomen proprium eines Dieners des Śiva.
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Starts with: Alanam, Alanastambha, Alanata, Alanatappu, Alanay.
Ends with (+388): Abbhujjalana, Abhikalana, Abhipalana, Acalana, Adakhalana, Adavalana, Adridalana, Advalana, Agave sisalana, Ajnapalana, Akalana, Akshajavalana, Akshepavalana, Amtarvalana, Anekavarnasankalana, Anekavarnavyavakalana, Angacalana, Angasancalana, Angavalana, Ankacalana.
Full-text: Alanika, Alanita, Alanastambha, Pitaki, Vicalana, Anala, Alanam, Alan, Tan-aricuttu, Alahana, Bandhita, Alaka, Gajabandhana, Shanku.
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