Mela, Melā: 22 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMela (मेल):—(von mil)
1) m. Zusammenkunft, Verkehr: kṣattrā yathā tena rātrau melaḥ (śaśaṃsa saḥ) [Kathāsaritsāgara 71, 300.] jñātibhiśca samaṃ melaṃ kurvāṇo na vinaśyati [Spr. 707.] —
2) f. ā a) Zusammenkunft, Versammlung, Gesellschaft [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 507.] [Medinīkoṣa l. 45.] [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 18. 97. 105. 173, 323. 2, 164. fg. 220. fg.] mahājana [Pañcatantra 245, 4.] — b) Tonleiter: melānāṃ vivekaḥ (de scalarum variationibus [AUFRECHT]) [Oxforder Handschriften 200,b,13.] — c) eine best. hohe Zahl (bei den Buddhisten) [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 180. - S.] melā auch bes.
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Melā (मेला):—f.
1) Schwärze zum Schreiben, Dinte [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 27.] [Medinīkoṣa l. 45.] [Hārāvalī 212.] —
2) Augensalbe [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 507.] —
3) die Indigopflanze (nīlī) [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 3, 13, v. l.] = mahānīlī [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma -] Nach [BENFEY] aus dem griechischen μέλας; vgl. melā auch unter mela .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMela (मेल):——
1) m. Zusammenkunft , Verkehr. —
2) f. ā — a) Zusammenkunft , Versammlung , Gesellschaft , — b) Tonleiter [Campakaśreṣṭhikathānakam 42.] Geschlecht ungewiss. — c) *eine best. hohe Zahl (buddh.). — melā s. auch bes.
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Melā (मेला):—f. —
1) Schwärze zum Schreiben , Dinte. —
2) Augensalbe. —
3) die Indigopflanze. — Vgl. auch mela 2).
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Starts with (+146): Mela-khanu, Mela-sanjoga, Melada pahit, Meladhikara, Meladhikari, Meladi, Meladu, Melagalega, Melagana, Melagara, Melagarti, Melagattu, Melagita, Melagite, Melagollu, Melagolu, Melagudu, Melai, Melaiccamuttiram, Melaiccitamparam.
Ends with (+52): Alamela, Amela, Amelaamela, Anamela, Ardhamela, Bemela, Bharmela, Camela, Cokhamela, Dhamela, Dharamela, Dumela, Dvadamela, Ekatarimela, Elamela, Gamela, Gelamela, Ghalamela, Ghamela, Godamela.
Full-text (+103): Melava, Melambu, Melananda, Melandhu, Melaka, Melamanda, Melana, Melandhuka, Melajama, Melavattiyam, Melakkacceri, Melatalam, Melanandaya, Melamani, Melakartta, Melekari, Melakarar, Manamilau, Jita, Ragalakshana.
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