Jalagara: 2 definitions
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Jalagara means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Contemporary Indian LiteratureJalagara is the name of a literary work written in Kannada dealing with the theme of untouchability.—From the point of view of antiquity, Kannada literature is next only to that of Tamil-Nadu in India. [...] In Tirupani, a song-play, Masti deals with the canonization of a Harijan saint and the theme of untouchability is handled in several powerful plays like Jalagara and Udhara and novels like Ckomana Dudi. The international situation stirs the Kannada poet to indictment and to prophecy as in Puttappa’s The Kokil and Soviet Russia and Bendre’s Rudra Veena: [...]

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJalagara (ಜಲಗರ):—[noun] an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissues or in a serous cavity, esp. with swelling of the belly; dropsy; oedema.
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Jalagara (ಜಲಗರ):—[noun] = ಜಲಗಾ� [jalagara]1.
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Jalagāra (ಜಲಗಾ�):�
1) [noun] one who is engaged in fishing as an occupation; a fisherman.
2) [noun] one who cheats others by deception; a cheat; a fraud; a deceiver.
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Jalagāra (ಜಲಗಾ�):�
1) [noun] a man who sifts gold particles from the gold ore.
2) [noun] a man employed to remove dirt, filth, refuse, etc. from streets or to clean toilets; a scavenger.
3) [noun] the caste of such persons.
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Jalagāṟa (ಜಲಗಾ�):—[noun] = ಜಲಗಾ� [jalagara]1.
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Jālagāra (ಜಾಲಗಾರ):�
1) [noun] a man who sifts gold particles from the gold ore.
2) [noun] a man employed to remove dirt, filth, refuse, etc. from streets or to clean toilets; a scavenger.
3) [noun] the caste of such persons.
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Jālagāra (ಜಾಲಗಾರ):�
1) [noun] a man whose occupation is catching fish; a fisherman.
2) [noun] a man who defrauds; a cheat; a fraud; a deceiver.
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Jālagāṟa (ಜಾಲಗಾಱ):—[noun] = ಜಾಲಗಾರ [jalagara]2.
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)
Starts with: Jalagaranahakki, Jalakarantram.
Full-text: Jalakara, Jalara, Udhara, Jali, Jal, Jalaka, Jalika.
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