Kira, 碍墨谤补, Kir腻, K墨谤腻: 24 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kavya碍墨谤补 refers to an ancient district or cultural territory, as mentioned in the 7th-century Mudr腻r腻k峁sa written by Vi艣腻khadeva. 碍墨谤补 corresponds to the Kangra valley.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K腻vyam墨m腻峁僺腻.鈥擪墨谤腻gr腻ma or Baijn腻tha in the Punjab. However, R腻ja艣ekhara in his K腻vyam墨m腻峁僺腻 includes it amongst the countries of the Uttar腻patha. Therefore, it may be possible to locate this region in south Afghanistan to the north of the K墨谤th腻r range.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) refers to the Rose-Ringed parakeet (Psittacula Krameri), according to scientific texts such as the M峁沢apak峁艣腻stra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or 鈥渢he ancient Indian science of animals and birds鈥� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) 碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) refers to a kingdom identified with 碍腻艣尘墨谤补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f Jupiter should be eclipsed by the lunar disc the men of G腻ndh腻ra, of Sauv墨谤aka, of Sindhu and of 碍墨谤补 (碍腻艣尘墨谤补) the rulers of the Dravi岣峚 countries and Br腻hmins as well as food grains and mountains will suffer for ten months. If Mars should be so eclipsed the rulers of Traigarta (L腻hora) and of M腻lav腻, with their fighting men in their cars, the chiefs of Kulinda, the rulers of 艢ibi, of Audha, of Kuru (Delhi), of Matsya and of 艢ukti will suffer for six months鈥�.
2) 碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) (mentioned in a list separate from 碍腻艣尘墨谤补) refers to a country belonging to 鈥淎i艣腻n墨 (north-eastern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of Revat墨, A艣vin墨 and Bhara峁嚹�, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 14).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh腻ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik腻. The constellations of Revat墨, A艣vin墨 and Bhara峁嚹� represent the north-eastern consisting of [i.e., 碍墨谤补] [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) refers to a 鈥減arrot鈥�, according to the Candralekh腻caupa墨 by Matiku艣ala (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥n the mountain Mal墨y腻cala there was a Vidy腻dhara. once he saw at the top of a mango tree a couple of parrots (办墨谤补-测耻驳补濒补). He took them with him, put them in a golden cage and trained them. He went to the Nand墨艣vara to listen to a monk (Munir腻ya) who asked him to set the birds free, which he did. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) (identified with Kullu Kangra) is classified as one of the eighteen dialects (De艣墨) of ancient India, as described in the Kath腻s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam腻l腻 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K腻vya poetry).鈥擯age 152.24 ff.: Here we have a specimen of eighteen De艣墨 dialects spoken in: [e.g., 碍墨谤补] [...] These different idioms of speech were spoken by the shop-keepers in the market place of Vijay腻pur墨. [...]
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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykira : (ind.) really; truly; (refers to a report by hear-say). || 办墨谤补 (m.), a parrot.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKira, (& Kila) (Vedic kila) adv. 1. emphatic: really, truly, surely. (Gr. d萎) 鈥� 2. presumptive (with pres. or fut.): I should think one would expect.鈥�3. narrative (with aor.): now, then, you know (Gr. de, Lat. at, G. aber). 鈥�-鈥� kira in continuous story is what 鈥渋ti鈥� is in direct or indirect speech. It connects new points in a narrative with something preceding, either as expected or guessed. It is aoristic in character (cp. Sk. sma). In questions it is dubitative, while in ordinary statements it gives the appearance of probability, rather than certainty, to the sentence. Therefore the definitions of commentators: 鈥減eople say鈥� or 鈥淚 have heard鈥�: kirasaddo anussavane: 鈥渒ira refers to a report by hearsay鈥� PvA. 103; kira-saddo anussav鈥檃tthe J. I, 158; VvA. 322 are conventional and one-sided, and in both cases do not give the meaning required at the specified passages. The same holds good for J. I, 158 & II. 430 (kir腻 ti anussavatthe nip腻to).鈥�1. mahanta峁� kira B腻r腻峁嘺sirajja峁� 鈥渢he kingdom of B. is truly great鈥� J. I, 126; att腻 hi kira duddamo 鈥渟elf is difficult to subdue, we know鈥� Dh. 159; amogha峁� kira me pu峁弓ha峁� Sn. 356.鈥攏a kira surely not Sn. 840; J. I, 158.鈥�2. es腻 kira Vis腻kh腻 n腻ma 鈥渢hat I presume is the Vis腻kh腻鈥� (of whom we have heard) DhA. I, 399; pet腻 hi kira j腻nanti 鈥渢he petas, I should say, will know鈥� Pv. II, 710; eva峁� kira Uttare? 鈥淚 suppose this is so, Uttar腻鈥� VvA. 69. eva峁� kira sagga峁� gamissatha 鈥渢hus you will surely go to Heaven鈥� Vv 828; 鈥淚 hear鈥� DhA. I, 392.鈥�3. at墨te kira with aor. once upon a time ... PvA. 46, etc.; so kira pubbe ... ak腻si, at one time, you know, he had made ... J. I, 125; s腻 kira d腻s墨 ad腻si now the maid gave her ... PvA. 46; cp. J. I, 195, etc. (Page 215)
鈥� or 鈥�
碍墨谤补, (cp. Sk. 办墨谤补) a parrot Abhp 640 (cp. cir墨峁璱). (Page 217)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) kira (醼�醼��) [(bya) (醼椺��)]鈥�
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykira (啶曕た啶�).鈥攁d (Poetry.) Certainly. See 办墨谤补 ad.
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办墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥攎 (S) A parrot.
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办墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥攁d (Poetry. kila S) Certainly, assuredly, verily. Ex. m艒k峁 dur腻r腻dhya 办墨谤补 h艒ya || t艒h墨 腻r腻dh墨 tujh膿 p腻ya || mha峁嚺峮i y膿 vi艣墨c腻 maja d膿v腻 || bharavas腻 办墨谤补 jh腻l腻 d膿v腻 ||.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English办墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥�m A parrot. ad (In Poetry.) Cer- tainly.
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 dictionaryKira (啶曕た啶�).鈥擜 hog.
Derivable forms: 办颈谤补岣� (啶曕た啶班).
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碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥�1 A parrot; 啶忇さ啶� 啶曕啶班さ啶班 啶え啷嬥ぐ啶ムぎ啶 啶啶啶粪ぎ啶距じ啷嵿さ啶距う啶い啶� (eva峁� 办墨谤补vare manorathamaya峁� p墨y奴峁m腻sv腻dayati) Bv.1.58; 啶� 啶曕啶班さ啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶粪さ啶距啶掂ぞ啶︵啶む (sa 办墨谤补vanm腻nu峁v腻gav腻d墨t) N.3.12.
-谤腻岣� (pl.) The country and the people in 碍腻艣尘墨谤补.
-ram Flesh.
Derivable forms: 办墨谤补岣� (啶曕啶班).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKira (啶曕た啶�).鈥攎.
(-谤补岣�) A hog. E. 办峁� to scatter, ka affix; also kiri.
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碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥攎.
(-谤补岣�) 1. A parrot. 2. Kashmir. m. plu.
(-谤腻岣�) The people of Kashmir, n.
(-谤补峁�) Flesh. E. 办墨 bad, vile, 墨谤 to send or order, ka aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKira (啶曕た啶�).鈥攊. e. k峁�10 + a, m. A hog.
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碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥攎. 1. A parrot, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 19, 14.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�).鈥擺masculine] parrot; [plural] [Name] of a people.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kira (啶曕た啶�):鈥擺from kir] mf(腻)n. scattering, etc., [P腻峁噄ni 3-1, 135] (cf. m峁泃-kir腻)
2) [v.s. ...] m. a hog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. 办颈峁璱, kiri.)
3) 碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�):鈥�m. a parrot, [Vet腻la-pa帽cavi峁兣沘tik腻] etc.
4) m. [plural] Name of the people and of the country of Ka艣mir, [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻; Mudr腻r腻k峁sa]
5) n. flesh, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kira (啶曕た啶�):鈥�(谤补岣�) 1. m. A hog.
2) 碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�):鈥�(谤补岣�) 1. m. A parrot. n. Flesh.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 碍墨谤补.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kira (啶曕た啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kila.
2) 碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 碍墨谤补.
3) 碍墨谤补 (啶曕啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 碍墨谤补.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKira (嗖曕部嗖�):鈥擺noun] a wild boar (Sus scrofa).
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碍墨谤补 (嗖曕硛嗖�):鈥擺noun] any of various civet like carnivores (family Viverridae); esp., any of a sometimes domesticated genus (Herpestes) noted for their ability to kill poisonous snakes, rodents, etc.; mongoose.
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碍墨谤补 (嗖曕硛嗖�):鈥擺noun] a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females (as women, cows, goats, etc.) for the nourishment of their young, which sometimes used as a food by humans.
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碍墨谤补 (嗖曕硛嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] any of numerous widely distributed tropical zygodactyl birds of Psittaciformes order, esp. family of Psittacidae family, that have a distinctive stout curved hooked bill, are often crested and brightly variegated, and include some excellent mimics; a parrot.
2) [noun] flesh of animals eaten as food.
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 Dictionary1) Kir腻 (啶曕た啶班ぞ):鈥攏. pl. of 啶曕た啶班 [kiro]
2) K墨谤腻 (啶曕啶班ぞ):鈥攏. 鈫� 啶曕た啶班ぞ [kir腻]
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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Starts with (+19): Kakaca, Kala, Kana, Kiccha, Kira-mar, Kiraaith, Kiraari, Kiraata, Kiraatha kaddi, Kiraatha-thiktha, Kiraballi, Kirabekku, Kiraca, Kiracakam, Kirach, Kiracu, Kiraduta, Kiragane, Kiragani, Kiragasale.
Full-text (+203): Kala, Gambhira, 碍颈峁囜箛补, Kirita, Mritkira, Mandira, Kirana, Kana, Kirati, Kireshta, Vakkira, Vikirana, Vishkira, Pankakira, Lohitaka, Itikira, Vikira, Kiravarnaka, Rajakira, Varakira.
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