Malinya, Բⲹ: 14 definitions
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Malinya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Maliny.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaԲⲹ (मालिन्�) refers to “sordid (sexual objects)�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “Knowing yourself as truly one and indestructible, how could a wise man possessing self-knowledge like you feel any pleasure in acquiring wealth? [...] After hearing of oneself as pure consciousness and the supremely beautiful, is one to go on lusting after sordid (Բⲹ) sexual objects? [upasthe'tyantasaṃsakto Բⲹmadhigacchati] When the sage has realized that he himself is in all beings, and all beings are in him, it is astonishing that the sense of individuality should be able to continue. [...]�

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�).—n S Dirtiness, filthiness, foulness.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishԲⲹ (मालिन्�).�n Dirtiness, filthiness, foulness.
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 dictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�).—[malinasya bhāva� ṣyañ]
1) Dirtiness, foulness, impurity.
2) Pollution, defilement.
3) Sinfulness.
4) Blackness.
5) Trouble, affliction.
Derivable forms: Բⲹm (मालिन्यम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�).—n.
(-Բⲹ�) 1. Foulness, dirtiness, impurity. 2. Blackness. 3. Sinfulness. 4. Trouble, affliction.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�).—i. e. malina + ya, n. Blackness, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1915 (Բⲹ� ko doṣa�, What an object of blame is the blackness! i. e. the blackness is no object of blame).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�).—[neuter] foulness, defilement, impurity.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Բⲹ (मालिन्�):�mfn. ([from] malina) [gana] ṃkś徱
2) n. foulness, dirtiness, impurity, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) darkness, obscurity, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]
4) trouble, shame, affliction (cf. vadana-m).
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Բⲹ (मालिन्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṇṇ, ԲԲ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 dictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�) [Also spelled maliny]:�(nm) sullenness; rancour, estrangement; impurity, dirtiness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusԲⲹ (ಮಾಲಿನ್�):�
1) [noun] the quality, fact or state of being dirty; want of cleanliness; dirtiness.
2) [noun] darkness; want of sufficient light.
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 DictionaryԲⲹ (मालिन्�):—n. 1. dirtiness; foulness; impurity; 2. pollution; defilement; 3. sinfulness; 4. blackness; 5. trouble; affliction;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Malinyam.
Full-text: Vadanamalinya, Malinyam, Vayumalinya, Jalamalinya, Malinna, Maliny, Parisara, Madhyagata, Malina.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.75 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.3.47 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
Verse 2.4.21 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
7. Kavisamayas in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
2. Kavisamaya or the poetic convention < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]