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ᾱ, Himacala, ᾱ峦, Hima-acala: 11 definitions

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Alternative spellings of this word include Himachala.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल) or Himavat is represented in two forms (1) the mobile (the subtle human form) and (2) immobile (the gross, stationary form identical with the mountain Himālayas), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.1.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] there in the northern region is a mountain called Himavat who is the lord of mountains and has great splendour and prosperity. His twofold aspects—that of a mobile nature and that of the immobile one—are well known. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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India history and geography

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल) (sometimes Hemācala) was the father of ѾٰԲԻ岹 (1559 C.E.), a renowned scholar of Sanskrit metrics who contributed to the science of metrics through his Chandobhāskara. ѾٰԲԻ岹 was the son of ᾱ峦 (sometimes Hemācala) Miśra and belongs to the family of Śāṇḍilyagotra. His father was a master of many śٰ (śٰ) and belonged to Bhairuṇḍanagara.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल).—m (S hima & acala) 󾱳 m (S hima & adri) The Himalaya range of mountains.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल).�m The Himalaya range of mountains.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल).—the Himālaya mountain; प्रस्थ� हिमाद्रे- र्मृगनाभिगन्धि किंचित� क्वणत् किंनरमध्युवा� (prastha� himādre- rmṛganābhigandhi kiṃcit kvaṇat kiṃnaramadhyuvāsa) Kumārasambhava 1.54; R.4.79; 4.3. °जा, °तनया (jā, °tanayā)

1) ī.

2) the Ganges.

Derivable forms: 󾱳峦� (हिमाचल�).

ᾱ峦 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hima and acala (अच�). See also (synonyms): 󾱳.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल).—[masculine] = himagiri.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल):—[from hima > him] m. ‘snow-mountain�, the Himālaya, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Kathāsaritsāgara; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa] etc.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल) [Also spelled himachal]:�(nm) the Himalayas; —[ś] a centrally-administered northern state of the Union of India.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ᾱ峦 (ಹಿಮಾಚಲ):—[noun] = ಹಿಮಾಲಯ [himalaya].

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Himācaḷa (ಹಿಮಾಚಳ):—[noun] = ಹಿಮಾಲಯ [himalaya].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ᾱ峦 (हिमाचल):—n. the Himalaya mountain;

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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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