हलाहलhalāhala

हलाहल (halāhala) is a Sanskrit word meaning a kind of deadly poison, a kind of lizard, a kind of snake, a Jaina or Bauddha sage, a sort of deadly poison, a sort of lizard or newt. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them A type of poison (typically deadly), A Jaina or Bauddha sage/saint, A kind of lizard/newt.

Etymology
E. हस्न to plough, अच् aff., अ negative, and हल the same; also हलहस्न, &c
Definitions
13
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Meanings by context

A type of poison (typically deadly)

10 definitions
a kind of deadly poison

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A kind of deadly poison.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sort of poison. 2. A kind of snake. 3. A Jaina or Bauddha deified saint. 4. A sort of lizard or newt.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A type of poison. 2. A kind of snake, a lizard, or a Jaina or Buddhist.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deadly poison produced during the churning of the ocean. 2. Poison in general.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deadly poison produced during the churning of the ocean. 2. Poison in general. 3. A kind of snake. 4. A Jain or Buddhist deified saint. 5. A sort of lizard or newt.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A sort of poison

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a deadly poison

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a deadly poison

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A sort of deadly poison. 2. A kind of snake. 3. A Jaina or Bauddha sage. 4. A sort of lizard or newt.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Jaina or Bauddha sage/saint

1 definition
a Jaina or Bauddha sage

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A kind of lizard/newt

1 definition
a kind of lizard

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A kind of snake

1 definition
a kind of snake

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.