इलाilā

इला (ilā) is a Sanskrit word meaning flow, speech, the earth, see ida, the wife of Buddha and daughter of Ikshvaku, a cow. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Mythological Figure: Ilā (Child of Manu/Dakṣa, Mother of Purūravas), Other Divine/Mythological Figures Named Ilā, The Earth / Mother Earth / Ilā-vṛta (Region).

Definitions: 21

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Meanings by context

Mythological Figure: Ilā (Child of Manu/Dakṣa, Mother of Purūravas)

9 definitions

1. The wife of Buddha and daughter of Ikshvaku. 2. The earth. 3. A cow. 4. Speech.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Buddha. 2. Earth. 3. Cow. 4. Speech.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the Earth

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The earth. 2. Speech. 3. A cow. 4. The wife of Budha.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Buddha and daughter of Ikshwaku. 2. The earth. 3. A cow. 4. Speech.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The daughter of Manu and mother of Pururavas. 2. The wife of Budha.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The daughter of Vaivasvata Manu. 2. A mythical figure who alternately changed between male and female forms.

— The Purana Index

the wife of Budha and mother of Pururavas

— The Purana Index

sprang from the sacrifice of Vaivasvata Manu and adopted as a daughter by Mitra and Varuna

— The Purana Index

Other Divine/Mythological Figures Named Ilā

6 definitions

1. Speech, earth, or cow. 2. A goddess representing worship and sacrifice. 3. A daughter of Manu or Daksha. 4. An epithet of Durga.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

one of the wives of Rudra

— The Purana Index

the daughter of Vayu and queen of Dhruva, whose son was Utkala

— The Purana Index

one of Kashyapa's wives

— The Purana Index

one of Vasudeva's wives and mother of Uruvalka and other sons

— The Purana Index

the wife of Tapas in the Vishvashrij sacrifice

— The Purana Index

The Earth / Mother Earth / Ilā-vṛta (Region)

2 definitions

the earth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Mother Earth. 2. A devotee who waited on Hari. 3. Saved by Hari in the form of Matsya.

— The Purana Index

Cross-reference to Iḍā

1 definition

See ida.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Flow / Libation / Offering / Ritual Personification

1 definition

flow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mythological Figure: Ilā-vṛta (Son of Agnīdhra)

1 definition

flow, speech, the earth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Speech / Goddess of Speech

1 definition

speech

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.