# मेला (melā)

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मेला (melā) is a Sanskrit word meaning meeting, union, or intercourse, an association, assembly, company, or society, a musical scale, a particular high number, ink, antimony or eye-salve. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Ink and Related Terms, Antimony / Eye-Salve, Assembly or Company of People.

- **Root:** मिल् (mil)
- **SLP1:** `melA`  **IAST:** melā  **Devanagari:** मेला
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%C4%81
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/mela/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** मेल (mela)

## Meanings by context

### Ink and Related Terms (4 definitions)
- ink  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > any black substance used for writing, ink, L. [ ID=168050 ]
- Ink  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 0879-b ] मेला (melā) [ मिल् - णिच् अच् टाप् (mil-ṇic ac ṭāp) ] 5 Ink
- blind  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अंधुकः, - अंबुः (aṃdhukaḥ, -aṃbuḥ)
- an inkstand or inkbottle  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नंदः, - नंदा, - मंदा (naṃdaḥ, -naṃdā, -maṃdā) an ink-stand, inkbottle. [ ID=23497 ]

### Antimony / Eye-Salve (2 definitions)
- antimony or eye-salve  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > antimony, eye-salve, L. [ ID=168051 ]
- Antimony  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 0879-b ] मेला (melā) [ मिल् - णिच् अच् टाप् (mil-ṇic ac ṭāp) ] 3 Antimony

### Assembly or Company of People (2 definitions)
- an association, assembly, company, or society  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 833,3] मेला (melā) b f. an association, assembly, company, society, Pañcat. [ ID=168047 ]
- A company, assembly, or society.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 0879-b ] मेला (melā) [ मिल् - णिच् अच् टाप् (mil-ṇic ac ṭāp) ] 2 A company, assembly, a society

### Meeting or Union (2 definitions)
- Meeting, union, or intercourse  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 833,3] मेल (mela) m. (√ मिल् (mil) ) meeting, union, intercourse, Kāv.; Kathās. [ ID=168041 ]
- Union, intercourse  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 0879-b ] मेला (melā) [ मिल् - णिच् अच् टाप् (mil-ṇic ac ṭāp) ] 1 Union, intercourse

### Musical Scale (2 definitions)
- a musical scale  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a musical scale, Cat. (perhaps, m( मेल (mela) ). ) [ ID=168048 ]
- A musical scale  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 0879-b ] मेला (melā) [ मिल् - णिच् अच् टाप् (mil-ṇic ac ṭāp) ] 6 A musical scale

### The Indigo Plant (2 definitions)
- the indigo plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the indigo plant, L. [ ID=168052 ]
- The indigo plant  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 0879-b ] मेला (melā) [ मिल् - णिच् अच् टाप् (mil-ṇic ac ṭāp) ] 4 The indigo plant

### A High Number (1 definition)
- a particular high number  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. high number, Buddh. [ ID=168049 ]

### Referential/Grammatical Note (1 definition)
- See below.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 833,3] मेला (melā) a f. See below. [ ID=168042 ]

### Summary of Multiple Meanings (1 definition)
- 1. Union or intercourse. 2. A company or society. 3. Ink. 4. Antimony. 5. The indigo plant. 6. A musical scale.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मेला (melā) [Printed book page 585-34 ] मेला (melā) f. 1. Union, intercourse; 2. a company, a socity; 3. ink; 4. antimony; 5. the Indigo plant; 6. a musical scale. [ ID=30916 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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