नलnala

नल (nala) is a Sanskrit word meaning a species of reed, a measure of length, the 50th year of the 60-year cycle of Jupiter, name of a divine being mentioned with Yama, of a Daitya, a son of Nishadha and father of Nabha. Its 36 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them A type of reed, Other figures named Nala, King Nala of Niṣadha.

Root: नल् (nal)
Etymology: E. नल to shine, affix अच्
Definitions: 36

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Meanings by context

A type of reed

10 definitions

a species of reed

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A kind of reed. 2. A king and husband of Damayanti.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A reed. 2. The name of a king, hero of the Naishadha. 3. A prince, son of Virasena. 4. A deified progenitor. 5. A monkey chief. 6. A demon. 7. Red arsenic. 8. A perfume. 9. The water lily. 10. Smell or odor.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A reed, a king, a monkey, or a demon. 2. Red arsenic or perfume. 3. Water-lily or colour.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A kind of reed. 2. Name of a celebrated king of the Nishadas. 3. Name of a monkey-chief in the army of Rama.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A reed. 2. A king, son of Nishadha and hero of famous poems. 3. A prince, son of Virasena. 4. A deified progenitor. 5. A monkey chief. 6. A demon. 7. Red arsenic. 8. A perfume. 9. The water lily. 10. Smell.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A kind of reed. 2. A proper name, including the hero of the Nala and Damayanti episode.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A kind of reed grass. 2. The name of several kings and mythical beings.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A reed. 2. A prince of Nishadha.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A species of reed. 2. A king of the Nishadhas and husband of Damayanti. 3. A son of Yadu. 4. A monkey-chief who built a bridge for Rama to Lanka. 5. A Daitya. 6. A medical author. 7. A particular astrological constellation. 8. A kind of fragrant perfume or red arsenic. 9. The blossom of the lotus, or an odor.

नल (nala) [Printed book page 0472-a]
नल (nala) nala, as, m. (for naḍa, q. v.), a species

of reed, Amphidonax Karka, eight to twelve feet

high [cf. naḍa, nāla, deva-nala]; N. of a king of

the Niṣadhas or of the country called Niṣadha, son

of Vīra-sena and husband of Damayantī and hero of

the celebrated tale called Nala and Damayantī; a son

of Niṣadha and father of Nabha or Nabhas; a

descendant of the latter Nala, son of Su-dhanvan and

father of Uktha [cf. naḍa]; N. of a son of Yadu;

N. of a monkey-chief, son of Tvaṣṭṛ or Viśva-

karman, who made a bridge for Rāma from the

continent to Laṅkā; N. of a Daitya; N. of a

medical author; (in astrology) N. of a particular

form of constellation in which all the planets or stars

are grouped in double mansions; a deified proge-

nitor, wrongly written for nalva; (ī), f. a kind of

fragrant substance, a perfume (= naṭī); red arsenic,

= manaḥ-silā, kunaṭī; (am), n. the blossom of

Nelumbium Speciosum (?); smell, odour; [cf. rt. nal.]

—Nala-kānana, ās, m. pl., N. of a people, (this

word may perhaps be separated into nalaka-ānana;

also read nala-kālaka, nabha-kānana.) —Nala-

kīla, as, m. the knee. —Nala-kūbara and nala-

kūvara, as, m., N. of a son of Kuvera. —Nala-

campū, ūs, f., N. of a work by Tri-vikrama-bhaṭṭa,

also called Damayantī-kathā, describing the fortunes

of Nala and Damayantī in a highly artificial mixed

style, half prose, half verse; [cf. campū.] —Nala-

da, am, ā, n. f. Indian spikenard, Nardostachys Ja-

tamansi (= jaṭāmāṃsī); (am), n. the root of Andro-

pogon Muricatus (= uśīra); the honey or nectar

of a flower; (ā), f., N. of a daughter of Raudrāśva.

—Nala-paṭṭikā, f. a sort of mat made with reeds,

a coarse mat. —Nala-pura, am, n., N. of a town.

—Nala-mīna, as, m. a species of sprat or (according

to some) a shrimp or prawn; (also read tala-mīna.)

—Nala-setu, us, m. ‘Nala's bridge,’ the causeway

constructed by the monkey Nala, (a name given to

the rocks between Ramisseram and Ceylon, com-

monly called Adam's bridge.) —Naleśvara-tīrtha

(°la-īś°), am, n., N. of a sacred bathing-place. —Na-

lottama (°la-ut°), as, m. a species of reed (= deva-

nala). —Nalodaya (°la-ud°), as, m. ‘Nala's rise,’

N. of an artificial poem ascribed to Kāli-dāsa and

describing the restoration of the fallen Nala to pros-

perity and power. —Nalopakhyāna (°la-up°), am,

n. ‘the story of Nala (and Damayantī),’ N. of a

celebrated episode of the Mahā-bhārata. [ID=23956]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Other figures named Nala

10 definitions

name of a divine being mentioned with Yama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Daitya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Nishadha and father of Nabha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a descendant of Nala

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Yadu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a medical author

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Yadu

— The Purana Index

a son of Agni

— The Purana Index

a nephew of Hiranyakashipu

— The Purana Index

the son of Taittiri who performed an ashvamedha sacrifice

— The Purana Index

King Nala of Niṣadha

4 definitions

a king of the Nishadhas, son of Virasena and husband of Damayanti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

king of the Nishadhas, son of Virasena, and husband of Damayanti

नल (nala) [Printed book page 499-1]
Nala¹, king of the Niṣadhas, son of Vīrasena, and husband

of Damayantī. § 5 (Anukram.): I, 1α, 224 (in Nārada's

enumeration).—§ 6 (do.): I, 1α, 229 (the same? in Sañjaya's

enumeration).—§ 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 436 (°sya caritaṃ,

i.e. Nalopākhyānaparvan).—§ 240 (Vaivāhikap.): I, 199,

7351 (Damayantī yathā N°e).—§ 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II,

8, 322 (in the palace of Yama).—§ 343 (Nalopākhyānap.):

III, 52, 2068 (son of the Niṣadha king Vīrasena), 2071.—

§ 344 (do.): III, 53, 2072 (Vīrasenasutaḥ), 2086, 2087

(Naiṣadhasya), 2089, 2091, 2098, 2101, 2102.—§ 345 (do.):

III, 54, 2130, 2131, 2134; 55, 2135, 2141, 2150, 2153,

(2156); 56, 2160, 2164, 2177, 2181, (2184); 57, 2201,

2202, 2203, 2210, 2220, 2225, 2231, 2236 (in his marriage

with Damayantī N. had the children Indrasena and Indrasenā).

—§ 346 (do.): III, 58, 2242, 2245, 2246, 2249, 2250, 2252;

59, 2257, 2258, 2260, 2262, 2271; 60, 2274, 2276, 2277,

2280, 2281, 2286, 2290, 2292 (°sārathiḥ, i.e. Vārṣṇeya),

2295.—§ 347 (do.): III, 61, 2301, 2304, 2308, 2311, 2320,

(2326); 62, (2333), 2335, 2340, 2349, 2350, 2357, 2358,

2360; 63, 2362; 64, 2410, 2419, 2429, 2430, 2433

(Niṣadhādhipateḥ), 2434, 2435, 2450 (Puṇyaślokaḥ), 2453,

2455, 2477 (Niṣadhādhipatiḥ), 2480, 2485, 2487, 2488,

2492, 2495, 2504, 2513 (°patnī, i.e. Damayantī), 2524

(Naiṣadhaḥ), 2525, 2527; 65, 2573.—§ 348 (do.): III,

66, 2608, 2609, 2610, 2611, 2613, 2616, 2620, 2622, 2633.

—§ 349 (do.): III, 67, 2634 (Naiṣadhaḥ), 2641, 2645.—

§ 350 (do.): III, 68, 2654, 2655, 2657, 2659, 2673; 69,

2695 (Vīrasenasutaḥ), 2722, 2727, 2741, 2742.—§ 351 (do.):

III, 70, 2745 (Naiṣadhaṃ), 2761, 2762, 2769; 71, 2773,

2790, 2793, 2799, 2800, 2801, 2804.—§ 352 (do.): III,

72, 2810, 2812, 2813, 2837, 2840 (Niṣadhādhipatiḥ), 2845,

2850, 2851.—§ 353 (do.): III, 73, 2854, 2855, 2856, 2860,

2886, 2887, 2888; 74, 2892, 2900, 2902, 2903, 2904, 2905,

2912, 2919; 75, 2921, 2939, 2944; 76, 2952, 2953, 2956,

2957, 2958, 2961 (Puṇyaślokaṃ), 2975, 2991, 2996, 2999,

3002, 3003, 3005; 77, 3009, 3010, 3012, 3014, 3016, 3017,

(3022), 3028.—§ 354 (do.): III, 78, 3033, 3046, 3047,

3048, 3055; 79, 3065.—§ 355 (do.): III, 79, 3068,

3069, 3072, 3077 (°sya caritaṃ, i.e. Nalopākhyānaparvan

(III, ch. 53—79)).—§ 391 (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga): III, 113, 10092

(°sya vai Damayantī yathā).—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 56ζ,

1769 (came in Indra's chariot to see the encounter).—

§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 117, 3974 (reme…yathā

…Damayantyāṃ N°ḥ).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 91,

†4761 (all. to Nalopākhyānaparvan; C. has by error Nelā

instead of Nalo).—§ 761 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 115δ,

5666 (among the kings who abstained from meat during

the month of Kārttika).—§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166η, 7683

(enumeration).

Cf. also the following synonyms:—

Naiṣadha (“king of the Niṣadhas”): I, 229 (N°);

III, 2087, 2092, 2133, 2137, 2143, 2144, 2149, 2172, 2189,

2207, 2213, 2216, 2217, 2225, 2226, 2227, 2228, 2232,

2239, 2254 (rājā), 2256, 2266, 2267, 2288, 2303, 2321,

2363, 2370, 2377, 2383, 2385, 2386, 2399, 2458, 2492,

2524 (N°), 2618, 2634 (N°), 2652 (rājā), 2659, 2676,

2678, 2695 (rājā…Vīrasenasuto Nalaḥ), 2745, 2846,

2847 (rājā), 2862, 2866, 2886, 2888, 2889, 2903, 2947,

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2979, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3026, 3030, 3040, 3041, 3043,

3056, 8322; XIII, 3689.

Niṣadhādhipa (do.): III, 2209, 2337, 2352, 2427,

2656, 2976, 3061.

Niṣadhādhipati (do.): III, 2309, 2433 (°er bhāryāṃ,

i.e. Damayantī), 2477 (N°), 2840 (N°), 3027.

Niṣadharājendra (do.): III, 2134.

Niṣadheśvara (do.): III, 2628.

Puṇyaśloka: III, 2212, 2215, 2233, 2271, 2272,

2280, 2300, 2313, 2450 (N°), 2609 (N°), 2695, 2726, 2805

(°sya sārathiḥ, i.e. Vārṣṇeya), 2868, 2900 (°sya vai suto

Vārṣṇeya iti viśrutaḥ), 2939, 2951, 2961, 2998, 3056.

Vīrasenasuta (“the son of Vīrasena”): III, 601,

2072 (N°), 2220, 2466, 2695 (Naiṣadhaḥ…N°ḥ),

3033 (N°)

[ID=7534]

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The son of Nishadha, son of Virasena, and teacher of the game of dice to King Rituparna. 2. Learned in horse lore.

— The Purana Index

a son of Virasena

— The Purana Index

Nala the Monkey Chief

3 definitions

a monkey-chief

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a monkey

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a vanara chief

— The Purana Index

A lotus or water lily

2 definitions

the blossom of the Nelumbium speciosum flower

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A lotus.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Astronomical/astrological term

2 definitions

a particular planetary constellation where stars are grouped in double mansions

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the 50th year of the 60-year cycle of Jupiter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Verbal root 'nal'

2 definitions

1. To shine. 2. To bind or confine.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To shine. 2. To bind or confine.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A measure of length/area

1 definition

a measure of length

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Perfume or red arsenic (Nalī)

1 definition

1. A kind of perfume. 2. Red arsenic.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Smell or odour

1 definition

Smell or odour.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, 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, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.