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वलvala

वल (vala) is a Sanskrit word meaning a cave or cavern, a cloud, a beam or pole, see shata-vala, strength, force, or an army, a cave or hollow. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Cave, Cavern, or Enclosure, An Army or Forces, A Cloud.

Root
1. वृ (1. vṛ)
Etymology
E. वल to surround, aff. अच्; see बल
Definitions
17
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Meanings by context

Cave, Cavern, or Enclosure

5 definitions
A cave or cavern.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A cave. 2. A demon who withheld heavenly waters from man and was vanquished by Indra.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A cave or cavern. 2. The name of a demon.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A cave. 2. A demon who shuts up the heavenly waters and is slain by Indra.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A cave or hollow. 2. A covering.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

An Army or Forces

3 definitions
An army or forces

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An army

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An army or forces.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Cloud

2 definitions
a cloud

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A cloud. 2. A demon fabled to have stolen the gods' cattle and hidden them in a cave. 3. Strength, force, or an army.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

General Equivalence to 'Bala'

2 definitions
See bala.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The same as bala.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Verbal Root Meanings

2 definitions
1. To cover. 2. To move. 3. To surround or enclose. 4. To cherish or maintain.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To cover, move, or surround. 2. To cherish or maintain.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Beam or Pole

1 definition
a beam or pole

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Equivalence to 'vali'

1 definition
see shata-vala

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Demon Vala

1 definition
An epithet of a demon who was the brother of Vritra and conquered by Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical 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.