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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मालाmālāA garland, wreath, chaplet; अनधिगतपरिमलापि हि हरति दृशं मालतीमाला Vās.

    [मल् संज्ञायां कर्तरि घञ्]

    1. A garland, wreath, chaplet; अनधिगतपरिमलापि हि हरति दृशं मालतीमाला Vās.
    2. A row, line, series, succession; गण़्डोट्टीनालिमाला Māl.1.1; आवद्धमालाः Me.9.
    3. A group, cluster, collection.
    4. A string, necklace; as in रत्नमाला.
    5. A rosary, chain; as in अक्षमाला.
    6. A streak; as in तडिन्माला, विद्युन्माला.
    7. A series of epithets.
    8. (In dramas) The offering of several things to obtain a wish.
    9. A vocabulary, dictionary.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -उपमा a variety of Upamā or simile, in which one Upameya is compared to several Upamānas; Exempli gratia, for example अनयेनेव राज्यश्रीर्दैन्येनेव मनस्विता । मम्लौ साथ विषादेन पद्मिनीव हिमाम्भसा K. Parasmaipada1.

    • -कण्टः

      1. Name of a plant (अपामार्ग). करः, कारः a garland-maker, florist, gardener; कृती मालाकारो बकुलमपि कुत्रापि निदधे Bv.1.54; Pt.1.22.
      2. the tribe of gardeners.

    • -गुणः a necklace. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपरिक्षिप्ता a marriageable woman.

    • -गुणा a species of venomous spider.

    • -तृणम् a kind of fragrant grass.

    • -दीपकम् a variety of दीपक; Mammaṭa thus defines it: मालादीपक- माद्यं चेद्यथोत्तरगुणावहम् K. Parasmaipada1; see the example given ad Locative

    • -धर Adjective wearing a garland.

    • -रम् a kind of metre.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मालाmālā[mâlâ] f. garland, wreath; rosary (rare); necklace; line, row, streak, series: nâmnâm mâlâ, collected series…

    [mâlâ] feminine; also equal for garland, wreath; rosary (rare); necklace; line, row, streak, series: nâmnâm mâlâ, collected series of words, dictionary (excluding roots).

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  2. अक्षमालाakṣamālā[aksha-mâlâ] f. rosary; N. of Arun dhatî.

    [aksha-mâlâ] feminine; also equal for rosary; noun of Arun dhatî.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मालाmālāf. see col. 3
    1. feminine see column 3
    2. feminine a wreath, garland, crown Gr2S3rS. MBh. etc.
    3. feminine a string of beads, necklace, rosary. Ka1v. Pan5cat. (confer, compare अक्ष- and रत्न-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. feminine a row, line, streak MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    5. feminine a series, regular succession (with नाम्नाम्, a collection of words arrayed in a series, a vocabulary, dictionary; confer, compare नाम-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    6. feminine a kind of Krama-pa1tha क्रम-पाथ (confer, compare क्रम-माला)
    7. feminine Name of various metres Col.
    8. feminine (in rhetoric) a series of epithets or similes W.
    9. feminine (in dramatic language) a series of offerings for obtaining any object of desire (S3ak. iii, 17) Sa1h.
    10. feminine (in astrology) a particular Dala-yoga दल-योग (quod vide) VarBr2S. Scholiast or Commentator
    11. feminine Trigonella Corniculata Lexicographers
    12. feminine Name of a river MBh.
    13. feminine of a glossary.
    14. मालिन् see page and participle 813, column 3 .
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  2. अंशुमालाaṃśumālāf. a garland of light, halo.

    feminine a garland of light, halo.

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  3. अक्षमालाakṣamālāf. a string or rosary of beads, especially of Eleocarpus seeds
    1. feminine a string or rosary of beads, especially of Eleocarpus seeds
    2. feminine Name of Arundhati1 अरुन्धती, wife of Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ (from her wearing a rosary) Mn. ix, 23
    3. feminine Name of the mother of Vatsa वत्स .
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  4. अधिकरणमालाadhikaraṇamālāf. a compendium of the topics of the Veda1nta वेदान्त by Bha1rati1-ti1rtha भारती-तीर्थ .

    feminine a compendium of the topics of the Veda1nta वेदान्त by Bha1rati1-ti1rtha भारती-तीर्थ .

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  5. अभिधानमालाabhidhānamālāf. a dictionary.

    feminine a dictionary.

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  6. अभिधानरत्नमालाabhidhānaratnamālāf. N. of Hala1yudha हलायुध 's vocabulary.

    feminine Name of Hala1yudha हलायुध 's vocabulary.

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  7. अभ्रमालाabhramālāf. a line or succession of clouds L.

    feminine a line or succession of clouds Lexicographers

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