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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वेलाvelā1 Time; वेलायां न तु कस्यांचिद् गच्छेद्विप्रो ह्यपूजितः Mb. 13.9.28; वेलोपलक्षणार्थमादिष्टोऽस्मि Ś.4.
    1. 1 Time; वेलायां न तु कस्यांचिद् गच्छेद्विप्रो ह्यपूजितः Mb. 13.9.28; वेलोपलक्षणार्थमादिष्टोऽस्मि Ś.4.
    2. Season, opportunity.
    3. Interval of repose, leisure.
    4. Tide, flow, current.
    5. The sea-coast, sea-shore; वेलानिलाय प्रसृता भुजङ्गाः R.13.12,15; स वेलावप्रवलयां (उर्वीम्) 1.3;8.8;17. 37; Śi.3.79;9.38.
    6. Limit, boundary.
    7. Speech.
    8. Sickness.
    9. Easy death.
    10. The gums.
    11. Passion, feeling.
    12. The hour of death.
    13. Meal-time, meal.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अतिक्रमः tardiness.

    • -अतिग Adjective overflowing the shore.

    • -कूलम् Name of a district called Tāmralipta.

    • -कूलम्, -मूलम् the sea-shore.

    • -वनम् a wood on the sea-coast.

    • -वित्तः a kind of official.

    • -वलासिनी a courtezan.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वेलाvelā[vélâ] f. point, end, limit (rare); bound ary of sea and land, coast, sea-shore; limit of time, period, time…

    [vélâ] feminine; also equal for point, end, limit (rare); bound ary of sea and land, coast, sea-shore; limit of time, period, time of day, hour; oppor tunity, occasion; tide, flood (opposite ebb); noun of a princess found on the sea-shore: kâ velâ, what o'clock is it? kâ velâ tatrabha vatyâh prâptâyâh, how long has she been here? velâyâm, at the right hour; andha velâyâm, when there is occasion to be blind; artha-velâyâm, when the sense is concerned; velâm pra-kri, watch for an opportunity.

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  2. अकालवेलाakālavelā[akâla-velâ] f. undue season.

    [akâla-velâ] feminine; also equal for undue season.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वेलाvelāf. limit, boundary, end S3Br. Ka1vya7d.
    1. feminine limit, boundary, end S3Br. Ka1vya7d.
    2. feminine distance S3Br. Ka1tyS3r.
    3. feminine boundary of sea and land (personified as the daughter of Meru मेरु and Dha1rin2i1 धारिणी, and the wife of Samudra समुद्र), coast, shore (वेलायाम्, on the sea-shore, coast-wise) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    4. feminine limit of time, period, season, time of day, hour (with पश्चिमा, the evening hour; का वेला, "what time of the day is it?" का वेला प्रा*प्तायाः, "how long has she been here?" -वेलम् in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' after a numeral Equivalent to times) S3Br. etc.
    5. feminine opportunity, occasion, interval, leisure (वेलाम् प्र-√कृ, to watch for an opportunity; वेलायाम्, at the right moment or season; अर्थ-वेलायाम्, at the moment when the meaning is under consideration) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    6. feminine meal-time, meal (as of a god Equivalent to ईश्वरस्य भोजनम्, S3iva शिव 's meal) Lexicographers
    7. feminine the last hour, hour of death BhP.
    8. feminine easy or painless death Lexicographers
    9. feminine tide, flow (opp. to "ebb"), stream, current MaitrUp. MBh. etc.
    10. feminine "sickness" or "passion" (राग or रोग) Lexicographers
    11. feminine the gums Lexicographers
    12. feminine speech Lexicographers
    13. feminine Name of the wife of Buddha बुद्ध Lexicographers
    14. feminine of a princess found on the seashore (after whom the 11th Lambaka लम्बक of the Katha1sarit-sa1gara कथासरित्-सागर is called).
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  2. अकालवेलाakālavelāf. wrong or unseasonable time.

    feminine wrong or unseasonable time.

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  3. अग्निवेलाagnivelāf. the time at which the fire is kindled, afternoon A1s3vGr2.

    feminine the time at which the fire is kindled, afternoon A1s3vGr2.

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  4. अग्निहोत्रवेलाagnihotravelāf. the time of the Agni-hotra अग्नि-होत्र, JaimUp.

    feminine the time of the Agni-hotra अग्नि-होत्र, JaimUp.

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  5. अन्तवेलाantavelāf. hour of death ChUp.

    feminine hour of death ChUp.

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  6. अवसरवेलायाम्avasaravelāyām([Pan5cat.]) loc. ind. on a favourable opportunity.

    ([Pan5cat.]) locative case indeclinable on a favourable opportunity.

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  7. अवेलाavelāf. wrong time La1t2y.
    1. feminine wrong time La1t2y.
    2. feminine chewed betel Lexicographers
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