Dipavali, Dīpāvali, Dipa-avali: 15 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Dipawali.
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Dīpāvalī (दीपावली) or Dīpāvalyutsava is the name of a festival celebrated during the month of Āśvayuja (i.e., the months of October-November), as discussed in chapter 27 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [saṃvatsarotsava-vidhi]: Bhagavān says that the (liturgical) year starts with the vasanta season. On the first day of this—to satisfy the deity who is guardian of that period—the vasantotsava festival is celebrated (1-3). [...] In “āśvayuja” month [October-November], Vīralakṣmī is to be honored by a nine-day festival during the nights (22-25); and this is followed on the tenth day evening by the vijayadaśami-utsava festivities (25b-30). In the same month dīpāvalī-utsava is to be done after having celebrated the night before the death of Naraka (31-36).
2) Dīpāvali (दीपावलि) is the name of ceremony listed under festivals (utsava) and observances (vratas), as discussed in chapter 8 of the Viṣṇutilakasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically “agamic” subjects which are being narrated by Brahmā to a number of sages.—[Cf. chapter 8]: Brahmā speaks to the other sages and says he will now relate what the Lord told him about utsava-festivals. An utsava-occasion is always preceded by a flag-raising ceremony of dhvajārohaṇa. Then follows miscellaneous listing of a number of other utsavas and vratas: [e.g., dīpāvali (263-2640)] [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismDīpāvali (दीपावली, दिवाली):Lit. a row of lamps. A significant 5-day festival in Hinduism occurring between mid October and mid November. It is also popularly known as the Festival of Lights.
India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Dipavali refers to one of the festivals of the Nambutiris. Dipavali is observed more particularly in North Malabar on the anniversary of the day on which Krishna slew the rakshasa Naraka. Everyone takes an oil bath. On the last day of Asvayuja. The Nambutiri people form the socio-spiritual aristocracy of Malabar, and, as the traditional landlords of Parasu Rama’s land, they are everywhere held in great reverence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDīpāvalī.—(EI 5; CII 4), name of a festival; the festival of lights; cf. dīpa-utsava. Note: dīpāvalī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydipavāḷī (दिपवाळी) [or दिपावळी, dipāvaḷī].—f Commonly divāḷī.
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dipāvaḷī (दिपावळी).—f (dīpāvali S) A row or range of
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dīpāvali (दीपावलि).—f (S) A row or range of lamps. 2 See the derivative divāḷī in the two first senses.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdipavāḷī (दिपवाळी).—f A row of lamps. See divāḷī.
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dipāvaḷī (दिपावळी).—f A row of lamps. See divāḷī.
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dīpāvali (दीपावलि).—f A row or range of lamps.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīpāvalī (दीपावली).—
1) a row of lights, nocturnal illumination.;
2) particularly, the festival called Diwali held on the night of new moon in आश्विन (āśvina).
Dīpāvalī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīpa and āvalī (आवली). See also (synonyms): dīpāli, dīpotsava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpāvali (दीपावलि).—[feminine] = dīpamālā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDīpāvalī (दीपावली) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] L.. 316, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpāvali (दीपावलि):—[from dīpa > dīp] f. a row of lights, nocturnal illumination, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 21, 4, also] = dīpādī
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDīpāvalī (दीपावली) [Also spelled dipawali]:—(nf) see [divālī].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDīpāvaḷi (ದೀಪಾವಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a collection of lamps, esp. votive lamps.
2) [noun] a festival of lights, observed during Kārtīka, the eighth month in Hindu lunar calendar (approx. coinciding with November); diwali.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDīpāvalī (दीपावली):—n. 1. row of lamps; 2. → तिहार [tihāra]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Dipavalica Padava, Dipavalicem Ovalanem, Dipavalike, Dipavaliprayoga, Dipavalyutsava, Tipavali.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.1.18 < [Chapter 1 - The Worship of Śrī Girirāja]
Verses 6.5.23-24 < [Chapter 5 - The Kidnapping of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - Rites to be Performed on Vatsadvādaśī, [...] Dīpāvalī < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 146 - Greatness of Yameśvara (Yama-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 22 - Importance of worshipping Rukmiṇī < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala (by Jayasree M.)
9. Festivals and Education in India < [Chapter 2 - Informal Education: Definitions and Agencies]
Yakshagana: Origin And Growth < [January 1958]
Jago Patel < [November-December 1931]
Muthuswami Dikshita < [January – March, 1987]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 378 < [Volume 5 (1879)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 14 - Ānandabodha Yati < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 21 - Dialectic of Śaṅkara and Ānandajñāna < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 4 - Teachers and Pupils in Vedānta < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
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