Ilvala, Ilvalā: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaIlvala (इल्वल).—An Asura, who lived in the Maṇimatī city. Ilvala and his brother Vātāpi ate up a number of brahmins and Agastya cursed them to death. (See Agastya).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Ilvala (इल्वल).—A Samhikeya Asura: a son of Hrāda and Dhamani. Cooked Vātāpi for his guest Agastya. A follower of Vṛtra in his battle with Indra.1 Got exhausted in amṛtamathana.2 Took part in Devāsura war between Bali and Indra and fought with the sons of Brahmā.3 Father of Balvala.4
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 19; Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 18. 15.
- 2) Ib. VII. 2. 4; VIII. 7. 14.
- 3) Ib. VIII. 10. 20 & 32.
- 4) Ib. X. 78. 38.
1b) A son of Vipracitti.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 21. 11.
1c) A nephew of Hiraṇyakaśipu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 6. 27.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyIlvala was a Daitya, who was the ruler of the city of Manimati. Vatapi was his younger brother. Once, the sage Agastya visited this city. Ilvala requested the sage to grant him a son equal unto Indra, the chief of the celestials. Agastya however, saw that the mind of Ilvala was impure and refused to grant that boon.
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismIlvala (ईवल): Ilvala and Vatapi were asuras, the rulers of Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was named after asura king Vatapi.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIlvalā (इल्वला).—(pl.) Name of the five stars in the head of Orion (mṛgaśiras).
Derivable forms: ilvalāḥ (इल्वलाः).
See also (synonyms): ilvakā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryIlvala (इल्वल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. The name of a demon. 2. Of a fish. f. plu.
(-lāḥ) Stars in Orin's head. E. il to send or go, and vala Unadi affix; the last is also written ilvakā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ilvala (इल्वल):—m. a kind of fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Name of a Daitya (the brother of Vātāpi), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) Ilvalā (इल्वला):—[from ilvala] f. [plural] Name of the five stars in Orion’s head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIlvala (इल्वल):—(laḥ) 1. m. The name of a demon and of a fish.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIlvala (ಇಲ್ವಲ):—[noun] (used in pl.) the five stars in Orion's (an equatorial constellation between Taurus and Lepus, containing the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse) head.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Ilvalakku, Ilvalan, Ilvalantaka, Ilvalari.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Kṣīrasvāmin’s citations of Bhoja < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCVI < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section XCIX < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section XCVIII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 285 - Greatness of Agastyāśrama Gaṅgeśvara < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 2 - Satyaloka < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 12 - Devas Taste the Divine Nectar < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Mahabharata (English Summary) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCVI - Story of Agastya and the Daitya Ilvala - King Yudhishthira's Inquiry < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 11 - Rama visits the different Retreats and hears of Agastya < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
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