The Sanskrit term Mallaśālā can be transliterated into English as Mallasala or Mallashala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Martial Arts Traditions: A Survey

Mallaśālā (मल्लशाला) refers to the “wrestling arena” as defined in the 11th century Manasollāsa written by Someśvara III.—The wrestling arena was known as the mallaśālā. The Manasollāsa gives a detailed description of the wrestling pit and says that it should be filled with smooth village soil free from pebbles and other hard objects and should be leveled and kept slightly wet.

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Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mallaśālā (मल्लशाला).—a gymnasium.

Mallaśālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms malla and śālā (शाला).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mallaśālā (मल्लशाला):—[=malla-śālā] [from malla] f. a room for wrestling or boxing, [ib.]

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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.

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Partial matches: Shala, Shaala, Malla, Cala.

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Full-text: Mallakacalai.

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