Trivali, Tri-vali, Trivalī: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Trivali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Trivali (त्रिवलि) refers to “one whose navel has three creases”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is a Siddha: “His heart is uplifted and his nose and the rest (of his face) is well balanced. The sign of one who is well accomplished is that he is well behaved and he produces abundance. His foot is upraised and his thighs are broad, the forehead is well balanced. He is accomplished from a previous life and is Bhairava. His navel has three creases [i.e., trivali]. His penis is small and auspicious. His body is straight and well proportioned. Such a one is accomplished from a previous life in the western (tradition). His nails are well proportioned and red. His hands bear the marks of elevation and his eyes are red. Such is an accomplished one in the previous lineage. His face is like a lotus and his hair is (tied up in a knot in the) foreign style. One who is such and is equal in pleasure and pain is part of the Siddha lineage”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Gitashastra (science of music)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)

Trivalī (त्रिवली) refers to a musical instrument classified as Avanaddha (“those instrument whose mouths are covered with leather (known as avanaddha)”) which represents one of the four kinds of Instrumental Music, produced by an instrument (ātodya), according to the Saṃgītaratnākara.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa and the Saṃgītaratnākara, some examples of avanaddha type of instruments are given, e.g., Trivalī.

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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Trivalī (त्रिवली) refers to “(those elephants) marked with three folds (wrinkles)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “5. With large, long, round necks, trumpeting with a roar like clouds full of water, with sparrow-like honey-colored eyes, with trunks like tree stems and marked with three folds (wrinkles) (trivalī), such elephants are fine”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

trivalī (त्रिवली).—f pl (S) pop. trivaḷī f The three corrugations or folds across the abdomen.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

trivali (त्रिवलि).—f pl The 3 corrugations across the abdomen.

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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 dictionary

Trivali (त्रिवलि) or Trivalī (त्रिवली).—f. (in comp.) three folds over a woman's navel (regarded as a mark of beauty)

Derivable forms: trivaliḥ (त्रिवलिः).

Trivali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and vali (वलि).

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Trivalī (त्रिवली).—the anus.

Trivalī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and valī (वली).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trivalī (त्रिवली).—f. (-lī) Three folds of skin on the abdomen, from obesity. E. tri, and valī a wrinkle.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trivali (त्रिवलि).—(°—) or valī [feminine] the three folds (across the belly, [especially] as a mark of female beauty).

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

1) Trivali (त्रिवलि):—[=tri-vali] [from tri] mfn. having 3 folds or incisions, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra vii, 3, 29]

2) [v.s. ...] f. in [compound] the 3 folds over a woman’s navel (regarded as a beauty), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lxx, 5; Ṛtusaṃhāra; Gāruḍa-purāṇa]

3) Trivalī (त्रिवली):—[=tri-valī] [from tri] f. idem, [Mahābhārata iii, 1824; Harivaṃśa 3625; Bhartṛhari]

4) [v.s. ...] the anus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of a drum

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trivalī (त्रिवली):—[tri-valī] (lī) 3. f. Three folds of skin on the abdomen from obesity.

[Sanskrit to German]

Trivali in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Trivali (ತ್ರಿವಲಿ):—

1) [noun] (used only in pl., with the termination ಗಳು [galu]) the three crosswise folds on the abdomen (of women).

2) [noun] a squirrel, which has three stripes on its back.

3) [noun] a kind of sīre (sari, the oblong, unsewn cloth worn by women) with three lines running along the border.

4) [noun] a three-stringed ornamental chain or necklace.

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Trivali (ತ್ರಿವಲಿ):—[noun] a kind of musical instrument.

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Trivaḷi (ತ್ರಿವಳಿ):—[noun] = ತ್ರಿವಲಿ [trivali]1.

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Trivaḷi (ತ್ರಿವಳಿ):—[noun] = ತ್ರಿವಲಿ [trivali]2.

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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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