महालय (mahAlaya)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 महालय m.
  (-यः)
	 1. GOD,  the supreme being.
	 2. A place of pilgrimage.
3. A tree,  &c. sacred to a deity.
	 4. The Loka or world of BRAHMĀ.
5. A place of refuge,  a sanctuary,  an asylum. 
	 6. A temple.
 E.
  महा
great,  आलय asylum. 

Yates

English

 महा_लय (यः) 1.
m.
  God
 a place of
pilgrimage
 a sacred tree
 a re-
fuge,  an asylum
 temple.

Spoken Sanskrit

English

महालय 	-	  mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	 monastery
मथाध्यक्ष 	-	  mathAdhyakSa 	-	 m.
  	-	 monastery
मठायतन 	-	  maThAyatana 	-	 n.
  	-	 monastery
जिनसद्मन् 	-	  jinasadman 	-	 m.
  	-	  Jain monastery
वसति 	-	  vasati 	-	 f.
  	-	  jaina monastery
क्षपणकविहार 	-	  kSapaNakavihAra 	-	 m.
  	-	  jaina monastery
प्रतिश्रय 	-	  pratizraya 	-	 m.
  	-	  jaina-monastery
महालय 	-	  mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  great monastery
जैनायतन 	-	  jainAyatana 	-	 n.
  	-	  jaina monastery
विप्रमठ 	-	  vipramaTha 	-	 m.
  	-	  Brahman monastery
शूरमठ 	-	  zUramaTha 	-	 m.
  	-	 monastery of zUra
नालन्दर 	-	  nAlandara 	-	 m.
  	-	  Buddhist monastery
विहार 	-	  vihAra 	-	 m.
  	-	 monastery or temple
स्थानपति 	-	  sthAnapati 	-	 m.
  	-	  head of a monastery
देवदास 	-	  devadAsa 	-	 m.
  	-	  servant of a monastery
महन्त 	-	  mahanta 	-	 m.
  	-	  superior of a monastery
महाविहार 	-	  mahAvihAra 	-	 m.
  	-	  great Buddhist monastery
सुगतायतन 	-	  sugatAyatana 	-	 n.
  	-	  Buddhist temple or monastery
मठाधिपति 	-	  maThAdhipati 	-	 m.
  	-	  superintendent of a monastery
सङ्घाराम 	-	  saGghArAma 	-	 m.
  	-	  Buddhist convent or monastery
प्रासादिवारिक 	-	  prAsAdivArika 	-	 m.
  	-	  kind of attendant in a monastery
पिण्डनिर्हारक 	-	  piNDanirhAraka 	-	 m.
  	-	  class of attendants in a monastery
अभयगिरिविहार 	-	  abhayagirivihAra 	-	 m.
  	-	  Buddhist monastery on the abhayagiri
भजनवारिक 	-	  bhajanavArika 	-	 m.
  	-	  particular official in a Buddhist monastery
भक्तोद्देशक 	-	  bhaktoddezaka 	-	 m.
  	-	  particular official in a Buddhist monastery
महत् 	-	  mahat 	-	 m.
  	-	  leader of a sect or superior of a monastery

महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  loka or world of brahmA
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  temple
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  asylum
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  monastery
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  tree sacred to a deity
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  great dwelling
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  place of pilgrimage
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  great monastery
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  place of refuge
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  great Universal Spirit
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  sanctuary
महालय 	-	 mahAlaya 	-	 m.
  	-	  great temple

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Wilson

English

 महालय
m.
  (-यः)
1 GOD,  the Supreme being.
2 A place of pilgrimage.
3 A tree,  &c. sacred to a deity.
4 The Loka or world of BRAHMĀ.
5 A place of refuge,  a sanctuary,  an asylum. 
6 A temple.
E.
  महा great,  आलय asylum. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 महा°लय (°हाल्°),  m.
  a great dwelling,  MW.
  

 a gr° temple,  gr° monastery,  ib.

 a temple,  W.
 

 a monastery,  L.
 

 a place of refuge,  sanctuary,  asylum,  W.
 

 the Loka or world of Brahmā,  W.
 

 a tree &c.
   sacred to a deity,  W.
 

 a place of pilgrimage,  L.
 

 the gr° Universal Spirit,  L.
 

 a partic.  half month,  Tithyād.
 

 N.
  of a place,  Cat.
 

 of a man,  Cat.
 

 महा—°लय (prob.) n.
  N.
  of a Liṅga,  Cat.
 

Apte Hindi

Hindi

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
देवालय

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
"पवित्र स्थान,  आश्रम"

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
बड़ा आवासस्थान

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
तीर्थ स्थान

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
ब्रह्मलोक

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
परमात्मा

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-आलयः -
"देवालय, मन्दिर, तीर्थ स्थान"

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-लयः -
महा प्रलय

महालयः
पुं*
  महा-लयः -
परमपुरुष जिसमें सब महाभूत लीन हो जाते है

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

महालय
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮನೆ /ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಎತ್ತರವಾದ ಮನೆ
व्युत्पत्तिः - > महान् आलयः
महालय
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ದೇವಾಲಯ /ಗುಡಿ
महालय
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ತೀರ್ಥಸ್ಥಾನ /ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
महालय
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಕನ್ಯಾಮಾಸದ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಕ್ಷ
महालय
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಯಾತ್ರಾಸ್ಥಳ
महालय
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ
व्युत्पत्तिः - > महान् लयोऽत्र

L R Vaidya

English

 mahA-Alaya {% m. %} 1. temple,  a sanctuary
world of Brahman (m.)
a place of pilgrimage
the supreme spirit.

Mahabharata

English

Mahālaya,  a tīrtha. § 370 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III,  84,  8032.--§ 375 (do.): III,  85,  8233.

पुराणम्

English

महालय / MAHĀLAYA. A holy place. mahābhārata,  Vana Parva,  Chapter 84,  Verse 54 mentions that one who observes a fast at this holy place for one month,  will be absolved of all sins.

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 महालयः,  पुं,
   (महतां जैनानामालयः । महान्आलय इति वा ।) विहारः । (महतां योगि-प्रभृतीनामालयः ।) तीर्थः । (महदादीनां लयोयस्मिन् ।) परमात्मा । इति मेदिनी । ये, १२५ ॥
 सौराश्विनीयकृष्णपक्षः । यथा,  भविष्ये ।“येयं दीपान्विता राजन् ! ख्याता पञ्चदशीभुवि ।तस्यां दद्यान्न चेद्दत्तं पितॄणां वै महालये ॥
”महालये कन्यागतापरपक्षे । इति तिथ्यादि-तत्त्वम् ॥

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 महालय पु०
  महान् आत्यन्तिको लयो यत्र । १ पुरमात्मनि२ तीर्थस्थाने ३ विहारे ४ कन्यास्थरविकमासकृष्णपक्षे न०
  ।“तस्यां दद्यात् न चेद्दत्तं पितॄणां वै महालये” इतिभविष्यपु०  । कर्म० । ५ वृहदालये ।

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