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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Jhalla (झल्ल) refers to a “stick fencer”, or more specifically, those who fight with sticks, or clowns, who make a living by jokes. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jhalla (झल्ल).—

1) A prize-fighter.

2) Name of one of the degraded classes; Manusmṛti 1.22;12.45.

-llī A kind of drum.

Derivable forms: jhallaḥ (झल्लः).

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

Jhalla (झल्ल).—m.

(-llaḥ) A prize fighter, a cudgel player, a man of a tribe following such a profession; one of the degraded classes, being sprung from the outcaste Kshetriya E. jal to surround or embrace, la added, and ja changed to jha.

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

Jhalla (झल्ल).—m. A prize-fighter, considered as the son of an outcaste Kṣatriya, Mahābhārata 2, 102; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 22.

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

Jhalla (झल्ल).—[masculine] cudgel-player (a caste).

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

Jhalla (झल्ल):—m. a prize-fighter, cudgel-player (offspring of an outcast Kṣatriya), [Manu-smṛti x, 22; xii, 45; Mahābhārata ii, 102]

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

Jhalla (झल्ल):—(llaḥ) 1. m. A prize-fighter; a cudgel player; degraded man.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jhalla 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

Jhalla (ಝಲ್ಲ):—

1) [noun] lack of normal intellect; foolishness; stupidity.

2) [noun] the condition of an unsound mind; mental imbalance; craziness.

3) [noun] anxiety or fear.

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Jhalla (ಝಲ್ಲ):—[noun] a kind of candied sugar.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Jhalla (झल्ल):—adv. to shine or glitter momentarily;

2) Jhallā (झल्ला):—adj. 1. useless; idle; foolish; stupid; 2. degraded; downcast;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Jhalladi, Jhallaka, Jhallakantha, Jhallaki, Jhallali, Jhallana, Jhallara, Jhallari.

Full-text: Jhallakantha, Jhallaka, Celliyam, Prahasaka, Jhalli, Jhallaki, Nicchivi, Jalla, Rilla.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Jhalla, Jhallā; (plurals include: Jhallas, Jhallās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 12.45 < [Section VIII - States of Existence due to the Three Qualities]

Verse 10.22-23 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXII - Enlightenment of Dīpaṃkara < [Volume I]

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