Jyotirloka, Jyōtirlōka, Jyotis-loka: 6 definitions
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Jyotirloka 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjyōtirlōka (ज्योतिर्लोक).—m S The sphere of the luminaries of heaven, i. e. of the fixed stars.
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 dictionaryJyotirloka (ज्योतिर्लोक).—the supreme spirit.
Derivable forms: jyotirlokaḥ (ज्योतिर्लोकः).
Jyotirloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jyotis and loka (लोक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotirloka (ज्योतिर्लोक):—[=jyotir-loka] [from jyotir > jyut] m. the world of light, [Atharva-veda.Pariś. xiv, 1; Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 23, 8.]
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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 corpusJyōtirlōka (ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಲೋಕ):—[noun] (myth.) one of the higher regions (to which luminous heavenly bodies as the sun, moon, stars belong).
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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