Alternative spellings of this word include Vilekh.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vilekha : (m.) perplexity; scratching.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vilekha, (vi+lekha) perplexity, lit. “scratching” Vin. IV, 143 (here as f. °ā); Dhs. 1256 (mano°); DhsA. 260. ‹-› The more common word for “perplexity” is vikkhepa. (Page 636)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vilekha (विलेख).—A hole, cavity; छायातपविलेखं च (chāyātapavilekhaṃ ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.45.4.

-khā 1 A scratch, mark.

2) A written contract.

Derivable forms: vilekhaḥ (विलेखः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vilekha (विलेख).—m. (see vilekhya; = Pali vilekha; compare Skt vilikhati, wounds, also fig. vexes, offends), perplexity, mental disturbance, annoyance, perturbation: Mahāvastu iii.140.4 (verse) chindahi saṃśayitāna vilekhaṃ; Śikṣāsamuccaya 98.6 vilekhaṃ vā cittasyotpādayema; Daśabhūmikasūtra 42.4 dṛṣṭi-kāṅkṣā-vimati-vile- khāpanayana-; [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 504.9 bhikṣūṇāṃ kaukṛtyāya vile- khāya vihiṃsanāya (v.l. lekhāya viheṭhāya; is the var. lekhāya to be associated with ālekhya or ālekha, q.v.?)

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

1) Vilekha (विलेख):—[=vi-lekha] [from vi-likh] m. scratching, tearing up, wounding, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) Vilekhā (विलेखा):—[=vi-lekhā] [from vi-lekha > vi-likh] f. a scratch, furrow, mark, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] a written contract, [Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra]

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Vilekha 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vilekha (विलेख) [Also spelled vilekh]:—(nm) a deed, a legal instrument.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lekha, Vi.

Starts with: Vilekhaka, Vilekhana.

Ends with: Nakhavilekha, Pathavilekha, Vakyavilekha.

Full-text: Nakhavilekha, Vilekhin, Alekhya, Vilekh, Vilikhati, Vakyavilekha, Vihesa, Vilekhana, Vilekhya.

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