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meanings of "nala" [1]

m.{a-stem}

1.a kind of reed;

2.name of a celebrated king of the niSadhas and hero of the poem called 'naiSadhacharita';

3.name of a monkey-chief, son of vizvakarman, who, it is said, built the bridge of stones called nalasetu or 'Adam's bridge' over which raama passed to laGkaa with his army;

4.name of a year;

5.a measure of length (equal to 4 hastas);

6.name of divine being

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meanings of "nala" [2]

n.{a-stem}

1.a blue lotus;

2.smell

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