वेला

Monier-Williams · velā
vélā f. limit, boundary, end ŚBr. Kāvyâd ‖ distance ŚBr. KātyŚr ‖ boundary of sea and land (personified as the daughter of Meru and Dhāriṇī, and the wife of Samudra), coast, shore (velāyām, on the sea-shore, coast-wise) MBh. Kāv. &c. ‖ limit of time, period, season, time of day, hour (with paścimā, the evening hour ‖ kā velā, 'what time of the day is it?' kā velā prâptāyāḥ, 'how long has she been here?' -velam ifc. after a numeral = times) ŚBr. &c. &c ‖ opportunity, occasion, interval, leisure (velām pra-√kṛ, to watch for an opportunity ‖ velāyām, at the right moment or season