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प्रलय

संहार‚ विनाश‚ मरण, नष्टचेष्टता‚ बेहोशी

dissolution, destruction, death, unconsciousness, fainting (involuntary state)

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

प्रलय — catastrophe (Verb)

Monier–Williams

प्रलय — {pra-laya} &c. See under {pra-√lī}

प्रलय — {pra-laya} m. dissolution, reabsorption, destruction, annihilation##death##(esp.) the destruction of the whole world, at the end of a Kalpa (s.v.) ṢaḍvBr. ChUp. Śaṃk. MBh. Kāv. &c##setting (of the stars) Subh##end ({saṃjāta-nidrā-p} mfn. having done sleeping Pañcat.)##cause of dissolution Bhag. Bṛih##fainting, loss of sense or consciousness Pratāp. Sāh. Suśr##sleepiness Gal##N. of the syllable {om}, AtharvaśUp##{-kāla} m. the time of universal dissolution MW##{-kevala} mfn. = {layâkala} (q.v.) Sarvad##{-ghana} m. the cloud which causes the destruction of the world Hit##{-ṃ-kara} mf({ī})n. causing destruction or ruin Up. Kāv##{-jaladhara-dhvāna} m. the rumbling or muttering of clouds at the dissolution of the world MW##{-tā} f. dissolution ({-tāṃ-√gam}, to perish, be annihilated) Hariv##{-tva} n. id. ({-tvāya-√kḷp} = {-tāṃ-√gam}) MBh. BhP##{-dahana} m. the fire causing the destruction of the world, Ratnâv. Amar.##{-sthiti-sarga} m. pl. destruction, preservation and creation (of the world). Kum##{layâkala} mfn. (an individual soul) to which {mala} and {karman} still adhere (with Śaivas) Sarvad##{layânta-ga} mfn. perishing only at the destruction of the world (the sun) MārkP##{layôdaya} m. du. dissolution and creation Bhag. Suśr. Kathās