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वेला

किनारा

bank, edge

Monier–Williams

वेला — {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##{artha-velāyām}, at the moment when the meaning is under consideration) MBh. Kāv. &c##meal-time, meal (as of a god = {īśvarasya bhojanam}, Śiva's meal) L##the last hour, hour of death BhP##easy or painless death L##tide, flow (opp. to 'ebb'), stream, current MaitrUp. MBh. &c##'sickness' or 'passion' ({rāga} or {roga}) L##the gums L##speech L##N. of the wife of Buddha L##of a princess found on the seashore (after whom the 11th Lambaka of the Kathāsarit-sāgara is called)