mala मल mála n. (in later language also m.; prob. fr. √ mlai) dirt, filth, dust, impurity (physical and moral), [AV.] &c. &c. (in med.) any bodily excretion or secretion (esp. those of the Dhātus q.v., described as phlegm from chyle, bile from the blood, nose mucus and ear wax from the flesh, perspiration from the fat, nails and hair from the bones, rheum of the eye from the brain; cf. also the 12 impurities of the body enumerated in [Mn. v, 135]), [Suśr.]; [Vāgbh.] &c. (with Śaivas), original sin, natural impurity, [Sarvad.] camphor, [L.] Os Sepiae, [L.] mála m. the son of a Śūdra and a Mālukī, [L.] mála n. tanned leather, a leathern or dirty garment (?), [RV. x, 136, 2] a kind of brass or bell-metal, [L.] the tip of a scorpion's tail, [L.] (v.l. ala) mála mfn. dirty, niggardly, [L.] unbelieving, godless, [L.] [cf. Gk. μέλας; Lat. mǎlus; Lith. mólis, mélynas.] maladā मलदा f. N. of a daughter of Raudrāśva, [Hariv.] (v.l. malandā). malada मलद m. Phaseolus Radiatus, [L.] pl. N. of a people, [MBh.]; [VP.] (cf. malaka, malaja, malaya) malaga मलग mala—gá m. (perhaps) a fuller, washerman, [AV.] malahā मलहा mala—hā f. N. of a daughter of Raudrāśva, [Hariv.] malaja मलज mala—ja mfn. arising from filth or dirt, [L.] mala—ja m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.] ([VP.]), [R.] (cf. malaka, malada, malaya) mala—ja n. purulent matter, pus, [L.] malaka मलक m. pl. N. of a people, [MārkP.] malanā मलना f. the long cucumber, [L.] malana मलन m. a tent, [L.] n. crushing, grinding, [L.] (= mardana; cf. pari-mala). malapū मलपू mala—pū f. Ficus Oppositifolia, [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.]; [Car.] = kṣīra and vidārī, [L.] malapu मलपु mala—pu n. (prob. u) = śṛṅgī and nala, [L.] malara मलर m. or n. (?) a partic. high number, [Buddh.] malayā मलया f. Ipomoea Turpethum, [L.] N. of a woman, [Vās., Introd.] malayū मलयू f. Ficus Oppositifolia, [Bhpr.] (cf. mala-pū). malaya मलय m. ([Uṇ. iv, 99]) N. of a mountain range on the west of Malabar, the western Ghāts (abounding in sandal trees), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. of the country Malabar and (pl.) its inhabitants, [ib.] of another country (= śailāṃśa-deśaḥ, or śailāṅgo d°), [L.] of an Upa-dvīpa, [L.] of a son of Garuḍa, [MBh.] (B. mālaya) of a son of Ṛṣabha, [BhP.] of a poet, [Cat.] a celestial grove (= nandana-vana), [L.] a garden, [L.] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] malabhuj मलभुज् mala—bhuj mfn. feeding on impurity, [L.] mala—bhuj m. a crow, [L.] malaghnī मलघ्नी mala—ghnī f. Artemisia Vulgaris or Alpinia Nutans, [L.] malaghna मलघ्न mala—ghna mfn. removing dirt, cleansing, [L.] mala—ghna m. the root of Salmalia Malabarica, [L.] (cf. -hantṛ) malajñu मलज्ञु mala—jñu mfn. having dirty knees, [MānGṛ.] malatva मलत्व mala—tva n. dirtiness, filthiness, [Ragh.] malavat मलवत् mala—vat mfn. dirty, filthy, [Mn.] malabāra मलबार the country Malabar (also -deśa, m.), [ib.] malakūṭa मलकूट mala—kūṭa m. or n. (?) N. of a country, [Buddh.] (cf. mālā-kuṭa). malamāsa मलमास mala—māsa m. an intercalary month, an intercalated 13th month (in which no religious ceremonies should be performed), [Cat.] &c. malarodha मलरोध mala—rodha, m. or mala—rodhana, n. constipation of the bowels, [L.] malavega मलवेग mala—vega m. diarrhoea, [L.] malayaja मलयज malaya—ja mfn. growing on the Malaya mountains malaya—ja m. a sandal tree, [MBh.] N. of a poet, [Cat.] malaya—ja n. sandal, [Kāv.]; [Suśr.] N. of Rāhu, [L.] maladhārin मलधारिन् mala—dhārin m. a Jaina monk, [L.] maladhātrī मलधात्री mala—dhātrī f. a nurse who attends to a child's bodily necessities, [Buddh.] malaśuddhi मलशुद्धि mala—śuddhi f. clearing away of feculent matter, evacuation of the bowels, [MW.] maladrava मलद्रव mala—drava m. the impure fluid which becomes separated from the chyle and produces urine, [ŚārṅgS.] malagrahi मलग्रहि mala—grahi mfn., [Vop. xxvi, 48.] malahantṛ मलहन्तृ mala—hantṛ m. the bulbous root of the Salmalia Malabarica, [L.] (cf. -ghna). malapaṅka मलपङ्क mala—paṅka m. or n. (?) dirt, [MBh.] malapṛṣṭha मलपृष्ठ mala—pṛṣṭha n. ‘dust-page’, the outer or first page of a book (left unwritten because liable to be dirtied), [MW.] malasruti मलस्रुति mala—sruti f. evacuation of the feces, [L.] malavāhin मलवाहिन् mala—vāhin mfn. carrying filth or soil, bearing or containing dirt, [Hit.] malavārin मलवारिन् mala—vārin m. a Jaina beggar, [L.] (w.r. for -dhārin ?). malayādri मलयाद्रि m. = °yācala malayendu मलयेन्दु m. (with sūri) N. of an author, [Cat.] malabhedinī मलभेदिनी mala—bhedinī f. (prob.) Helleborus Niger, [L.] maladāyaka मलदायक mala—dāyaka mfn. casting a blemish upon any one, [Kād.] maladūṣita मलदूषित mala—dūṣita mfn. soiled with dirt, filthy, [L.] maladrāvin मलद्राविन् mala—drāvin mfn. dissolving impurity, [L.] mala—drāvin n. the seed of Croton Tiglium, [L.] malahāraka मलहारक mala—hāraka mfn. taking away impurity, removing sin, [MW.] a person who knows how to please an elephant, [L.] malapaṅkin मलपङ्किन् mala—paṅkin mfn. covered with dust and mire, [MBh.]; [MārkP.] malarodhana मलरोधन mala—rodha, m. or mala—rodhana, n. constipation of the bowels, [L.] malavānara मलवानर mala—vānara m. pl. N. of a people, [VP.] malavadeśa मलवदेश malava-deśa m. N. of a country, [Cat.] malayācala मलयाचल m. = °ya-parvata, [ib.] malayānila मलयानिल m. = °ya-marut, [Ratnāv.] malayāvatī मलयावती malayā-vatī f. N. of a woman, [Cat.] (cf. malaya-vatī). malayabhūmi मलयभूमि malaya—bhūmi f. N. of a district in the Himālaya, [L.] malayadeśa मलयदेश malaya—deśa m. the country of Malaya, [L.] malayagiri मलयगिरि malaya—giri m. the Malaya mountains, [Daś.] another mountain, [Buddh.] N. of an author, [Cat.] malayaketu मलयकेतु malaya—ketu m. N. of various princes, [Vcar.]; [Mudr.] malayapura मलयपुर malaya—pura n. N. of a town, [ib.] malayarāja मलयराज malaya—rāja m. N. of a poet, [Cat.] malayaruha मलयरुह malaya—ruha m. ‘growing on the Malaya mountain’, a sandal tree, [Śiś.] malayavāta मलयवात malaya—vāta m. = -marut, [Vikr.] malayavatī मलयवती malaya—vatī f. N. of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.] of other women, [Kathās.]; [Nāg.] malakarṣaṇa मलकर्षण mala—karṣaṇa mfn. removing dirt, [Cat.] malakoṣṭhaka मलकोष्ठक mala—koṣṭhaka m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] (w.r. -koṣṭaka; cf. malla-koṣṭaka). malamallaka मलमल्लक mala—mallaka n. a piece of cloth passing between the legs and covering the privities (= kaupīna), [Daś.] malavaiśamya मलवैशम्य mala—vaiśamya n. a kind of dysentery, [Gal.] (correctly -vaiśadya). malavisarga मलविसर्ग mala—visarga, m. ([MW.]) or mala—visarjana, n. ([W.]) the act of removing dirt, cleansing (of a temple); evacuation of feces. malayabhūbhṛt मलयभूभृत् malaya—bhū-bhṛt m. = -parvata, [ib.] malayadhvaja मलयध्वज malaya—dhvaja m. N. of a king of the Pāṇḍyas, [MBh.]; [BhP.] of a son of Meru-dhvaja, [Kathās.] malayadruma मलयद्रुम malaya—druma m. Malaya tree, a sandal tree, [Ragh.] malayadvīpa मलयद्वीप malaya—dvīpa n. N. of one of the 6 islands of Anudvīpa, [L.] malayamālin मलयमालिन् malaya—mālin m. N. of a man, [Kathās.] malayamarut मलयमरुत् malaya—marut m. wind (blowing) from Malaya (an odoriferous wind prevalent in Southern and Central India during the hot season), [Amar.] malayaprabha मलयप्रभ malaya—prabha m. N. of a king, [ib.] malayasiṃha मलयसिंह malaya—siṃha m. N. of two princes, [Kathās.] malayodbhava मलयोद्भव n. sandal wood, [L.] (cf. malaya-ja). malabāradeśa मलबारदेश malabāra—deśa m., the country Malabar maladigdhāṅga मलदिग्धाङ्ग mala—digdhāṅga mfn. having the limbs defiled with dirt, having the body soiled with dust, [MBh.] malamāsakathā मलमासकथा mala—māsa—kathā f. N. of wk. malamāsapūjā मलमासपूजा mala—māsa—pūjā f. N. of wk. malavadvāsas मलवद्वासस् mala-vad—vāsas mfn. wearing dirty or impure clothes, [MW.] mala-vad—vāsas f. a menstruous woman, [TS.]; [GṛS.] &c. (cf. malodvāsas). malaviśodhana मलविशोधन mala—viśodhana mfn. cleansing away filth, [R.] malavināśinī मलविनाशिनी mala—vināśinī f. ‘dirt-destroyer’, Andropogon Aciculatus, [L.] malaviṣṭambha मलविष्टम्भ mala—viṣṭambha m. constipation (of the feces), [L.] malayajālepa मलयजालेप malaya—jālepa m. sandal unguent, [Śukas.] malayajarasa मलयजरस malaya—ja—rasa n. sandal water, [Vām.] malayasamīra मलयसमीर malaya—samīra m. = -marut, [Gīt.] malayavāsinī मलयवासिनी malaya—vāsinī f. ‘dwelling on the Malaya mountain’, N. of Durgā, [Hariv.] malamāsavrata मलमासव्रत mala—māsa—vrata n. N. of a partic. ceremony, [Cat.] of a ch. of the [BhavP.] malaprāladeśa मलप्रालदेश malaprāla-deśa m. N. of a country (°śīya mfn.), [Cat.] malavisarjana मलविसर्जन mala—visarga, m. ([MW.]) or mala—visarjana, n. ([W.]) the act of removing dirt, cleansing (of a temple); evacuation of feces. malayādrivāyu मलयाद्रिवायु malayādri—vāyu m. = next, [Kāv.] malayagandhinī मलयगन्धिनी malaya—gandhinī f. N. of a Vidyā-dharī, [Cat.] of a companion of Umā, [L.] malayajarajas मलयजरजस् malaya—ja—rajas n. the dust of sandal, [Bhartṛ.] malayaparvata मलयपर्वत malaya—parvata m. the Malaya mountain, [Kathās.] malamāsasāriṇī मलमाससारिणी mala—māsa—sāriṇī f. N. of wk. malamāsatattva मलमासतत्त्व mala—māsa—tattva n. N. of wk. malamāsavicāra मलमासविचार mala—māsa—vicāra m. N. of wk. malamāsanirṇaya मलमासनिर्णय mala—māsa—nirṇaya m. N. of wk. malamallakaśeṣa मलमल्लकशेष mala—mallaka—śeṣa mfn. having nothing left but a small piece of cloth to cover the privates, [MW.] malaprāladeśīya मलप्रालदेशीय malaprāla-deśīya mfn.