"लीला" meaning in Sanskrit

See लीला in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /liː.lɑː/ [Vedic], /l̪iː.l̪ɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly babble word for क्रीडा (krīḍā́). Etymology templates: {{unc|sa}} Uncertain Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f}} लीला • (līlā) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f}} Forms: līlā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], लीला [nominative, singular], लीले [dual, nominative], लीलाः [nominative, plural], लीलाम् [accusative, singular], लीले [accusative, dual], लीलाः [accusative, plural], लीलया [instrumental, singular], लीला1 [instrumental, singular], लीलाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], लीलाभिः [instrumental, plural], लीलायै [dative, singular], लीलाभ्याम् [dative, dual], लीलाभ्यः [dative, plural], लीलायाः [ablative, singular], लीलायै2 [ablative, singular], लीलाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], लीलाभ्यः [ablative, plural], लीलायाः [genitive, singular], लीलायै2 [genitive, singular], लीलयोः [dual, genitive], लीलानाम् [genitive, plural], लीलायाम् [locative, singular], लीलयोः [dual, locative], लीलासु [locative, plural], लीले [singular, vocative], लीले [dual, vocative], लीलाः [plural, vocative]
  1. play, sport, diversion
    Sense id: en-लीला-sa-noun-gf0KLVzx Categories (other): Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 25 40 35
  2. mere appearance, semblance
    Sense id: en-लीला-sa-noun-E37kTqOV Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 7 47 45 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 25 40 35 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 12 53 35
  3. grace, charm, beauty
    Sense id: en-लीला-sa-noun-zNI8-85l Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 7 47 45 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 7 37 56 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 25 40 35
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "लीला"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: लीला (līlā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: लीला (līlā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly babble word for क्रीडा (krīḍā́).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "līlā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीला",
      "roman": "līlā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाः",
      "roman": "līlāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाम्",
      "roman": "līlām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाः",
      "roman": "līlāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलया",
      "roman": "līlayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीला1",
      "roman": "līlā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "līlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभिः",
      "roman": "līlābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायै",
      "roman": "līlāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "līlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्यः",
      "roman": "līlābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायाः",
      "roman": "līlāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायै2",
      "roman": "līlāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "līlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्यः",
      "roman": "līlābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायाः",
      "roman": "līlāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायै2",
      "roman": "līlāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलयोः",
      "roman": "līlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलानाम्",
      "roman": "līlānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायाम्",
      "roman": "līlāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलयोः",
      "roman": "līlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलासु",
      "roman": "līlāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाः",
      "roman": "līlāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "लीला • (līlā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 40 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "play, sport, diversion"
      ],
      "id": "en-लीला-sa-noun-gf0KLVzx",
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ],
        [
          "diversion",
          "diversion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 47 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 40 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 53 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mere appearance, semblance"
      ],
      "id": "en-लीला-sa-noun-E37kTqOV",
      "links": [
        [
          "mere",
          "mere"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "semblance",
          "semblance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 47 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 37 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 40 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grace, charm, beauty"
      ],
      "id": "en-लीला-sa-noun-zNI8-85l",
      "links": [
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ],
        [
          "beauty",
          "beauty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/liː.lɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪iː.l̪ɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "लीला"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sanskrit terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "लीला"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: लीला (līlā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: लीला (līlā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly babble word for क्रीडा (krīḍā́).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "līlā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीला",
      "roman": "līlā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाः",
      "roman": "līlāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाम्",
      "roman": "līlām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाः",
      "roman": "līlāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलया",
      "roman": "līlayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीला1",
      "roman": "līlā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "līlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभिः",
      "roman": "līlābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायै",
      "roman": "līlāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "līlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्यः",
      "roman": "līlābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायाः",
      "roman": "līlāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायै2",
      "roman": "līlāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "līlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाभ्यः",
      "roman": "līlābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायाः",
      "roman": "līlāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायै2",
      "roman": "līlāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलयोः",
      "roman": "līlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलानाम्",
      "roman": "līlānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलायाम्",
      "roman": "līlāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलयोः",
      "roman": "līlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलासु",
      "roman": "līlāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीले",
      "roman": "līle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लीलाः",
      "roman": "līlāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "लीला • (līlā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "play, sport, diversion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ],
        [
          "diversion",
          "diversion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mere appearance, semblance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mere",
          "mere"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "semblance",
          "semblance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grace, charm, beauty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ],
        [
          "beauty",
          "beauty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/liː.lɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪iː.l̪ɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "लीला"
}

Download raw JSONL data for लीला meaning in Sanskrit (4.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Sanskrit dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (9c82c1c and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.