रामलीला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रामलीला (rāmalīlā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːm.liː.lɑː/, [ɾä̃ːm.liː.läː]

Noun

रामलीला • (rāmlīlā) f

  1. (Hinduism) Ramleela: the performance of the legend of Rama during the festival of Dussehra

Declension
Declension of रामलीला (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct रामलीला
rāmlīlā		 रामलीलाएँ
rāmlīlāẽ
oblique रामलीला
rāmlīlā		 रामलीलाओं
rāmlīlāõ
vocative रामलीला
rāmlīlā		 रामलीलाओ
rāmlīlāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From राम (rāma) + लीला (līlā).

Noun

रामलीला • (rāmalīlā) stem, f

  1. name of the dramatic representation of सिता's abduction by रावण and her recovery by रामचन्द्र (performed at the annual festival which takes place in Northern India in the beginning of October and corresponds to the दुर्गापूजा of Bengal) IW. 365 n. 1

References
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