As a deity name
Name 92 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
व्याल · noun · masculine
साँप · दुष्ट या पाजी हाथी · वाघ । शेर — Śabdasāgara
व्याल · adj
दूसरों का अपकार करनेवाला · दुष्ट । पाजी · बुरा । पापिष्ठ (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
व्याल · masculine
snake, serpent; tiger; rogue elephant; beast of prey, predatory animal
व्याल
wicked, cruel
Platts (p. 1207) also records: Wicked, &c. (see byāl)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi व्याल — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit व्याल (vyāla).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
vyāla mfn. (prob. connected with vyāḍa, q.v.) mischievous, wicked, vicious, AV.; Kāv.; Kathās.
prodigal, extravagant, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a beast of prey, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
vyāla mfn. (prob. connected with vyāḍa, q.v.) mischievous, wicked, vicious, AV.; Kāv.; Kathās.
prodigal, extravagant, L.
vyāla m. (ifc. f(ā). ) a vicious elephant, Kāv.
vyāla m. a beast of prey, Gaut.; MBh. &c.
a snake, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
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