| mūla मूल Definition: n. basis, foundation, cause, origin, commencement, beginning (mūlād ārabhya-or ā- mūlāt-,from the beginning; mūlāt-,from the bottom, thoroughly; mūlaṃ- kramataś ca-,right through from beginning  ) etc. (in the beginning of a compound =chief principal see below; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' = rooted in, based upon, derived from) |