anyonya kalaha

 Anyonya‑kalaha means a mutual quarrel—a conflict in which both sides are engaged against each other.

✅ Core Meaning

• Anyonya‑kalaha (अन्योन्यकलह) is defined in Sanskrit dictionaries as “mutual quarrel” or “reciprocal dispute”

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• The Kannada dictionary gives the same meaning: a mutual quarrel or dispute

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✅ Breakdown of the Term

• Anyonya (अन्योन्य) = “one another,” “mutual,” “reciprocal”

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• Kalaha (कलह) = “quarrel,” “strife.”
• Combined, anyonya + kalaha literally means “quarrel with one another.”
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✅ Linguistic and Cultural Context

• The term appears in Hinduism and Sanskrit literature as a descriptive noun for situations where two parties are fighting each other, not one-sided aggression

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• It is a tatpuruṣa compound in Sanskrit, where anyonya modifies kalaha to specify the mutual nature of the conflict.
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✅ Related Word: Anyonya

Understanding anyonya helps clarify the compound:

• Anyonya means mutual, reciprocal, each other

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• It is widely used across Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, and other Indian languages to express reciprocity.
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✅ Example of Usage

A sentence like:
“Te anyonya‑kalahaṃ kurvanti”
means:
“They are quarrelling with each other.”

✅ Etymology Note

• Anyonya is formed by reduplication of anya (“other”) and is comparable to Greek allēlōn (“each other”) as noted in linguistic sources

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✅ Summary

Anyonya‑kalaha = anyonya (mutual) + kalaha (quarrel)
→ A quarrel in which both sides participate; a mutual dispute.

Anyonya‑kalaha means “mutual quarrel” or 

“quarrelling with one another” in Sanskrit.

Core meaning

• The term anyonya‑kalaha (अन्योन्यकलह) is defined in Sanskrit 
• dictionaries as “mutual quarrel”

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• It is a masculine noun.
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Breakdown of the compound

• anyonya (अन्योन्य) — “one another, mutual, reciprocal”

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• kalaha (कलह) — “quarrel, strife”

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Together, anyonya + kalaha literally means a quarrel in which both sides

oppose each other, hence “mutual quarrel.”

Usage notes

• The compound follows a common Sanskrit pattern where anyonya‑ is 
• prefixed to indicate reciprocity, as in “mutual conflict,” “mutual support,”
• etc. Examples of similar compounds appear in the Monier‑Williams 
• dictionary and related lexical sources

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