Acal, A-cal, Ācāḷ: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ācāḷ can be transliterated into English as Acal or Acali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Achal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAcal (अचल्).—adj., immoveable, Mahābhārata 13, 2161.
— With the prep. ā ā, [Causal.] cālaya, 1. To cause to tremble, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 3036. 2. To push away, Mahābhārata 12, 5814.
— With ud ud, 1. To depart, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 28. 2. To rise, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 7, 8. 3. To unbind, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2886. 4. To set out, [Daśakumāracarita] in
— With samud sam-ud, To set out together, [Daśakumāracarita] in
— With pari pari, To move, Sāh. D. 67, 12. [Causal.] cālaya, To turn round, Mahābhārata 12, 6870.
— With pra pra, 1. To tremble, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 29, 13. 2. To advance, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 2, 23. 3. To move, [Pañcatantra] 87, 17. 4. To set out, [Pañcatantra] 104, 14. 5. To become troubled, Mahābhārata 12, 2736. 6. To swerve, Mahābhārata 3, 11249. [Causal.] calaya, To move, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 58. cālaya, 1. To cause to tremble, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 38, 34. 2. To stir up, [Pañcatantra] 262. 20.
— With vi vi, 1. To waver, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 57, 23. 2. To depart, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4113. 3. To move, Mahābhārata 3, 2614. 4. To fall down, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 5, 10. 5. To become troubled, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 9948. 6. To swerve, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 28. [Causal.] cālaya, 1. To cause to tremble, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 16, 23. 2. To make unsteady, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 13; to rescind, 8, 167. 3. To trouble, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 32, 37. 4. To turn off, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 8, 15.
— With pravi pra-vi, 1. To tremble, Mahābhārata 1, 1184. 2. To become unsteady, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 1, 11126. 3. To deviate, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 81. [Causal.] cālaya, To cause to tremble, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 6226.
— With sam sam, 1. To tremble, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 75, 34. 2. To move, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 90, 4 (āsanāt, To start up from one’s seat). [Causal.] cālaya, 1. To cause to tremble, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 13211. 2. To put in motion, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 69. 3. To drive away, Mahābhārata 10, 627.
Acal is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and cal (चल्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀcal (आचल्).—[Causative] ācālayati set in motion, stir.
Ācal is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and cal (चल्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀcal (आचल्):—[=ā-√cal] Caus. -cālayati, to remove, move or draw away (from its place [ablative]), [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata xii, 5814; Harivaṃśa 3036];
—to stir up.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAcal (அசல்) noun < அயல்¹. [ayal¹.]
1. Vicinity, neighbourhood; சமீபம். [samipam.]
2. That which is foreign, strange; அன்னியம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [anniyam. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Acal (அசல்) noun < அசவல். [asaval.] Mosquito; கொதுகு. பெருங்காற்றின் மேவசலென்று [kothugu. perungarrin mevasalenru] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 33).
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Acal (அசல்) noun < Urdu aṣl.
1. The original; மூலமானது. [mulamanathu.]
2. Principal, capital; முதல். அசலும் வட்டியும். [muthal. asalum vattiyum.]
3. That which is excellent, first-rate; உயர்ந்தது. [uyarnthathu.]
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Ācāḷ (ஆசாள்) noun fem. of ஆசான். [asan.]
1. Priest's wife; குருபத்தினி. (திவா.) [kurupathini. (thiva.)]
2. Lady of position; தலைவி. (திவா.) [thalaivi. (thiva.)]
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Ācal (ஆசல்) noun Value; மதிப்பு. [mathippu.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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