Karatala, Kara-tala: 20 definitions

Introduction:

Karatala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Karatala has 18 English definitions available.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Karatala (करतल):—(kara + tala) m. die flache Hand [Suśruta 1, 316, 10.] uraḥ śiraśca jānūni jaghnuḥ karatalairmuhuḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 66, 17.] roṣādviniṣpiṣya bhṛśaṃ karatale karam [5, 85, 4.] karatalagatamapi naśyati [Pañcatantra II, 133. III, 269.] [Śākuntala 80.] karatalīkar zwischen die Hände fassen: tataḥ karatalīkṛtya vyāpi hālāhalaṃ viṣam . abhakṣayanmahādevaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 7, 42.]

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Karatāla (करताल):—(kara Hand + tāla) n. Cymbel [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] [Śabdakalpadruma] Auch karatālī f. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 119.] karatālaka n.: jhallakaṃ kāṃsyanirmitakaratālakam [Raghunandanabhaṭṭācārya] zu [Tithyāditattva im Śabdakalpadruma] karatālī bed. auch das-in-die-Hände-Schlagen: yathā na syādālīkapaṭakaratālīpaṭuravaḥ [UDBHAṬA im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Karatala (करतल):—, talīkṛta auf die flache Hand gelegt so v. a. klar vor Augen liegend, ganz verständlich [Oxforder Handschriften 250,a,7.]

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Karatalā (करतला):—f. Messer [Kathāsaritsāgara 53, 91. 109. 148. 78, 10. 36. 69. 93.]

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Karatāla (करताल):—mit den Händen geschlagener Tact; am Ende eines adj. comp.: sadratnakaṅkaṇakvāṇavitīrṇakāratālikā [Kathāsaritsāgara 120, 106.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Karatala (करतल):—n. Handfläche. gata Adj. was man auf (in) der Hand hat.

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Karatalā (करतला):—f. Messer.

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Karatāla (करताल):—n. und f. ī

1) *Cymbel.

2) Händegeklatsch n. [Bālarāmāyaṇa 29,2.]

context information

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.

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