Kaula: 20 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKaula (कौल):—(von kula) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 96,] [Scholiast]
1) adj. f. ī a) das Geschlecht betreffend, sich auf das ganze Geschlecht erstreckend: rājyaṃ rājanyaśo divyaṃ kaulī śrīrātmasātkṛtā [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 28, 9.] einem edlen Geschlecht entsprossen [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 1, 23.] — b) divyavīrapaśubhāvāntargatadivyabhāvarataḥ . sa tu brahmajñānī . tadyathā . divyabhāvarataḥ kaulaḥ sarvatra samadarśanaḥ . iti kulārṇavatantram .. paśorvaktrāllabdhamantraḥ paśureva na saṃśayaḥ . vīrāllabdhamanurvīraḥ kaulācca brahmavidbhavet .. iti mahānīlatantram .. [Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) m. a worshipper of Śakti according to the left hand ritual. —
3) n. the doctrine and practices of the left hand Śākta [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] — Vgl. kulanāyikā, kulīna, kaulika, kaulopaniṣad .
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Kaula (कौल):—
1) a) angestammt, ererbt: bhṛtya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 3, 36.] — b) die Stelle gehört zu [2]). —
2) [Oxforder Handschriften 92,a,18.] —
3) ebend. [91,a,18. 21.] mārga (vgl. kulamārga) [88,b,26.] kaulo dharmaḥ dass. [91,a,20.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKaula (कौल):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) — a) zur Familie in Beziehung stehend , die Familie betreffend. — b) angestammt , ererbt. — c) *einem edlen Geschlecht entsprossen. — d) den Kaula 2)a) eigen. —
2) m. — a) ein Verehrer der Śakti nach dem Ritual der linken Hand. — b) *ein best. Gewicht. = kola [Galano's Wörterbuch] —
3) f. ī edle Abstammung [Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā 5,34.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+49): Kaula Lasalashita, Kaula-karara, Kaulaba, Kaulacara, Kauladarsha, Kauladarshana, Kauladarshatantra, Kauladipika, Kaulagajamardana, Kaulagiri, Kaulagranthi, Kaulagrihika, Kaulajna, Kaulajnana, Kaulajnananirnaya, Kaulaka, Kaulakam, Kaulakarara, Kaulakarnava, Kaulakathi.
Ends with: Aṅkaulha, Bakaula, Hinakaula, Katkaula, Kulakaula, Mahakaula, Nalidara Kaula, Navakaula, Panali Kaula, Panhalikaula, Phakaphakaula, Sahib Kaul, Sakakaula, Takaviyatakaula, Thapikaula, Tiru-anai-kaula, Uttarakaula.
Full-text (+1026): Kulamarga, Kulavartman, Kaunciki, Kaulamarga, Kaularahasya, Nalidara Kaula, Kuladharma, Niradhara, Navakaula, Anatha, Advaita, Mokshavivarjita, Navatmavarjita, Nihsvabhava, Citsvabhavaka, Citsvabhava, Kaula Lasalashita, Shuddha, Bandhavivarjita, Sunirmala.
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