Vatsala, Vatsalā: 19 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVatsala (वत्सल):—(von vatsa)
1) adj. (f. ā) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 98.] a) f. mit oder ohne Hinzufügung von go, dhenu eine Kuh, die zärtlich an ihrem Kalbe hängt, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1271.] [Halāyudha 2, 115.] [Mahābhārata 7, 2410. 13, 3132. 3523.] [Spr. 4302.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 40, 42. 43, 17. 74, 9 (76, 14 Gorresio). 87, 8 (95, 9 Gorresio).] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 17, 11. 66, 28. 5, 67, 3.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 33, 21. 4, 18, 9.] — b) zärtlich, liebevoll [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 14.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 478.] [Mahābhārata 13, 6999 Viṣṇu] [Suśruta 1, 371, 16.] [UTTARAR. 36, 3 (48, 1).] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 7, 38.] ati [Kathāsaritsāgara 18, 260.] nāti [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 71, 24.] sahaja [Hitopadeśa 87, 12.] nitānta [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 41.] kaitava verstellter Weise [48.] Die Ergänzung im loc.: gāvo vatseṣu vatsalāḥ [Harivaṃśa 4328.] pareṣu [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 62, 7.] dīneṣu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 30, 28.] im gen.: ripūṇāmapi [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 21, 6 (18, 8 Gorresio).] im acc. mit prati [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 19, 13.] im comp. vorangehend: suta [?63, 3. Rāmāyaṇa SCHL. 2, 24, 16. Pañcatantra 238, 7.] duhitṛ [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 70.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 14, 12.] bhṛtya [4, 8, 22.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 52, 53.] bhrātṛ [82, 20.] [Mahābhārata 1, 5900.] pati [12, 1076.] bhartṛ [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 52, 55.] [Spr. 4581.] yaśodā, (hari) [PAÑCAR. 4, 1, 18.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 320.] pitṛ [Mahābhārata 3, 16671.] guru [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 96, 33.] dvijātijana [Mahābhārata 3, 2478.] sadvatsala [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 69.] bhakta [Mahābhārata 4, 203.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 42, 57. 50, 197.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 356.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 4, 1.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 54, 17. 56, 2. 57, 8.] śaraṇāgata [Kathāsaritsāgara 21, 44. 59, 10.] upeta [Spr. 3957.] abhyupapanna [Mṛcchakaṭikā 108, 5.] pratipanna [Oxforder Handschriften 209,a,20.] dīna [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 5, 30. 4, 17, 20.] vatsalo rasaḥ der zärtliche Grundton (eines Kunstwerks) [Sāhityadarpana 241.] — c) von ganzer Seele einer Sache ergeben, ein Freund von: dharma [Mahābhārata 3, 2459.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 4, 15. 2, 27, 23. 28, 1. 53, 34. 113, 8.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 21, 4. 4, 3, 7.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 1, 41.] [Pañcatantra 222, 14.] cāritra [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 45, 19.] satya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 4, 11.] —
2) m. a) ein durch Gräser genährtes (schnell verlöschendes) Feuer [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 69.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Wesens im Gefolge des Skanda [Mahābhārata 9, 2574.] — Vgl. mitra, vātsalya .
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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Starts with: Vatsalanchana, Vatsalarasa, Vatsalata, Vatsalatva, Vatsalay, Vatsalaya, Vatsalayati.
Ends with (+6): Abhivatsala, Anathavatsala, Avatsala, Bakutavatsala, Bhaktavatsala, Bhaktivatsala, Bhartrivatsala, Dharmavatsala, Dinavatsala, Dvijavatsala, Guruvatsala, Janavatsala, Kripanavatsala, Kutumbavatsala, Matrivatsala, Mitravatsala, Nativatsala, Nirvatsala, Pranatavatsala, Sadvatsala.
Full-text (+30): Varavatsala, Mitravatsala, Vatsalata, Vatsalya, Vacchala, Kripanavatsala, Matrivatsala, Bhaktavatsala, Sahajavatsala, Dinavatsala, Dharmavatsala, Sutavatsala, Nirvatsala, Taratsala, Bhaktavatsalamahatmya, Bhartrivatsala, Vatsalatva, Kshiramaya, Sadvatsala, Avatsala.
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Search found 25 books and stories containing Vatsala, Vatsalā, Vatsaḷa; (plurals include: Vatsalas, Vatsalās, Vatsaḷas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2k - Rasa (11): Vatsala or parental affection < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 2 - Rasa or the sentiment < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 2i - Rasa (9): Śānta or the sentiment of tranquility < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.4.78 < [Part 4 - Parenthood (vātsalya-rasa)]
Verse 4.8.79 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Verse 4.8.80 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.112 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.1.60 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 1.6.69 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.24.26 < [Chapter 24 - The Story of Asuri Muni in the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 4.1.33 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Verse 1.16.22 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]