Kalanatha, Kālanātha, Kala-natha: 8 definitions
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Kalanatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKālanātha (कालनाथ).—Śiva assuming the form of Death.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 16. 12.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKālanātha (कालनाथ).—Śiva.
Derivable forms: kālanāthaḥ (कालनाथः).
Kālanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and nātha (नाथ). See also (synonyms): kālanidhi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālanātha (कालनाथ).—m. a name of Śiva, Mahābhārata 12, 10368.
Kālanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and nātha (नाथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalānātha (कलानाथ).—[masculine] the moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Kālanātha (कालनाथ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Kātīyayajurvedamañjarī. Peters. 2, 175.
2) Kālanātha (कालनाथ):—son of Svayambhū Bhaṭṭa: Kātīyayajurvedamañjarī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kalanātha (कलनाथ):—[=kala-nātha] [from kala] m. Name of an author.
2) Kalānātha (कलानाथ):—[=kalā-nātha] [from kalā] m. ‘lord of the digits’, the moon, [Subhāṣitāvali]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of an author of Mantras.
4) Kālanātha (कालनाथ):—[=kāla-nātha] [from kāla] m. ‘the lord of time’, Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata xii, 10368.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Ends with: Trikalanatha.
Full-text: Katiyayajurvedamanjari, Trikalanatha, Yajurvedamanjari, Kalanidhi.
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