Potala, Poṭala: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Potala 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPotala, Potana, Pota or Potali.—A city in Kasirattha, the capital of the Assaka king. J.ii.155f.; J.iii.3; see also VvA.259. Potala was probably near the residence of Bavari (see SNA.ii.581).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypōṭāḷā (पोटाळा).—m (pōṭa) A part of the bowels hanging out through a gash. 2 (Esp. in poetry.) A bagging or puffing (as of a limb or member) through wind. Ex. vāmāṅgīṃ vāyūcā pōṭaḷā ||.
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pōṭāḷa (पोटाळ).—a (pōṭa) Potbellied, gorbellied, corpulent.
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pōṭāḷā (पोटाळा).—m (pōṭa) A part of the bowels hanging out through a gash.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpōṭāḷa (पोटाळ).—a Potbellied, corpulent.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPoṭala (पोटल).—See पोट्टलः (poṭṭalaḥ) &c.
Derivable forms: poṭalaḥ (पोटलः).
See also (synonyms): poṭalaka, poṭalikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPoṭala (पोटल).—[masculine] likā [feminine] bundle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Poṭala (पोटल):—m. ([Caraka]) a bundle or packet.
2) Potala (पोतल):—[from potaraka] m. or n. Name of a seaport on the Indus (= Πατάλα; later applied to the residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhassa), [Buddhist literature] (cf. [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 292 etc.])
3) Potāla (पोताल):—m. Name of a Brāhman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [wrong reading] for potala.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Potalaka, Potalakapriya, Potalanem, Potalani, Potalayam.
Ends with: Mutraca Potala, Pilru potala, Pilrupotala.
Full-text: Potalaka, Potaraka, Potalika, Pilru potala, Karnika, Potana, Pota, Potali, Pundarika, Gotama.
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