In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Vakala (वकल) denotes in the Brāhmaṇas the ‘inner bark’ of a tree, ‘bast’.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vakala (वकल).—n ( A Wife and family, and pop. a harlot.) Any branch or division (of a business or concern); a department, province, region, sphere: also the establishment or apparatus, the agents, instruments, and operations appertaining. The word is freely used. Ex. svayampākācēṃ vakala hyā khōlīnta asūṃ dyā āṇi pālakhīcēṃ vakala puḍhacē caukānta.

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vākaḷa (वाकळ).—f (vāka) A quilt composed of pieces. 2 A tattered garment; an article of apparel reduced to shreds and fluttering rags. 3 Applied to a slovenly and disorderly woman (ragged slut); also to an aged and haggard woman.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vakala (वकल).—n (Generally wrongly pronounced as vakkala.) Any branch; a department. A harlot.

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vākaḷa (वाकळ).—f A quilt composed of pieces.

context information

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vakala (वकल).—[masculine] the inner bark of a tree.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vakala (वकल):—m. inner rind or bark, bast, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vakala in German

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vakalada, Vakalarashi, Vakalat, Vakalata, Vakalatanama, Vakalati, Vakalatname, Vakalattu, Vakalattuname.

Ends with (+6): Akhilashivakala, Avakala, Avakalatavakala, Avyavahitapurvakala, Devakala, Gandharvakala, Jivakala, Kavitvakala, Khatavakala, Manava-purvakala, Parvakala, Prasavakala, Purvakala, Rasarnavakala, Samgavakala, Sarvakala, Sarvvakala, Sevakala, Shaishavakala, Shivakala.

Full-text: Vakalarashi, Vakhala.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Vakala, Vākaḷa, Vākala; (plurals include: Vakalas, Vākaḷas, Vākalas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)

Chapter XXXII - The spiritual and formal worship of vishnu < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]

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