Yathakala, Yathākāla, Yatha-kala: 10 definitions
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Yathakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Yathākāla (यथाकाल) refers to the “proper time” (for hawking), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] While the king himself, surrrounded by a few distinguished and faithful champions, [...] should ride on a good horse of excellent gait and speed, with flowing bridles, and trotting in harmony with the music of drums; and, accompanied by a large number of hawkers, proceeds to a shady place in a mountain in proper time (yathākāla) and with great watchfulness [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryyathākāla : (m.) suitable time.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyathākāla (यथाकाल).—ad S yathākālīṃ or ḷīṃ ad At the fit season or time, seasonably.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyathākāla (यथाकाल) [-līṃ-ḷīṃ, -लीं-ळीं].—ad Seasonably, at the fit time.
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 dictionaryYathākāla (यथाकाल).—the right or due time, proper time; यथाकालप्रबोधिनाम् (yathākālaprabodhinām) R.1.6.
-lam ind. at the right time, opportunely, seasonably; सोपसर्पैर्जजागार यथाकालं स्वपन्नपि (sopasarpairjajāgāra yathākālaṃ svapannapi) R.17.51.
Derivable forms: yathākālaḥ (यथाकालः).
Yathākāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yathā and kāla (काल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yathākāla (यथाकाल):—[=yathā-kāla] [from yathā > ya-tama] m. the proper time (for anything), suitable moment (dvitīyo y, ‘the second meal-time’), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] [in the beginning of a compound] acc° to time, in due t°, at the right or usual t°, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc. etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYathākāla (यथाकाल):—[yathā-kāla] (laṃ) adv. Seasonably.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYathākāla (ಯಥಾಕಾಲ):—[noun] the proper time (for anything); a suitable, appropriate moment.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kala, Yatha, Yata.
Starts with: Yathakala-bhavin, Yathakalam, Yathakalaprabodhin.
Full-text: Yathakalam, Yathakalaprabodhin, Yathakala-bhavin, Apasarpaka, Yathasavanam, Apasarpa, Yatha-sambadhyamanaka, Yatha, Prabodhin, Purvakala, Yathakal-adhyasin, Jagri, Kala, Tara.
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