Attalaka, Aṭṭālaka: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक) is the name for a “building” that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—The terms—bhavana, gṛha, niveśana, ālaya, veśma, āyatana, aṭṭālaka etc. have been used in the Nīlamata for buildings but it is not possible to distinguish between the significance of one term and the other. No example of the period of the Nīlamata has been preserved. The Nīlamata says nothing about the building-materials. All that is known about the houses mentioned in the Nīlamata is that those had doors and ventilators and were whitewashed. The decoration of houses with fruits, leaves and garlands of rice-plants is also referred to.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक).—Generally frequented by evil spirits.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 405; IV. 21. 14.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAṭṭālaka, (Sk. aṭṭālaka) = aṭṭāla; J. II, 94, 220, 224; VI, 390, 433; Miln. 66, 81. (Page 15)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक).—(अट्ट इव अलति पर्याप्तो भवति, अल्-अच् स्वार्थे कन् (aṭṭa iva alati paryāpto bhavati, al-ac svārthe kan)]
1) An apartment on the roof, an upper storey; a palace; साट्टाट्टालकगोपुरा (sāṭṭāṭṭālakagopurā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.15.6; Śiśupālavadha 12.65. सर्वतोभद्रं नामाट्टालकमारुह्य (sarvatobhadraṃ nāmāṭṭālakamāruhya) Mv.65.
2) A tower. विष्कम्भचतुरश्रमट्टालकम् (viṣkambhacaturaśramaṭṭālakam) Kau. A.1.3.
Derivable forms: aṭṭālakaḥ (अट्टालकः).
See also (synonyms): aṭṭāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A room on the top of the house. E. aṭṭa much, ala to adorn, and kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक).—[aṭṭāla + ka], m. A tower.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक):—m. or aṭṭāla a watchtower
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक):—I. m.
(-kaḥ) A room on the top of the house. See the preceding. Ii. f.
(-likā) 1) A palace, an upper-roomed house.
2) The name of a country. E. aṭṭāla, taddh. aff. kan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṭṭālaka (अट्टालक):—[aṭṭā+laka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A room on the top of the house, a palace.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aṭṭālaka (अट्टालक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṭṭālaga, Aṭṭālaya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṭṭālaka (ಅಟ್ಟಾಲಕ):—[noun] = ಅಟ್ಟಾಲ [attala].
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Aṭṭāḷaka (ಅಟ್ಟಾಳಕ):—[noun] = ಅಟ್ಟಾಲ [attala].
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)
Starts with: Attalakam.
Ends with: Pattalaka.
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