Astacala, Astācala, Asta-acala: 10 definitions
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Astacala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Astachala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAstācala (अस्ताचल) refers to the “(liberal) western mountain”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.37 (“The letter of betrothal is dispatched”).—Accordingly, as Himavat prepared the wedding of Menā and Śiva: “[...] O celestial sage, listen to a detailed narration of the arrival of those mountains. [...] Bringing with him many articles of presentation, the liberal Western mountain (astācala) reached there in a divine form. The Eastern mountain came there with brilliant gems and jewels. He looked delighted and extremely brilliant. The highly venerable lord of mountains, Malaya, came there with his followers. He was happy with his excellent followers. The mountain Dardura came along with his wife. He was exquisitely dressed. He was delighted. He had many attendants with him. [...]”.
Note: ‘Asta’ is a mythical sunset mountain in the West while ‘Udaya’ is a mythical sunrise mountain in the East.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryastācala (अस्ताचल).—m (S) The western mountain behind which the heavenly bodies are supposed to set.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishastācala (अस्ताचल).—m The Western mountain be- hind which the heavenly bodies are supposed to set.
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 dictionaryAstācala (अस्ताचल).—the setting or western mountain. अधिरोढुमस्तगिरिमभ्यपतत् (adhiroḍhumastagirimabhyapatat) Śiśupālavadha 9.1.
Derivable forms: astācalaḥ (अस्ताचलः).
Astācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asta and acala (अचल). See also (synonyms): astādri, astagiri, astaparvata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstācala (अस्ताचल).—m.
(-laḥ) The western mountain. E. asta, and acala a mountain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstācala (अस्ताचल):—[from asta] m. = asta-kṣitibhṛt q.v., [Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstācala (अस्ताचल):—[astā+cala] (laḥ) m. The western mountains.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAstācala (अस्ताचल) [Also spelled astachal]:—(nm) the western mountain (behind which the sun is supposed to set).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAstācala (ಅಸ್ತಾಚಲ):—[noun] = ಅಸ್ತಗಿರಿ [astagiri].
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Astācaḷa (ಅಸ್ತಾಚಳ):—[noun] = ಅಸ್ತಗಿರಿ [astagiri].
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: Acala, Ashta.
Full-text: Astachal, Astagiri, Astaparvata, Astadri, Ashta.
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