Calani, Cālanī, Calanī, Calaṇi, Calānī: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Calani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil. 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 Chalani.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Calanī (चलनी):—Fifth of the eight Mahāmātṛs existing within the Mātṛcakra, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra. Calanī stands for the “wind”. The eight Mahāmātṛs are also called mudrās because all the directions are ‘sealed’ by them.
Calanī (as do each of the eight Mahāmātṛs) divides herself into eight (secondary) mātṛs, presided over by a Bhairava (fearsome manifestations of Śiva) and his Mātṛkā as consorts. The Mātṛs of this fifth and south-western group are born from Calanī’s body. They are presided over by Asitāṅga Bhairava.
The eight deities originating from Calanī are called:
- Tvacī,
- Sparśavatī,
- Gandhā,
- Prāṇā,
- Apānī,
- Samānanī,
- Udānī,
- Vyānī
- and Kṛkarā.
All of their names (except for Gandhā) relate to wind.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Cālanī, (f.) (to cālana of calaka2) a pestle, a mortar Vin. I, 202 (in cuṇṇa° & dussa°, cp. saṇha). (Page 265)
calanī (စလနီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[cala+yu+ī．calatismā yu,nadādi．,ṭī．618．]
[စလ+ယု+ဤ။ စလတိသ္မာ ယု၊ နဒါဒိ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၆၁၈။]
[Pali to Burmese]
calanī—
(Burmese text): စလနီမည်သော သားကောင်။
(Auto-Translation): The child is named Saloni.
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
calanī (चलनी).—a (calana) Current--a coin. In comp. as gāṃvacalanī, pēṭhacalanī, bājāracalanī, sarakāracalanī.
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cāḷaṇī (चाळणी).—f (cāḷaṇēṃ) A sieve or strainer. 2 Sifting. 3 In cards. Sifting the hand. 4 Turning the tiles of a roof; turning and airing betel-leaves &c. 5 fig. Searching, sifting, investigating.
calanī (चलनी).—a Current-a coin.
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cāḷaṇī (चाळणी).—f A sieve. Sifting; turning; fig. searching.
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
1) Calanī (चलनी):—[from calana > cal] f. = naka, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan viii, 267]
2) [v.s. ...] the rope for tying an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Cālanī (चालनी):—[from cālana > cāla] f. idem, [Cāṇakya] ([Subhāṣitāvali]), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xix, 16 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Calanī (चलनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Calaṇī, Cālaṇī.
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
Calanī (चलनी) [Also spelled chalni]:—(nf) a sieve; (a) durable.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Calaṇī (चलणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Calanikā.
Calaṇī has the following synonyms: Calaṇiyā.
2) Calaṇī (चलणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Calanī.
3) Cālaṇī (चालणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Cālanī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Calani (ಚಲನಿ):—[noun] = ಚಲನಕ [calanaka].
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Cālani (ಚಾಲನಿ):—[noun] a utensil having many small meshed or perforated openings, used to strain solids from liquids, to separate fine particles of loose matter from coarser ones, etc.; a sifter or strainer; a sieve.
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Cāḷaṇi (ಚಾಳಣಿ):—[noun] = ಚಾಲನಿ [calani].
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Cāḷani (ಚಾಳನಿ):—[noun] = ಚಾಲನಿ [calani].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Calaṇi (சலணி) noun Cubeb pepper; வால்மிளகு. [valmilagu.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
1) Calanī (चलनी):—n. small sieve;
2) Calānī (चलानी):—n. an invoice; a letter of dispatch; committal;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yu, Yu, Ao, I.
Starts with: Calani-garnu, Calanika, Calaniketa, Calanili, Calanimiga, Calaniti, Calaniya.
Full-text (+13): Calani-garnu, Dussacalani, Cunnacalani, Chalaani-garnu, Calana, Bajaracalana, Gandha, Calanika, Divyakalpa, Chalni, Tvaci, Sparshavati, Samanani, Lapi, Vyani, Udani, Krikara, Prana, Sup, Calaniya.
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