Cashala, Caṣāla: 9 definitions
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Cashala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Caṣāla can be transliterated into English as Casala or Cashala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chashala.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaṣāla (चषाल).—
1) A wooden ring on the top of a sacrificial post; चषालं ये अश्वयूपाय तक्षति (caṣālaṃ ye aśvayūpāya takṣati) Ṛgveda 1.162.6; चषालयूपत- च्छन्नो हिरण्यरशनं विभुः (caṣālayūpata- cchanno hiraṇyaraśanaṃ vibhuḥ) Bhāgavata 4.19.19.
2) An iron ring at the base of the post.
3) A hive.
Derivable forms: caṣālaḥ (चषालः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṣāla (चषाल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A wooden ring on the top of a sacrificial post. 2. An iron ring at the base of the post. 3. A hive. E. caṣ to eat, &c. ālac Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṣāla (चषाल).—m. and n. A ring on the top of a sacrificial post, Mahābhārata 7, 2266.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṣāla (चषाल).—[masculine] [neuter] top of a sacrificial post; p. vant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caṣāla (चषाल):—mn. ([gana] ardharcādi) a wooden ring on the top of a sacrificial post, [Ṛg-veda i, 162, 6; Taittirīya-saṃhitā vi; Kāṭhaka xxvi, 4] (caśāla), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
2) m. a hive, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) n. the snout of a hog, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā i, 6, 3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṣāla (चषाल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A wooden ring on the top of a sacrificial post, an iron one on the base; a hive.
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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 corpusCaṣāla (ಚಷಾಲ):—[noun] a wooden ring on the top of a sacrificial post.
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: Cashalamukha, Cashalavant, Cashalavat, Cashalayupa.
Ends with: Acashala, Pancasala, Pracashala.
Full-text: Pracashala, Yupakataka, Cashalavat, Cashalamukha, Cashalayupa, Acashala, Cashalavant, Madhusthana, Gaudhuma.
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