Cital, Citaḷ: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Citaḷ can be transliterated into English as Cital or Citali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chital.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Cital (चितल्).—(Termites). Cital has got its own place in the purāṇas. Devī Bhāgavata has the following story about the origin of it.
Mahāviṣṇu once looking at the face of Lakṣmī laughed without any apparent reason. Lakṣmī, thinking that Viṣṇu was laughing at her and that he had an eye on some other woman more beautiful than her lost her temper and cursed Viṣṇu that his head would be severed from his body. (See full article at Story of Cital from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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
Tamil dictionary
Cital (சிதல்) noun < idem. [Telugu: ceda, K. gedalu, M. cital.]
1. Termite; கறையான். சிதல் மண்டிற் றாயினும் [karaiyan. sithal mandir rayinum] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 147).
2. Flying white ant; ஈசல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [isal. (pingalagandu)]
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Citaḷ (சிதள்) noun < செதிள். [sethil.]
1. Fish-scales; மீன்செதிள். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [minsethil. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
2. Scab of a sore; புண்ணின் அசடு. [punnin asadu.] (J.)
3. cf. சிதர்²-. [sithar²-.] Small bit of bone, chip, splinter; எலும்பு முதலியவற்றின் துண்டு. [elumbu muthaliyavarrin thundu.] (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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+13): Ci-talaicattanar, Citala, Citala-cakkarapumi, Citalacaptami, Citalacatti, Citalai, Citalaippalam, Citalaippulavu, Citalakalam, Citalakam, Citalakari, Citalakkani, Citalankay, Citalankol, Citalapattiri, Citalapattirikam, Citalappalam, Citalappulavu, Citalar, Citalatam.
Full-text (+5): Mincital, Aniccital, Karaiyan, Puttipannu, Rajini, Citraphala, Kalvai, Mahamallaka, Nalaram, Anumani, Dantageha, Silamegha, Uttara, Abhaya, Upasika, Mahindarama, Citalai, Tissarama, Hatthalhaka, Mahapali.
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