Cudala, Cūḍālā, Cūḍāla, Cudālā: 9 definitions
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Cudala 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chudala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCudālā (चुदाला).—The saintly wife of King Śikhidhvaja. When once Śikhidhvaja renounced his kingdom and went to the forests, his wife gave him instruction in Ātmajñāna and brought him back to his country. (Chapter 77, Yogavāsiṣṭha).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCūḍāla (चूडाल).—a.
1) Having a single lock of hair on the crown of the head.
2) Crested.
-lam The head.
See also (synonyms): cūḍāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCūḍāla (चूडाल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Crested, having a lock of hair on the crown of the head, &c. f.
(-lā) A kind of grass, (Kyllinga monocephala.) n.
(-laṃ) The head. E. cūḍā a crest, and la what has, from lā with ḍa affix, or lac poss. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCūḍāla (चूडाल).—[cūḍā + la], adj., f. lā, Having a tuft of hair on the crown of the head, Mahābhārata 10, 288.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cūḍāla (चूडाल):—[from cūḍa] mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-2, 96; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) having a lock of hair on the crown of the head, [Mahābhārata x, 288; Rājataraṅgiṇī i, 233]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Cūḍālā (चूडाला):—[from cūḍāla > cūḍa] f. Name of a woman [gana] bāhv-ādi ([Kāśikā-vṛtti])
4) [v.s. ...] white Abrus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Cūḍāla (चूडाल):—[from cūḍa] (ā, ī), f. a kind of Cyperus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCūḍāla (चूडाल):—(laṃ) 1. n. The head. f. A kind of grass. a. Crested.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusCūḍāla (ಚೂಡಾಲ):—[noun] the fragrant grass Cyperus haspan of Cyperaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Cudaladohaka, Cudalagala, Cudalakshana, Cudalavesha.
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