Kalaka, Kāḷaka, Kālakā, Kālaka, Kāḷakā: 32 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms Kāḷaka and Kāḷakā can be transliterated into English as Kalaka or Kaliaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kalak.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Kālakā (कालका).—(KĀLIKĀ). One of the daughters of Dakṣa. Kaśyapa married her. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 183 states that Kālakeya and Narakāsura were born to Kālakā by Kaśyapa. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Chapter 14). In Mahābhārata Araṇya Parva, Chapter 174 we find that Kālakā once received from Brahmā, a boon that her sons would never be killed.
2) Kālaka (कालक).—An Asura born to Kālikā by Kaśyapa. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Chapter 14).
1) Kālaka (कालक) is the name of a leader of Gaṇas (Gaṇapa or Gaṇeśvara or Gaṇādhipa) who came to Kailāsa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.20. Accordingly, after Śiva decided to become the friend of Kubera:—“[...] The leaders of Gaṇas revered by the whole world and of high fortune arrived there. [...] Kuṇḍin, Vāha and the auspicious Parvataka with twelve crores each, Kāla, Kālaka and Mahākāla each with a hundred crores. [...] These [viz., Kālaka] and other leaders of Gaṇas [viz., Gaṇapas] were all powerful and innumerable. [...] The Gaṇa chiefs and other noble souls of spotless splendour eagerly reached there desirous of seeing Śiva. Reaching the spot they saw Śiva, bowed to and eulogised him.
2) Kālaka (कालक) refers to a group of Asuras, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara commanded the Asuras: “O Excellent Asuras, put up a stiff fight with Indra and other gods who are always cowardly though they have a huge army. At my bidding let all these come out with their entire army—the Mauryas numbering a hundred thousand, the Dhūmras in hundreds, the Asuras and the Kālakeyas in crores and the Kālakas, the Daurhṛdas and the Kaṅkas in lakhs. [...]”.
1a) Kālaka (कालक).—S son of Vijvara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 33.
1b) A son of Virakṣa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 33.
1c) Kings (24) contemporaneous with Śisunāgas (10).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 136; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 323.
2) Kālakā (कालका).—A daughter of Vaiśvānara, and a wife of Kaśyapa;1 sons were Kālakeyas.2
Kālakā (कालका) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.170.6) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kālakā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kālaka (कालक) refers to one of the eight Servants (ceṭa-aṣṭaka) associated with Tisrapīṭha (located in the ‘end of sound’—nādānta), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Servants (ceṭāṣṭaka): Caṇḍākṣa, Lampaṭa, Kṛṣṇa, Vikṛta, Bhāsurānana, Kapila, Kālaka, Bhramara.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Kālaka (कालक) [=Sindhukālaka ?] refers to a country belonging to “Nairṛtī (south-western division)” classified under the constellations of Svāti, Viśākhā and Anurādhā, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Svāti, Viśākhā and Anurādhā represent the south-western division consisting of [i.e., Sindhu, Kālaka] [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Kālaka (कालक) or Kāla refers to the “color black” which were used as symbols for the unknowns, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Āryabhaṭa I (499) very probably used coloured shots to represent unknowns. Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta mentions varṇa as the symbols of unknowns. As he has not attempted in any way to explain this method of symbolism, it appears that the method was already very familiar. [...] In the case of more unknowns, it is usual to denote the first yāvattāvat and the remaining ones by alphabets or colours [e.g., kālaka].—Cf. Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) in his commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta (628) and Bhāskara II in the Bījagaṇita.
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Kālaka (कालक) refers to one of the five kinds of Vājas, a class of Yellow-eyed Hawks (known as the Pāṭalākṣa division), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The Vājas are of five kinds. Their descriptions are given separately. [...] Kālaka is that class which is long and black like the Kaṅka or water-hen. It is very difficult to tame, and once tamed it becomes wild again”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
1. Kalaka - A setthi of Saketa. His son was the husband of Cula Subhadda (q.v.) and therefore son in law of Anathapindika. Kalaka was a follower of the Niganthas. When the Buddha visited Saketa, at the request of Cula Subhadda, Kalaka listened to his sermon and became a sotapanna. He gave his park, the Kalakarama, to the Buddha, and built a vihara there after removing, by force, the Niganthas, who were in possession.
AA.ii.482f; but see DhA.iii.465f, where the setthis name is given as Ugga of Uggapura; see also Dvy.402, where the name of the city is Pundavardhana and that of Anathapindikas daughter Sumagadha.
2. Kalaka. Senapati of King Yasapani of Benares, a previous birth of Devadatta. The story is given in the Dhammaddhaja Jataka. J.ii.186ff
3. Kalaka - See Ayya Kalaka.
4. Kalaka - See A.v.164, Sutta No. lxxxvii. Is Kalaka here a proper name or a generic name (Kalaka bhikkhu) meaning a wicked monk?
I am inclined to take it as the latter. See Kalaka(-bhikkhu) Sutta.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Kālaka (कालक) is a Prakrit name referring to “beings of a black complexion” and is mentioned as an example name for deriving personal names mentioned in the Aṅgavijjā chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijjā (mentioning kālaka) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.
Kālaka (कालक).—Kālakāchāryā was a much venerated Jaina Guru according to the Śvetambara sect. Many legends of non-canonical works in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhraṃśa, Gujarāti and other languages have accumulated from around twelfth century onwards on numerous accounts of the Āchārya kālaka or kālika cycle. The legend of Kālakā is indeed sometimes mentioned as the ninth lecture (vyākhyāna) of the kalpasūtra on the first night of the paryuśānā.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Kālaka (कालक) is mentioned as having attacked king Gardhabhilla, according to the Saṃgrāmavarṇana (dealing with poetry and riddles), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The name of ‘King Gardabhilla’ at the beginning and at the end of the text directs to the story of Kālaka: with the help of the Sāhis, Kālaka decided to go to Mālava and attack Gardhabhilla. Both armies faced each other and fought. [...] Here, despite the contextualisation given by the name gardabhilla, the description is general and could be used in any narrative context.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Kalaka [कळक] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Arundo bambos, Bambos arundinacea, Bambusa arundinacea. For the possible medicinal usage of kalaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Kalaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Echites spinosus Burm.f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Bot. Cab. (1822)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Japanese J. Pharmacol. (1970)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalaka, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kāḷaka : (adj.) black. (nt.), a black spot; a stain; black grain in the rice.
Kāḷaka, (adj.) (fr. kāḷa) black, stained; in enumeration of colours at Dhs. 617 (of rūpa) with nīla, pītaka, lohitaka, odāta, k°, mañjeṭṭha; of a robe A. II, 241; f. kāḷikā VvA. 103;— (nt.) a black spot, a stain, also a black grain in the rice, in apagata° without a speck or stain (of a clean robe) D. I, 110=A. IV, 186=210=213; vicita° (of rice) “with the black grains removed” D. I, 105; A. IV, 231; Miln. 16; vigata° (same) A. III, 49.—A black spot (of hair) J. V, 197 (=kaṇha-r-iva).—Fig. of character DhA. IV, 172. (Page 212)
1) kālaka (ကာလက) [(na) (န)]—
[kala+ṇvu]
[ကလ+ဏွု]
2) kāḷaka (ကာဠက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[kāḷa+]
[ကာဠ+ကဏ်]
3) kāḷaka (ကာဠက) [(pu,na) (ပု၊န)]—
[kala+ṇvu．saṃ]
[ကလ+ဏွု။သံ]
4) kāḷakā (ကာဠကာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kāḷa+ka+ā．kāḷavaṇṇatāya kāḷakā,nāriyaṃ．,ṭī．622．]
[ကာဠ+က+အာ။ ကာဠဝဏ္ဏတာယ ကာဠကာ၊ နာရိယံ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၆၂၂။]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) kālaka—
(Burmese text): ဒန့်သလွန်။ (ထောမ၌ (ပု) (၁) ရေမြွေ။ (၂) ကိုယ်၌ဖြစ်သော အမှတ်အသား အနက်များကိုလည်း ဆိုသည်)။
(Auto-Translation): Footnote. (In summary (1) the water vein. (2) refers to the black marks that occur on the body).
2) kāḷaka—
(Burmese text): (ပု) (၁) ဝံနက်။ (၂) ကာဠကမည်သူ။ (န) (၃) အမည်းအနက်၊ အညို၊ မည်းနက်ခြင်း၊ ညိုခြင်း။ (တိ) (၄) မည်းနက်သော။ (၅) မည်းညစ်-မစင်ကြယ်-မသန့်ရှင်း-သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Black. (2) Who is black? (3) Black, brown, dark black, dark-skinned. (4) Being black. (5) Unclean, not pure, not clean.
3) kāḷaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) မှည့်မည်း။ (တိ) (၂) မှည့်မည်းနှင့်တူသော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Black. (2) Similar to black.
4) kāḷakā—
(Burmese text): ရှဉ့်၊ ရှဉ့်နက်။
(Auto-Translation): Get ready, prepare well.
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
kaḷaka (कळक) [or कळंक, kaḷaṅka].—m A bamboo of a large kind.
kaḷaka (कळक).—m A bamboo of a large kind.
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
Kalaka (कलक).—
1) A kind of fish.
2) A kind of prose.
Derivable forms: kalakaḥ (कलकः).
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Kālaka (कालक).—a. Black, dark-blue.
-kaḥ 1 A mole, freckle, mark.
3) A water-snake.
3) The black part of the eye.
4) A kind of grain.
-kā Ved.
1) A kind of bird.
2) A daughter of Dakṣa.
-kam 1 The liver.
2) An unknown quantity (in Alg.).
Kālaka (कालक).—(1) adj. (= Pali kāḷaka; Sanskrit very rarely for kāla, see [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v.), black: Mahāvyutpatti 8397 śuddhaka-kāla- kānām (Kyōtō text °nam; Mironov °nām), sc. eḍakalom- nām (same passage in Pali suddha-kāḷakānaṃ, Vin. iii.225.28); varṇena te kālaka tatra bhonti Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 94.7 (verse; here ka could be pejorative, or m.c.); kālako vata bhoḥ śramaṇo gautamaḥ Lalitavistara 255.4; 256.7 (prose; could be pejorative ka); (2) black spot on a garment, and also moral defilement (= Pali kāḷaka, id.), see s.vv. apagata- kālaka and sarvakālaka; (3) (m.?) blackhead, pimple on skin (= Sanskrit Lex., perhaps once lit., id.; Pali kāḷaka; = [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] 1 kāla 1, q.v., rare): vyapagata-tila-kālaka-gātra, one of the anuvyañjana, Mironov's Mahāvyutpatti for Kyōtō °kāla° 309, and similarly Lalitavistara 107.5; Mahāvastu ii.43.13; (4) (compare 1 Kāla 3 and Kālika) name of a nāga: Mahāvyutpatti 3327 (here definitely distinguished as a ‘commoner’ of the nāgas from Kāla, who is a ‘nāga-king’); Mahā-Māyūrī 221.24; 247.3; however, in Mahā-Māyūrī 247.13 dvau Kālakau nāgarājānau. See next.
Kalaka (कलक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A kind of fish: see śakula. 2. Name of species of prose composition. E. kal to count, &c. vun aff.
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Kālaka (कालक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Black, dark coloured. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A freckle, a mark. 2. A water snake. f.
(-kā) The mother of a class Asuras. n.
(-kaṃ) The liver. E. kal to reckon, (good or bad fortune,) vuñ affix; or kāla black, and kan aff.
Kālaka (कालक).—[kāla + ka], I. m. 1. The black in the eye, [Suśruta] 2, 304, 2. 2. A sort of grain, [Suśruta] 1, 73, 5. 3. The name of a Rākṣasa, or demon, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 29, 30; of an Asura, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2286. Ii. f. kā, The name of a female demon, Mahābhārata 3, 12203.
Kālaka (कालक).—1. [adjective] dark-blue, black. [masculine] mole, freckle, a sort of grain. [feminine] kālakā a kind of bird; kālikā black spot, [Epithet] of Durgā.
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Kālaka (कालक).—2. ([feminine] kālikā) monthly.
1) Kalaka (कलक):—m. a sort of fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) a kind of prose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) n. the root of Andropogon Muricatus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kālaka (कालक):—[from kāla] 1. kālaka mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 33]) dark-blue, black, [Lalita-vistara]
5) [v.s. ...] freckled (? or ‘dark’, as with anger), [Patañjali]
6) [v.s. ...] m. a freckle (? ‘black colour’), [Patañjali]
7) [v.s. ...] the black part of the eye, [Suśruta]
8) [v.s. ...] a water-snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] a kind of grain, [Suśruta]
10) [v.s. ...] (in [algebra]) the second unknown quantity, [Bījagaṇita]
11) [v.s. ...] Name of a Rakṣas, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 29, 30]
12) [v.s. ...] of an Asura, [Harivaṃśa]
13) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
14) [v.s. ...] m. of a dynasty, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
15) Kālakā (कालका):—[from kālaka > kāla] f. a kind of bird, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiv, 35]
16) [v.s. ...] ([gana] sthūlādi) Name of a female evil spirit (mother of the Kālakeyas; daughter of Dakṣa, [Rāmāyaṇa]; also of Vaiśvānara, [Harivaṃśa] & [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]), [Mahābhārata] etc.
17) Kālaka (कालक):—[from kāla] n. a worm-hole (in wood), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
18) [v.s. ...] the liver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] Name of a pot-herb, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
20) [from kāla] 2. kālaka mf(ikā)n. to be paid monthly (as interest, vṛddhi).
1) Kalaka (कलक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A fish; prose.
2) Kālaka (कालक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A freckle, a mark; a water-snake. f. The mother of the demons. n. The liver. a. Black, dark-coloured.
Kalaka (कलक):—m.
1) ein best. Fisch (s. śakula) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1345.] —
2) eine best. Art Prosa [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
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Kālaka (कालक):—(von 1. kāla)
1) adj. dunkelblau (wenn die Farbe vorübergehend ist, nicht constant am Gegenstande haftet), dunkelblau gefärbt [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 33.] kālakaṃ mukhaṃ kopena, kālakaḥ paṭaḥ [Scholiast] Neben nīlaka [Algebra 228.] —
2) m. a) Leberfleck am Körper, Sommersprosse [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 49.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 618.] — b) das Schwarze im Auge [Suśruta 2, 304, 2.] — c) Wasserschlange (alagarda) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) eine Getraideart [Suśruta 1, 73, 5.] — e) Nomen proprium eines Rakṣas [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 29, 30] (kālakākhya, welches auch ungetrennt als Nomen proprium gefasst werden könnte). eines Asura [Harivaṃśa 2286. 14289.] pl. Name eines Dānava-Geschlechts (s. kālakañja, kālakeya) [Viṣṇupurāṇa 148,] [Nalopākhyāna 9] (kūlaka, im Index aber kālaka). — f) Nomen proprium eines Gebirges (?) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 19] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 241.] —
3) f. kālakā a) ein best. Vogel [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 24, 35.] — b) Nomen proprium einer Unholdin (vgl. kālā, kālikā), der Mutter der Kālakeya, gaṇa sthūlādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 3.] [Mahābhārata 3, 12203.] einer Tochter Dakṣa’s [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 20, 12. 14. 17.] Vaiśvānara’s ( = kāla [Harivaṃśa 12492]) [Harivaṃśa 208.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 6, 33.] —
4) n. a) Leber [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 604.] — b) Name einer Pflanze (s. kālaśāka) [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. tilakālaka .
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Kālaka (कालक):—
4) c) Wurmstich im Holze [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 79, 32. 35. 37.]
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Kālaka (कालक):—
2) a) hierher wohl das erste kālaka in kālakā yeṣāṃ te kālakāḥ [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.6,58,b.] — e) Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 32.]
Kalaka (कलक):——
1) m. — a) ein best. Fisch. — b) eine best. Art Prosa. —
2) n. die Wurzel von Andropogon muricatus.
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Kālaka (कालक):—1. —
1) Adj. — a) blauschwarz , schwarz [Lalitavistarapurāṇa 320,6.321,13.] — b) wohl *mit Sommersprossen versehen [Mahābhāṣya 6,58,] b. —
2) m. — a) Leberfleck am Körper , Sommersprosse. — b) das Schwarze im Auge. — c) *eine Schlangenart. — d) eine Getraideart. — e) in der Algebra die zweite unbekannte Grösse [Bījagaṇita 12,21,22] — f) Nomen proprium — α) Pl. eines Volkes [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhatsaṃhitā 14,19.] — β) Pl. einer Dynastie [VP.².4,184.] — γ) eines Rakṣas. — δ) eines Asura. —
3) f. kālakā — a) ein best. Vogel. — b) Nomen proprium einer Unholdin. [Viṣṇupurāṇa 1,21,7.] —
4) f. kālikā — a) *Schwärze , schwarze Farbe. — b) *Schwärze , Tinte. — c) schwarzer Fleck , Rost. — d) Leber [Mitākṣarā 3,31,a,11.] — e) ein best. Blutgefäss im Ohr. — f) *die Haarreihe von den Schamtheilen bis zum Nabel. — g) eine dunkle Wolkenmasse [Rāmāyaṇa 2,41,12.] — h) *Nebel. — i) *Schnee. — k) *das Weibchen des Vogels Aṅgāraka , *Krähe , * = śyāmā. — l) *Scorpion. — m) *ein best. in Milch lebendes Insect. — n) eine best. Arzeneipflanze ; *Valeriana Jatamansi , *eine Art Terminalia , *eine Ranke von Trichosanthes dioeca. — o) *alaunhaltiger Thon. — p) ein vierjähriges Mädchen , welches bei der Durgā-Feier diese Göttin vertritt. — q) Beiname der Durgā. — r) Nomen proprium — α) eines nicht näher zu bestimmenden göttlichen Wesens [Mahābhārata 2,11,40.] [Harivaṃśa 9532.] — β) einer der Mütter im Gefolge Skanda's. — γ) einer Vidyādhari. — δ) *einer Kiṃnarī. — ε) *einer Yoginī. — ζ) *eines göttlichen Wesens im Gefolge des 4ten Arhant’s bei den Jaina. — η) eines Flusses. —
5) n. — a) Wurmstich im Holze. — b) *Leber. — c) eine best. Gemüsepflanze.
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Kālaka (कालक):—2. —
1) Adj. (f. kālikā) mit vṛddhi monatlicher Zins [Jolly 297.] —
2) *f. kālikā Wechsel der Gesichtsfarbe.
Kālaka (कालक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kālaga, Kālaya.
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
Kalaka (कलक) [Also spelled kalak]:—(nm) keen regret, remorse, penitence.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kalaka (ಕಲಕ):—[noun] the resultant thing of mixing; something mixed; a combination; a mixture of heterogenous things without any chemical reaction taking place between the components.
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Kālaka (ಕಾಲಕ):—
1) [noun] a small, congenital, dark spot, on the human skin; a mole.
2) [noun] a large, reddish brown, glandular organ in vertebrates, located in the upper abdominal cavity and functioning in the secretion of bile and in essential metabolic processes; the liver.
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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