Kalakata, Kālakata, Kala-kata, Kālakaṭa: 5 definitions
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Kalakata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKāla-kata (adj.) dead Sn. 586, 590; in combination petā kālakatā “the Petas who have fulfilled their (earthly) time Sn. 807; Pv. I, 57; I, 121. Also as kālaṅkata Pv. II, 79; Vv 809; Vism. 296.
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaḷakaṭa (कळकट).—n (kaḷaṅka) Verdigris. 2 Filth or dirt (on clothes, vessels, articles).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkaḷakaṭa (कळकट).—a Affected slightly with verdigris.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKālakaṭa (कालकट).—an epithet of Śiva; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.
Derivable forms: kālakaṭam (कालकटम्), kālakaṭaḥ (कालकटः).
Kālakaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and kaṭa (कट).
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 corpusKalakāṭa (ಕಲಕಾಟ):—[noun] any violent disturbance, as a social upheaval.
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)
Partial matches: Kaala, Kala, Kata.
Starts with: Kalakatanem, Kalakatani, Kalakatankata.
Ends with: Ikalakata, Lakalakata.
Full-text: Kalankatanem, Kalankata, Adhuna, Abhidosa, Abhidosika, Gutta, Gata.
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