Kalana, Kālanā, Kālana: 20 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
3. Kavya
4. Shaktism
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Kalana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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 Kalan.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Kalana (कलन) is another name (synonym) for Vetasa, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Salix caprea (goat willow). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.106), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. Certain plant parts of Vetasa are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), and it is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kalana (कलन).—A door-keeper of Mahākāla.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 18.

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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.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Kālanā (कालना) refers to “driving”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 2.80. From kālayati, “drive”, found in Sāmavidhāna-brāhmaṇa 3.3; Yādavābhyudaya 5.9 and Haravijaya 6.26.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kalana (कलन) refers to the “creation (of the universe)”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while describing the Niṣkala Form of Śrīnātha]—“[...] (He holds) a conch that makes the sound of the creation of the universe (brahmāṇḍa-kalana-ārāva) and is fearsome with the (Unstruck) Sound of Śaṅkhinī (the energy within the channel of Suṣumṇā). [...]”.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kalana.—a betelnut plantation (JAS, Letters, Vol. XX, p. 205). Note: kalana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kalana in India is the name of a plant defined with Calamus rotang in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Palmijuncus monoecus (Roxb.) Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Cell and Chromosome Research (1985)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) (1908)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1986)
· Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. (1845)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalana, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kalanā (कलना).—f S Sensation or sensibility; apprehension of or the faculty of apprehending the qualities or the influences of objects.

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kaḷaṇa (कळण).—n C Decoction or broth of some pulse. 2 also kaḷaṇā m The powder and fragments amongst split pulse.

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kālaṇa (कालण).—n R (Commonly kālavaṇa) Any sauce for rice.

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kāḷaṇa (काळण).—m A caste or an individual of it. They are distillers.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kalanā (कलना).—f Sensation or Sensibility.

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kaḷaṇa (कळण).—n Decoction or broth of some pulse.

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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 dictionary

Kalana (कलन).—a. (at the end of comp.) Causing, effecting.

-naḥ A sort of cane.

-nam 1 A spot, mark.

2) A defect, an offence, fault.

3) Taking, seizing, grasping; कलनात्सर्वभूतानां स कालः परिकीर्तितः (kalanātsarvabhūtānāṃ sa kālaḥ parikīrtitaḥ).

4) Knowing, understanding, apprehension.

5) Sounding.

6) An embryo at the first stage after conception.

-nā 1 Taking, seizing, grasping; कालकलना (kālakalanā) Ā. L.29.

2) Doing, effecting.

3) Subjection.

4) Understanding, comprehension.

5) Putting on, wearing; also letting loose; चूडाकलनाम् (cūḍākalanām) Śiśupālavadha 3.5.

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Kālana (कालन).—a. Destroyer; कलिमलसंहतिकालनोऽखिलाशः (kalimalasaṃhatikālano'khilāśaḥ) Bhāg. 12.12.66.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalana (कलन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. A spot, a stain. 2. An offence, fault, defect. 3. Murmuring, sounding. 4. An embryo or the first vestige of the fœtus. m.

(-naḥ) A sort of cane. f.

(-nā) 1. Subjection, submission. 2. Chattering, talking. 3. Shedding, emitting. E. kal to count, lyuṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalana (कलन).— (cf. kalaṅka), I. n. A spot, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 31, 2. Ii. f. nā, Subjection, Ānandal. 29. Iii. As latter part of a comp., [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 72, causing, perhaps to be corrected to karaṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalana (कलन).—[adjective] causing, producing (—°); [feminine] ā driving, impelling, performing, demeanour, gesture; [neuter] shaking, agitating.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kalana (कलन):—[from kal] mf(ā)n. (ifc.) effecting, causing, [Bhartṛhari]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Calamus Rotang, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Kalanā (कलना):—[from kalana > kal] f. the act of impelling, inciting, [Sūryasiddhānta i, 10]

4) [v.s. ...] doing, making, effecting [commentator or commentary] on [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] behaving, behaviour, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

6) [v.s. ...] touching, contact, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

7) [v.s. ...] tying on, putting on [Śiśupāla-vadha iii, 5]

8) [v.s. ...] (according to, [Mallinātha] also letting loose, shedding, āmocanam avamocanaṃ vā)

9) [v.s. ...] the state of being provided with or having, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

10) [v.s. ...] calculation, [Jyotiṣa]

11) Kalana (कलन):—[from kal] n. the act of shaking, moving to and fro, [Prasannarāghava]

12) [v.s. ...] murmuring, sounding, [Horace H. Wilson]

13) [v.s. ...] an embryo at the first stage after conception, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kalaka)

14) [v.s. ...] a spot, stain, fault, defect, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kalaṅka.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalana (कलन):—(naṃ) 1. n. A spot; a fault; murmuring; embryo. m. (naḥ) A cane. f. (nā) subjection; talking; emitting.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kalana (कलन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kalaṇa, Kalaṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kalana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kalana (कलन) [Also spelled kalan]:—(nm) calculus; calculation.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kalaṇa (कलण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kalana.

2) Kalaṇā (कलणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kalanā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kalana (ಕಲನ):—

1) [noun] the act of doing or causing to happen.

2) [noun] the act or an instance of joining or combining two or more things together.

3) [noun] a mark, stigma; a stain.

4) [noun] a fertilised mature female germ cell in the very early stage of developing into a new member.

5) [noun] (math.) any system of calculation using special symbolic notations; calculus.

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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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Search found 25 books and stories containing Kalana, Kālaṇa, Kalaṇa, Kaḷaṇa, Kalanā, Kālanā, Kālana, Kāḷaṇa, Kalaṇā; (plurals include: Kalanas, Kālaṇas, Kalaṇas, Kaḷaṇas, Kalanās, Kālanās, Kālanas, Kāḷaṇas, Kalaṇās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 219 [Kālana meaning and sense] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]

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Part 3 - Origination < [Chapter XII - The Philosophy of the Yogavāsiṣṭha]

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Verse 2.10.146 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]

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