Kalapasha, Kālapāśa, Kala-pasha: 10 definitions
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Kalapasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Kālapāśa can be transliterated into English as Kalapasa or Kalapasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraKālapāśa (कालपाश) refers to “natural death” and represents one of the worldly ailments, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—The Netratantra’s Second Chapter begins with the goddess Pārvatī’s request that Śiva reveal to her the remedy for the ailments that afflict divine and worldly beings. [...]. Śiva adds to the list of maladies the afflictions of sudden (apamṛtyu) and natural death (kālapāśa), [...]. That Śiva discusses supernatural beings that cause such disease demonstrates how invisible forces affect the world in observable ways. In order to counter these forces, Śiva reveals another invisible but observable element, mantra.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykālapāśa (कालपाश).—m (S) The net of Death.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkālapāśa (कालपाश).—m The net of death.
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 dictionaryKālapāśa (कालपाश).—the noose of Yama or death.
Derivable forms: kālapāśaḥ (कालपाशः).
Kālapāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and pāśa (पाश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālapāśa (कालपाश).—m.
(-śaḥ) The noose of Yama or death. E. kāla, and pāśa a noose.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālapāśa (कालपाश).—[masculine] the sling of Death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālapāśa (कालपाश):—[=kāla-pāśa] [from kāla] m. Yama’s noose or death, [Kādambarī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālapāśa (कालपाश):—[kāla-pāśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Snare of time, death; noose of Yama.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKālapāśa (ಕಾಲಪಾಶ):—[noun] a rope or cord of the Death-God to tie and carry the soul departed from the physical body.
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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Partial matches: Pasha, Paca, Kala.
Starts with: Kalapashaparita, Kalapashas, Kalapashasthita.
Full-text: Kalapashika, Kalapashaparita, Durnivara, Astra, Oddeti, Apamrityu, Pasha, Kala.
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