Kalavat, Kalāvat: 5 definitions
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Kalavat 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.
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Kālavat (कालवत्) refers to “one acting freely like kāla”, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 7.210-211, while describing the meditation on the kālahaṃsa]—“Either by reciting or meditating on the kālahaṃsa, O Goddess, [the practitioner] becomes Śiva [who] has the form of kāla and acts freely (or as Svacchanda) like Kāla (kālavat). Death has been destroyed, [the Yogin] has abandoned old age, is free from all danger [caused by] disease, [he] knows, learns, and day-dreams. [He] gains the all supreme siddhis, [which] arise constantly as a result of conquering kāla”.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kalāvat (कलावत्).—a. Versed in the (64) arts; स्फुरितगुणद्युतिसुन्दरः कलावान् (sphuritaguṇadyutisundaraḥ kalāvān) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.1. -m. the moon (having digits); कला च सा कान्तिमती कलावतः (kalā ca sā kāntimatī kalāvataḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.71, Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.1.
Kalāvat (कलावत्).—m. (-vān) A name of Chandra or the moon. f. (-tī) 1. A celestial lute or Vina. 2. The mother of Radha. 3. An Apsara. 4. A mystical ceremony, initiation of the Tantrika student, in which the goddess Durga is supposed to be tranferred from the waterjar to the body of the novice. E. kalā a digit, or kala a sweet tone, and matup aff.
1) Kalāvat (कलावत्):—[=kalā-vat] [from kalā] m. ‘having digits’, the moon, [Kumāra-sambhava]
2) Kālavat (कालवत्):—[=kāla-vat] [from kāla] mfn. connected with time or with the future (as hope), [Mahābhārata i, 5629; Rāmāyaṇa]
Kalāvat (कलावत्):—[kalā+vat] (vān) 5. m. The moon. (vatī) 3. f. A celestial lute; mother of Rādha; an apsara; a mystic ceremony in honour of Durgā.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kala-vata, Kalavatai, Kalavatanem, Kalavatikamarupa, Kalavatikapattiram, Kalavativalaki, Kalavatta, Kalavattha, Kalavatthubheda, Kalavatu.
Full-text: Kalakalavat, Kalavadi, Kalavanta.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 3.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 271 < [Volume 8 (1886)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 344 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Lifestyle modalities as a preventive measure in lifestyle disoreders < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]
A review on conceptual study of upadhatus in ayurveda < [2020: Volume 9, August special issue 9]
A conceptual study of upadhatus < [2018: Volume 7, December issue 19]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
4. Kumārasambhava in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 2 - Kuntaka’s appraisal of Kālidāsa]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Mind [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 5 - The Complete Man]