Kalayama, Kālayama: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kālayama (ಕಾಲಯಮ):—

1) [noun] the all-devastating Divine Law-Giver; death as personified in a formidable form.

2) [noun] Śiva, who controls absolutely Yama, the Death God.

3) [noun] natural death.

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Kāḷayama (ಕಾಳಯಮ):—

1) [noun] the all-devastating Divine Law-Giver; death as personified in a formidable form.

2) [noun] Śiva , who controls absolutely Yama, the Death God.

3) [noun] natural death.

4) [noun] ಆಳುಕಾಳು ಇದ್ದವನಾದರೆ ಕಾಳಯಮ ಬಿಟ್ಟಾನೆ [alukalu iddavanadare kalayama bittane]? āḷukāḷu iddavanādare kāḷayama biṭṭāne? Death is the inevitable end of every one; Death-God has no favour for, nor prejudice against anyone.

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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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