Kalla: 8 definitions
Introduction
Kalla 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykalla : (adj.) 1. clever; able 2. healthy; sound; 3. ready; 4. proper.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Kalla, 2 (m. nt.) ashes J. III, 94 (for kalala), also in °-vassa a shower of ashes J. IV, 389. (Page 200)
2) Kalla, 1 & Kalya (adj.) (cp. Sk. kalya) 1. well, healthy, sound Vin. I, 291.—2. clever, able, dexterous Miln. 48, 87.—3. ready, prepared J. II, 12, cp.—citta.—4. fit, proper, right S. II, 13 (pañha).—nt. kallaṃ it is proper, befitting (with inf. or inf. -substitute): vacanāya proper to say D. I, 168, 169; A. I, 144; abhinandituṃ D. II, 69;—kallaṃ nu (kho) is it proper? M. III, 19; S. IV, 346; Miln. 25.—a° 1. not well, unfit Th. 2, 439, cp. ThA. 270. ‹-› 2. unbecoming, unbefitting D. II, 68; J. V, 394.
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 Dictionarykallā (कल्ला).—m ( H) A whisker. The barbs or wattle of a cock. 3 (Imit.) Noise, uproar, tumult, hubbub.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkallā (कल्ला).—m A whisker; the barbs of a cock, noise.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKalla (कल्ल).—a.
1) Deaf; °tā, -tvam 1 Deafness.
2) Indistinctness of articulation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKalla (कल्ल).—adj. (compare Sanskrit kalla-tā according to Galanos, and Dhātup. kall-), stammering: Mahāvyutpatti 7156 = Tibetan dig pa, ldibs pa; Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 427.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalla (कल्ल).—mfn.
(-llaḥ-llā-llaṃ) Deaf. E. kalla to sound indistinctly, affix ac.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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 (+5): Kallacitta, Kallacittata, Kallagama, Kallahara, Kallaka, Kallaka Vihara, Kallakalena, Kallakavelara, Kallakaya, Kallakusala, Kallalakar, Kallalesha, Kallamuka, Kallan, Kallara, Kallarupa, Kallarya, Kallasarira, Kallata, Kallatva.
Ends with: Akalla, Angavekalla, Avekalla, Bukakalla, Galakalla, Gonkalla, Kalakalla, Kathikalla, Makkalla, Unhakalla, Vekalla, Yakalla.
Full-text: Kallatva, Kallaviratantra, Kalya, Kallamuka, Kall, Kanna, Kallakaya, Kallita, Kallakusala, Kallola, Kallarupa, Kallacittata, Kallasarira, Unhakalla, Kalyavarta, Kallacitta, Shvas, Uppala, Gri.
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The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā
Chapter 8 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - Incarnations of Vāsudeva < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1.2 - Lingodbhava-murti (depiction of the pillar of fire) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXVIII < [Book VI - Madanamañcukā]