Karabala, Karabāla, Kara-bala: 8 definitions

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Karabala 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karabāla (करबाल).—

1) sword; अघोरघण्टः करवालपाणिर्व्यापादितः (aghoraghaṇṭaḥ karavālapāṇirvyāpāditaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9; म्लेच्छनिवहनिधने कलयसि करवालम् (mlecchanivahanidhane kalayasi karavālam) Gītagovinda 1, Śiśupālavadha 13.6.

2) a finger-nail.

Derivable forms: karabālaḥ (करबालः).

Karabāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and bāla (बाल). See also (synonyms): karavāla.

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

Karabāla (करबाल).—n.

(-laṃ) 1. A finger-nail. 2. A sword, a scymitar; see karapāla.

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

Karabāla (करबाल).—see karapāla.

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

Karabāla (करबाल):—[=kara-bāla] [from kara] See -vāla below.

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

Karabāla (करबाल):—(laṃ) 1. n. A finger nail; a sword, a scymitar.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karabala 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karabāla (ಕರಬಾಲ):—[noun] = ಕರಪಾಲ [karapala].

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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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Nepali dictionary

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Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Karabala (करबल):—n. 1. forcible/arbitrary behavior; 2. oppression; tyranny;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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