Karatala, Kartal, Karattala, Kara-tala: 24 definitions
Introduction:
Karatala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, biology. 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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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Karatāla (करताल) refers to:—Small hand cymbols. (cf. Glossary page from Arcana-dīpikā).
Karatāla (करताल) refers to:—Brass hand cymbals. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Kavya (poetry)
Karatala (करतल) refers to the “hand-prints”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 224-228).—Accordingly, “[Then he notices the dvārapāla (guardian of the gate), about which it is said that] [Caṇḍikā] had protected her entrance with an iron buffalo installed in front, which, because of the fact that it had been marked by palms [dyed with] red-sandalwood, seemed to have been stamped by Yama’s hand-prints (yama-karatala) red with blood, the red eyes of which were being licked by jackals greedy for drops of blood”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Karatala (करतल) or “palm” refers to one of the various body parts whose Measurements should follow the principles of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, a specific measurement of every limb of a man as well as of a woman is elaborately and systematically discussed. In this book, the writer has presented the measurement of almost all the body parts that should be maintained in a picture. For example, Karatala (“palm”) should be 12 aṅgulas i.e., long–7 aṅgulas and broad–5 aṅgulas.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Karatala (करतल) refers to “(that which is) in the hand”, according to Ratnakheṭaśrīnivāsadīkṣita’s Bhāvanāpuruṣottama (1979, p. 100 l. 2).—Accordingly, [as The Kāpālika said to Māyākuṇḍalī]: “Well done, my dear, you are learned. The knowledge of Haṭhayoga is a ladder for ascending to the palace called Rājayoga. After that, kāyasiddhi may be considered to be in the hand (karatala)!”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Karatala (करतल) refers to the “palm of one’s hand”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “O Śāriputra, in the buddha-field of the Tathāgata Ekaratnavyūha, there is a Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja who is resplendent by the splendor of merit (puṇya-tejas), [...] who has proclaimed the dharma from all hair-pores in accordance with individual suitabilities as adorned with the dharma, has attained all qualities of a buddha on the palm of his hand (sarvabuddhadharma-karatala-prāpta) as adorned with manifestation, has illuminated all buddha-fields as adorned with splendor, [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Karatala (करतल) refers to the “palm of the hand”, according to the Guru-maṇḍala-arcana [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]” ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ Āḥ Hūṃ manifest emptiness in the left palm (vāma-karatala). Oṃ emptiness within, a red five petaled lotus above the left hand, a sun mandala in the center, By transforming the letter Vaṃ, by transforming the knife, create the same mandala of Vajravārāhī.”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Kartal refers to a “pair of castanets” and represents traditional Nepalese musical instrument, mentioned in the appendix of the translation of the Vanshavali or Bansawali (“history and genealogical accounts of Nepal”)
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Kartal in India is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum halepense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon halepensis subsp. anatherus Piper (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Carniolica, Editio Secunda (1772)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Petite Flore de l’Ouest-Africain (1954)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1898)
· Flora of North America North of Mexico (2003)
· Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (1916)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kartal, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
karatala : (nt.) the palm of the hand.
Karatala refers to: the palm of the hand Mhbv 6, 34;
Note: karatala is a Pali compound consisting of the words kara and tala.
1) karatala (ကရတလ) [(na) (န)]—
[kara+tala]
[ကရ+တလ]
2) karattala (ကရတ္တလ) [(na) (န)]—
[kara+tala]
[ကရ+တလ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) karatala—
(Burmese text): လက်ဝါးပြင်၊ လက်ဝါး။
(Auto-Translation): Palm, palm.
2) karattala—
(Burmese text): လက်ဝါးပြင်၊ လက်ဝါး။
(Auto-Translation): Palm, palm.
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
karatala (करतल).—m (S) The palm of the hand.
karatala (करतल).—m The palm of the hand.
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karatāla (करताल).—m-n-lī f A musical instrument.
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
Karatala (करतल).—the palm of the hand; वनदेवताकरतलैः (vanadevatākaratalaiḥ) Ś.4.5; करतलगतमपि नश्यति यस्य तु भवितव्यता नास्ति (karatalagatamapi naśyati yasya tu bhavitavyatā nāsti) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.128. °आमलकम् (āmalakam) (lit.) an āmalaka fruit (fruit of the Myrobalan) placed on the palm of the hand; (fig.) ease and clearness of perception, such as is natural in the case of a fruit placed on the palm of the hand; करतलामलकफलवदखिलं जगदालोकयताम् (karatalāmalakaphalavadakhilaṃ jagadālokayatām) K.43. °स्थ (stha) a. resting on the palm of the hand;
Derivable forms: karatalaḥ (करतलः).
Karatala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and tala (तल).
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Karatāla (करताल).—
1) clapping the hands; स जहास दत्तकरतालमुच्चकैः (sa jahāsa dattakaratālamuccakaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 15.39.
2) a kind of musical instrument, perhaps a cymbal.
Derivable forms: karatālaḥ (करतालः).
Karatāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and tāla (ताल). See also (synonyms): karatālaka.
Karatala (करतल).—n.
(-laṃ) The palm of the hand. E. kara, and tala lower part.
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Karatāla (करताल).—nf. (-laṃ-lī) 1. A musical instrument, a cymbol. 2. Beating time by clapping the hands. E. kara the hand, tāla musical time, and ṅīṣ aff.
Karatala (करतल).—m. or n. the palm, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 66, 17. Talātala, i. e. tala-a-tala, n. the name of a hell, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Karatala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kara and tala (तल).
Karatala (करतल).—[neuter] the palm of the hand.
1) Karatala (करतल):—[=kara-tala] [from kara] m. the palm of the hand, [Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
2) Karatalā (करतला):—[=kara-talā] [from kara-tala > kara] f. a knife, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) Karatāla (करताल):—[=kara-tāla] [from kara] mf(ī). a musical instrument, a cymbal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. beating time by clapping the hands, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
Karatala (करतल):—[kara-tala] (laṃ) 1. n. Palm of the hand.
Karatala (करतल):—(kara + tala) m. die flache Hand [Suśruta 1, 316, 10.] uraḥ śiraśca jānūni jaghnuḥ karatalairmuhuḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 66, 17.] roṣādviniṣpiṣya bhṛśaṃ karatale karam [5, 85, 4.] karatalagatamapi naśyati [Pañcatantra II, 133. III, 269.] [Śākuntala 80.] karatalīkar zwischen die Hände fassen: tataḥ karatalīkṛtya vyāpi hālāhalaṃ viṣam . abhakṣayanmahādevaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 7, 42.]
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Karatāla (करताल):—(kara Hand + tāla) n. Cymbel [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] [Śabdakalpadruma] Auch karatālī f. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 119.] karatālaka n.: jhallakaṃ kāṃsyanirmitakaratālakam [Raghunandanabhaṭṭācārya] zu [Tithyāditattva im Śabdakalpadruma] karatālī bed. auch das-in-die-Hände-Schlagen: yathā na syādālīkapaṭakaratālīpaṭuravaḥ [UDBHAṬA im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Karatala (करतल):—, talīkṛta auf die flache Hand gelegt so v. a. klar vor Augen liegend, ganz verständlich [Oxforder Handschriften 250,a,7.]
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Karatalā (करतला):—f. Messer [Kathāsaritsāgara 53, 91. 109. 148. 78, 10. 36. 69. 93.]
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Karatāla (करताल):—mit den Händen geschlagener Tact; am Ende eines adj. comp.: sadratnakaṅkaṇakvāṇavitīrṇakāratālikā [Kathāsaritsāgara 120, 106.]
Karatala (करतल):—n. Handfläche. gata Adj. was man auf (in) der Hand hat.
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Karatalā (करतला):—f. Messer.
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Karatāla (करताल):—n. und f. ī —
1) *Cymbel. —
2) Händegeklatsch n. [Bālarāmāyaṇa 29,2.]
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
Karatala (ಕರತಲ):—[noun] the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers; the palm.
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Karataḷa (ಕರತಳ):—[noun] = ಕರತಲ [karatala].
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Karatāla (ಕರತಾಲ):—[noun] = ಕರತಾಳ [karatala]2.
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Karatāḷa (ಕರತಾಳ):—[noun] = ಕರತಾಳೆ [karatale].
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Karatāḷa (ಕರತಾಳ):—
1) [noun] a pair of small concave plates used as a percussion instrument, producing metallic sound.
2) [noun] a keeping of time in music by slapping rhythmically with one hand on the other or thigh.
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Karātaḷa (ಕರಾತಳ):—[noun] the inside of the hand; the palm.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kara, Tala.
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