Kattala, Kattāḻa: 7 definitions
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Kattala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaKattāḻa [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Kumārī” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kattāḻa] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA village in South India belonging to Tondamana. Cv.lxxvii.51.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykattala (कत्तल) [or कतल, katala].—f ( A) Slaughter or massaere. v kara, uḍava. 2 Applied to any general havoc or destruction; to the hewing down of trees, razing of buildings &c. 3 The ceremonies among Muhammadan fakirs on the tenth night of the Muharram.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkattala (कत्तल).—f Slaughter, general havoc.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKattala (कत्तल):—(nf) a chip, piece, chipping/cutting.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṭṭala (ಕಟ್ಟಲ):—[noun] the tree Myrica nagi (= M. sapida) of Myricaceae family.
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Kattaḷa (ಕತ್ತಳ):—[noun] a military coat used by soldiers to protect the body inthe battle-field; a mail.
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Kattaḷa (ಕತ್ತಳ):—[noun] a white horse.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKattala (कत्तल):—n. killing; murder; assassination;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Kattalaci-ratra, Kattalai, Kattalai-kalipa, Kattalai-kaliturai, Kattalai-pitittuvaru, Kattalaiccattam, Kattalaiccelavu, Kattalaiccuvami, Kattalaicol, Kattalaikel, Kattalaikkal, Kattalaikkali, Kattalaikkol, Kattalaikkuru, Kattalainiraiverru, Kattalaippatam, Kattalaittampiran, Kattalaiyaciriyam, Kattalaiyati, Kattalaiyitu.
Full-text: Banda-kattala, Kattal, Tondamana.
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