Kauleya: 11 definitions
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Kauleya 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Kauleya (कौलेय) is the name of an Āgama or Tantra mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.5-7.—“At a previous time, when Pārvatī asked him, Śaṅkara told of the attainments of vidyā in the wide worldly life, in various ways. I observed each teaching taught also by the troops of Gods, Siddhas (those who have attained supernatural power), Munis (saints), Deśikas (spiritual teachers), and Sādhakas (tantric practicioners). They are [, for example]: Kauleya... I shall carefully extract all the above-mentioned āgamas, which are transmitted from mouth to mouth, like butter extracted from coagulated milk”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Kauleya (कौलेय) refers to “dogs” (employed in hunting), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by packs of dogs is that in which dogs are let loose at hares and other animals in arid tracts. [...] The sudden and skilful throwmg of arrows is rather praiseworthy in this sort of hunting and nowhere else. For the arrows hit the prey without hitting the dogs (kauleya) that are upon it. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Kauleya (कौलेय) refers to a “dog” which is mentioned as one of the possible causes for replacing a Liṅga, according to the section dealing with Jīrṇoddhāra (“renovation”) in verse 119cd-124 of the Prāyaścittasamuccaya of Trilocanaśiva: a 12th century Śaiva manual on expiations.—Accordingly, “If one’s own liṅga is dropped, destroyed, burnt, stolen or taken away by a rat, kite, crow, dog (kauleya) or monkey, one will be purified after reciting one lakh of aghora, [and] after installing, according to the rules, another liṅga. And the same [rule] applies for the piṇḍikā. But if the liṅga falls from one’s hand into flowing or stagnant water, in that case too one should recite [aghora] one lakh times and [the liṅga] requires re-inauguration. [...]”
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kauleya (कौलेय).—a. A pearl obtained in the river near the village मयूर (mayūra) in सिंहल (siṃhala); Kau. A.2.11.
Kauleya (कौलेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) 1. Of a good family, well-born. 2. Of the left hand Sakta sect. E. kula family, ḍhak aff.
Kauleya (कौलेय).—[masculine] dog (lit. family or domestic animal).
1) Kauleya (कौलेय):—[from kaula] a mfn. sprung from a noble family [commentator or commentary] on [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] of the left-hand Śākta sect, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘a domestic animal’ id est. ‘a dog’ See -kuṭumbinī.
4) b leyaka See kaula.
Kauleya (कौलेय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Of a good family.
Kauleya (कौलेय):—(von kula) adj.
1) einem edlen Geschlecht entsprossen [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 2] und [Dvirūpakoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) of the left hand Śākta sect (vgl. kaula, kaulika, kaulīna) [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
Kauleya (कौलेय):——
1) *Adj. — a) einem edlen Geschlecht entsprossen. — b) zu den Anhängern der Śakti nach dem Ritual der linken Hand in Beziehung stehend. —
2) m. Hund. kuṭumbinī f. Hündin [Kād. (1872) 34,2.]
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
Kaulēya (ಕೌಲೇಯ):—
1) [adjective] coming from, belonging to a noble family.
2) [adjective] of or belonging to a family, lineage, etc.
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Kaulēya (ಕೌಲೇಯ):—[noun] any dog, esp. a member of one of the hunting breeds, with drooping ears, a deep-throated bark, and a keen sense of smell.
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Kauḷēya (ಕೌಳೇಯ):—
1) [adjective] coming from, belonging to a noble family.
2) [adjective] (gen.) of or belonging to a family, lineage, etc.
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Kauḷēya (ಕೌಳೇಯ):—[noun] any dog, esp. a member of one of the hunting breeds, with drooping ears, a deep-throated bark, and a keen sense of smell; a hound.
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)
Starts with (+0): Kauleyaka, Kauleyaki, Kauleyakutumbini.
Full-text (+0): Kauleyakutumbini, Kauleyaka, Kaulya, Kauli.
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