Kaulika, Kaulikā: 12 definitions
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Kaulika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraKaulika (कौलिक) refers to a variety of prāsāda (upper storey of any building), according to the Śilparatna (32.6), the Kamikāgama (57.8) and the Īśānaśiva (32.70). In the Mayamata (18.14), this variety is known as Kolaka.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKaulikā (कौलिका) or Kaulikī is another name for the Goddess.—Kubjikā is not just the Great or Supreme Goddess—Mahādevī, or Parameśvarī—she is also a Great Kaula Goddess. Her names denote who she is. They indicate her nature. Specific names only she possesses denote her specific nature. [...] Although these names are necessarily abstract and generic, thus allowing for universal application, like all the goddesses denoted by them Kubjikā implicitly appropriates them as specifically her own. They suggest that it is Kubjikā who is THE Kaula Goddess. This process is most evident in those names that denote her supreme status in the Kula. These include Kaulinī, Kaulikī (or Kaulikā), Kauleśī (or Kaulīśā), Kaulikeśvarī, Kaulikīśakti, Kulakaulinī and Kuleśvarī.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykaulika (कौलिक).—a S Relating to kula or family: ancestral, hereditary &c. 2 a or m A division, or an individual of it, of the śākta people (worshipers of śakti). Ex. pūjitāṃ mātīcā mōdaḷā || kau0 pāvalā īśvarakaḷā ||.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaulika (कौलिक).—a. (-kī f.) [कलादागतः ठक् (kalādāgataḥ ṭhak)]
1) Belonging to a family.
2) Customary in a family, ancestral.
-kaḥ 1 A weaver; कौलिको विष्णुरूपेण राजकन्यां निषेवते (kauliko viṣṇurūpeṇa rājakanyāṃ niṣevate) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.22.
2) An impostor, a heretic.
3) A follower of the left hand Śākta ritual.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaulika (कौलिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Ancestral, heritable in the family, belonging to it, &c. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A heretic, an impostor. 2. A weaver. 3. A follower of the left hand Sakta ritual. E. kula race, affix ṭhak.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaulika (कौलिक).—i. e. probably kula + ika, m. 1. A weaver, Pañc, 35, 15. 2. A heretic, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaulika (कौलिक).—[masculine] = kaula [masculine], also weaver.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaulika (कौलिक):—[from kaula] a mfn. belonging to a family or race, ancestral, customary or heritable in a family, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a weaver, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lxxxvii, 20; Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] a follower of the left-hand Śākta ritual, [Kulārṇava-tantra; Tantrasāra]
4) [v.s. ...] (hence) a heretic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) b See kaula.
6) Kaulīka (कौलीक):—m. (= kulīkā) a kind of bird, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiv, 24; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā iii, 14, 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaulika (कौलिक):—(kaṃ) 1. m. A heretic; a weaver. a. Ancestral.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaulika (ಕೌಲಿಕ):—[adjective] relating to or of, a family; descending from heritage; hereditary.
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Kaulika (ಕೌಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a deceiver, a cheat; esp. a person who assumes a false identity in order to deceive others; an impostor.
2) [noun] an unverified or unconfirmed statement or report circulating in a community.
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Kauḷika (ಕೌಳಿಕ):—
1) [noun] one who sells meat; a butcher.
2) [noun] the act of cheating; fraud.
3) [noun] one who cheats; a deceiver.
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Kauḷika (ಕೌಳಿಕ):—[adjective] relating to or of a family; descending from heritage; hereditary.
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Kauḷika (ಕೌಳಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a deceiver, a cheat; esp. a person who assumes a false identity in order to deceive others; an impostor.
2) [noun] an unverified or unconfirmed statement or report circulating in a community.
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: Kauli-kattaycol, Kaulika-nikaya, Kaulikabhisheka, Kaulikajna, Kaulikamdaya, Kaulikamnaya, Kaulikanamantyeshtividhanam, Kaulikarcanadipika, Kaulikatantra, Kaulikeshvari.
Ends with: Carukaulika, Kundakaulika, Mantharakaulika.
Full-text (+79): Mahashodhanyasa, Kaulikatantra, Nikaya, Anavastha, Kaulikabhisheka, Kaulika-nikaya, Kaulikamnaya, Kaulina, Mantharakaulika, Kolika-nikaya, Sphura, Sasphura, Kauleya, Kolaka, Carukaulika, Kolika, Kaulya, Kaulikajna, Kotikam, Ujjhita.
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Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 17 - The Āmnāyas (traditions), Continued < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 241 - Greatness of Śeṣa < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 60 - In Praise of Tulasī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]