Kelasa, Kelāsa, Keḷāsa, Kelasambogu: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Keḷāsa can be transliterated into English as Kelasa or Keliasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kelasa - A mountain range in Himava. It is one of the five ranges which stand round Anotatta and is of silver colour, two hundred leagues high, bent inwards like a crows beak. (SNA.ii.437f; MA.ii.585; UdA.300; AA.ii.759). It is sixty leagues in breadth, and Alavaka, on his way to his house, having heard to his great anger that the Buddha was there, placed his left foot on Manosilatala and his right on Kelasakuta. The touch of his foot sent pieces of the rock flying, and his shout I am Alavaka was heard throughout Jambudipa (SNA.i.223; SA.i.248).
Kelasa is often used in similes to describe an object that is perfectly white (E.g., J.iv.232; vi.490, 515; the horse Kanthaka, Mbv.26; DhA.i.192; Cv.lxxiii.114), very stately (E.g., an elephants head or a big building, J.i.321; v.52, 53; Cv.lxxviii.77), or difficult to destroy (E.g., J.v.39).
In the Mahavastu (ii.97, 109; see also iii.309, 438), Kailasa is mentioned as the abode of the Kinnaras.
In Sanskrit mythology, Kailasa is given as the abode of the gods, chiefly Siva and Kubera. See, e.g., Epic Mythology passim and Ved. Ind. s.v. The mountain range has been identified as belonging to the trans Himalayan system and consisting of a group of mountains over twenty thousand feet in height (see Cv.Trs.i.280, n.4).
2. Kelasa - A vihara in Ceylon, probably in the district of Malagana. At one time sixty thousand monks dwelt there with Khuddatissa at their head (M.xxxii.53). This is probably not the Kelasa vihara (in Jambudipa?) whence, we are told, Suriyagotta came with ninety thousand monks to the foundation of the Maha Thupa. M.xxix.43.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykelāsa : (m.) name of a mountain in the Himalayas.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKeḷāsa, (cp. Sk. kailāsa) N. of a mountain Bdhd 138. (Page 226)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKelāsa (केलास).—Crystal.
Derivable forms: kelāsaḥ (केलासः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKelāsa (केलास).—m.
(-saḥ) Crystal. E. ke in water, las to shine, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKelāsa (केलास):—m. crystal, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKelāsa (केलास):—(saḥ) 1. m. Crystal.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kelāsa (केलास) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kailāsa.
2) Kelāsa (केलास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kailāsa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKelasa (ಕೆಲಸ):—
1) [noun] an act, action, process; a thing to be done.
2) [noun] that which chiefly engages one’s time; (one’s) trade, profession or business; an occupation.
3) [noun] a work of art.
4) [noun] service a) work done for a master or feudal lord; b) work done or duty performed for another or others.
5) [noun] the quality that makes a thing useful or suitable for a given purpose; a use.
6) [noun] the work or profession of a barber.
7) [noun] ಕೆಲಸ [kelasa](ವನ್ನು [vannu]) ಕದಿ [kadi] kelasa(vannu) kadi to avoid one’s duty; to rest on one’s oars; ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಬರು [kelasakke baru] kelasakke baru to come to work; 2. to be useful; to serve a purpose; ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಬೀಳು [kelasakke bilu] kelasakke bīḷu = ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಬರು [kelasakke baru]; ಕೆಲಸ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳು [kelasa tegedukollu] kelasa tegedukoḷḷu to get (some) work done using force or under coercion; ಕೆಲಸಬೊಗಸೆ [kelasabogase] kelasa bogase (dupl.) (pl.) works; ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡು [kelasamadu] kelasa māḍu to work; to serve; to do; to be employed; ನಿನ್ನ ಕೆಲಸ ನೀನು ನೋಡಿಕೊ [ninna kelasa ninu nodiko] ninna kelasa nīnu nōḍiko do not interfere in another’s work'; 'mind your own businesś; ಕೆಲಸವಿಲ್ಲದ ಕುಂಬಾರ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕುಂಡಿ ತಟ್ಟಿದ [kelasavillada kumbara makkala kumdi tattida] kelasavillada kumbāra makkaḷa kuṇḍi taṭṭida (prov.) an idle mind is the deviḷs workshop; ಕೆಲಸವಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಕಂಬನಾದರೂ ಸುತ್ತು [kelasavilladiddare kambanadaru suttu] kelasavilladiddare kambanādarū suttu (prov.) (said of a cruel employer, who orders his employee) to add up all the telephone numbers in a telephone directory,when no other work is there.
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Kelasaṃbogu (ಕೆಲಸಂಬೊಗು):—[verb] to engage in a work; to be occupied or involved with (a work).
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: Kelasagalla, Kelasagallati, Kelasagalli, Kelasagara, Kelasagaratana, Kelasagati, Kelasagedi, Kelasagedu, Kelasagitti, Kelasagu, Kelasakodu, Kelasakuta, Kelasamboru, Kelasamgey, Kelasamgodu, Kelasar, Kelasarcu, Kelasari, Kelasarisu, Kelasaru.
Ends with (+7): Addakelasa, Addekelasa, Arukelasa, Atharvanakelasa, Bittikelasa, Cillarekelasa, Gamdukelasa, Garekelasa, Gattikelasa, Gilitukelasa, Henigekelasa, Horakelasa, Imaratikelasa, Kaikelasa, Kallukelasa, Kattekelasa, Kulikelasa, Kusurukelasa, Misunikelasa, Muggekelasa.
Full-text: Kelasakuta, Atharvanaprayoga, Kailasa, Misuni, Kacapici, Suriyagutta, Kaibayi, Alasya, Khuddaka Tissa, Manosilatala, Asha, Mannu, Mugu, Atte, Jambudipa, Mahathupa, Anotatta, Kai, Kannu.
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