Kesaracala, Kesarācala, Kesara-acala, Kesharacala, Keśarācala, Keshara-acala: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Keśarācala can be transliterated into English as Kesaracala or Kesharacala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kesarachala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKeśarācala (केशराचल) refers to the “Keśara mountains”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The six seasons constituted the rims of the wheels of the chariot, O great Brahmin. The Puṣkara of the chariot was the sky. The inner side of the chariot was Mandara. The rising and the setting mountains constituted the poleshafts. Mahāmeru was the support and the Keśara mountains (keśarācala) the sharp sides [adhiṣṭhānaṃ mahāmerurāśrayāḥ keśarācalāḥ]. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKesarācala (केसराचल).—an epithet of the mountain Meru; Bhāgavata 5.17.6.
Derivable forms: kesarācalaḥ (केसराचलः).
Kesarācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kesara and acala (अचल). See also (synonyms): keśarācala.
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Keśarācala (केशराचल).—an epithet of the mountain Meru; Bhāgavata 5.17.6.
Derivable forms: keśarācalaḥ (केशराचलः).
Keśarācala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms keśara and acala (अचल). See also (synonyms): kesarācala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKeśarācala (केशराचल):—[from kesara] m. [plural] ‘the filament mountains’, Name of the mountains situated round Meru (which is called ‘the seed-vessel of the earth’; See karṇikācala), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 17, 6.]
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