The Sanskrit term Kīḷanā can be transliterated into English as Kilana or Kiliana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kilna.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Shaktism)

Kīlana (कीलन, “nailing”) refers to one of the twelve kinds of black magic (abhicāra) which represents one of the various Siddhis (“supernatural powers”) according to the Siddhayogeśvarīmata: an ancient Sanskrit text devoted to cults of Goddesses as the Vidyāpīṭha or Vidyā Corpus.—Although Vedic rituals were a reliable way for the people of ancient India to fulfill their objectives, Tantric rites too claim to bring about the attainment of wishes. [...] In the Siddhayogeśvarīmata, the objectives of the rites are classified as siddhis [e.g., twelve kinds of black magic (abhicāras) such as nailing down (kīlana)]. They belong to the category of supernatural phenomena and seem to be considerably different from the types of wish people expected to gain from the Vedic rituals that still remained within the sphere of everyday life.

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Kīlana (कीलन) refers to “piling” (e.g., “one who piles the obstacle demons by means of the stakes”), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the body circle (kāyacakra)]: “[...] Killing (or [the mantra starting with] ‘sumbha’) is commanded. A vajra-holder, a vow-observer, performs piling [e.g., kīlana]—Oṃ, kill, knock down the body [obstacle], hūm hūṃ phaṭ. Oṃ, seize, seize the speech [obstacle], hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ. Oṃ, capture, capture the mind [obstacle], hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ. Oṃ, may [you who are] the Blessed One bring the gnosis one to [this place], hoḥ, O the adamantine one, hūṃ hūṃ phat. [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kīḷanā : (f.) sport; enjoyment.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kīḷanā, (f.) (fr. same) playing, sport, amusement Nett 18; PvA. 67; DhA. III, 461 (nakkhatta° celebration). (Page 217)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kilāṇa (किलाण).—n ( H) A bound, spring, leap. v māra, ṭāka, ghāla, sādha. 2 Leaping and capering; frisking and romping (as of children). v māṇḍa, mājava.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kīlana (कीलन):—[from kīl] n. fastening, staking.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kīlana (कीलन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kīlaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kilana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kīlanā (कीलना) [Also spelled kilna]:—(v) to drive a nail into; to spell-bind; to charm, to breathe a spell or incantation over; to render ineffective.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kīlaṇa (कीलण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kīlana.

2) Kīlaṇa (कीलण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Krīḍana.

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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 corpus

Kīlaṇa (ಕೀಲಣ):—

1) [noun] the act of fusing, soldering or attaching two or more things together.

2) [noun] something that is kept hidden from other’s knowledge; a secret.

3) [noun] the experience of mystical union or direct communion with ultimate reality reported by mystics; mysticism.

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Kīlana (ಕೀಲನ):—[noun] the act of binding, tying to or together.

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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: Kilanaa, Kilanaka, Kilanakhanda, Kilanamantra, Kilanastuti.

Ends with: Guthakilana, Nakkhattakilana, Sadhukilana, Saptashatyutkilana, Sarvamantrotkilana, Utkilana.

Full-text: Kilane, Killana, Kridana, Kilani, Kilna, Nailing, Khidda, Kridanika, Kirana, Kridapanaka, Devimahatmya, Abhicara, Sampa.

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