Kilita, Kīḷita, Kīlita: 15 definitions

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Kilita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term Kīḷita can be transliterated into English as Kilita or Kiliita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śāktism

Kīlita (कीलित, “impaled”) refers to one of the sixty defects of mantras, according to the 11th century Kulārṇava-tantra: an important scripture of the Kaula school of Śāktism traditionally stated to have consisted of 125.000 Sanskrit verses.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Śrī Devī: “For those who do japa without knowing these defects [e.g., kīlita—impaled], there is no realization even with millions and billions of japa. [...] Oh My Beloved! there are ten processes for eradicating defects in Mantras as described. [...]”.

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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.

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Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

Source: Wisdom Library: Mantrashastra

Kīlita (कीलित) refers to one of the various mantradoṣa (“defects of mantras”), according to Tantric digests such as the Bṛhattantrasāra (part 4 page 814), Nāradapurāṇa (Nārada-mahā-purāṇa) (verses 64.14-58), Śaradātilaka (verses 2.71-108), Padārthādarśa and Śrīvidyārṇava-tantra.—Kīlita is defined as “at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the mantra there is no one of the bījas: haṃsa, [aiṃ][?], haṃ, saṃ, phreṃ, hriṃ, or namāmi[?]”. [unverified translation!] The Mantra defect elimination methods consist in performing purification rites (saṃskāra).—See Kulārṇava-tantra verse 15.71-2 and Śaradātilaka verse 2.114-22.

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Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Kīlita (कीलित) refers to “scratching (a tree)” (with a bone), as prescribed by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A tree gets destroyed if it is besmeared with the salty water extract of Payasya, Terminalia arjuna and Clerodendrum phlomidis and if scratched (kīlita) by the bone of a hog all over the bark”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kīḷita : (pp. of kīḷati) caused to play. (nt.), sport; play.

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

Kīḷita, (pp. of kīḷati) played or having played, playing, sporting; celebrated (of a festival) A. IV, 55 (hasitalapita°); PvA. 76 (sādhu°).—(nt.) amusement, sport, celebration M. I, 229 (kīḷita-jātaṃ kīḷati). Cp. sahapaṃsu°°; see also keḷi & khiḍḍā. (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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kīlita (कीलित).—a.

1) Tied, bound.

2) Fixed, nailed, pinned down; तेन मम हृदयमिदमसमशरकीलितम् (tena mama hṛdayamidamasamaśarakīlitam) Gītagovinda 7; सा नश्चेतसि कीलितेव (sā naścetasi kīliteva) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.1.

3) Staked, impaled.

4) Pierced, transfixed.

5) Set (as a stake or pole).

-tam A tie.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kīlita (कीलित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Bound, tied, confined. 2. Pierced, transfixed. 3. Staked, impaled. 4. Pinned, fastened by a stake, &c. 5. Set up as a stake or pole. E. kīl to bind. affix kta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kīlita (कीलित).—i. e. kīla + ita, adj., f. , Bolted, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 12, 13.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kīlita (कीलित).—[adjective] stuck on, fastened; stuck or covered with (—°).

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

1) Kīlita (कीलित):—[from kīl] a mfn. staked, impaled

2) [v.s. ...] set up as a stake or pole, [Kādambarī]

3) [v.s. ...] pinned, fastened by a stake, etc.

4) [v.s. ...] bound, tied, confined, [Mālatīmādhava; Kathāsaritsāgara]

5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Mantra, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

6) b See √kīl.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kīlita (कीलित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Bound; staked.

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

Kīlita (कीलित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kīlia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kilita 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kīlita (ಕೀಲಿತ):—

1) [adjective] fastened, attached, tied or fixed to or with.

2) [adjective] pierced; stabbed.

3) [adjective] captured; captivated.

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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.

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