Kolata, Kolāṭa, Kōlāḷ: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Kolata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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 Kōlāḷ can be transliterated into English as Kolal or Kolali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKolāṭa (कोलाट).—An asura who was slain by Caṇḍa Kāli.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 28. 42.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKolatā (कोलता):—[=kola-tā] [from kola] f. the state of a hog, [Śiśupāla-vadha xiv, 86.]
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 corpusKoḻata (ಕೊೞತ):—[noun] that has come to existence recently or very recently or that was not existing before; new.
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Koḻal (ಕೊೞಲ್):—[noun] a high-pitched wind instrument, with or without reed, consisting of a long, slender (usu. bamboo) tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end and fingering the holes along its length; a flute.
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Kōlāṭa (ಕೋಲಾಟ):—
1) [noun] a folk-dance performed by a group of people, in which short sticks are stuck rhythmically in harmony to the song sung; a kind of morris-dance.
2) [noun] a fighting with arrows.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKōlāḷ (கோலாள்) [kōl-āḷ] noun < கோல்¹ [kol¹] +. Charioteer; தேர்ப்பாகன். அங்கவன்றன் கோலாளைக் கொன்று [therppagan. angavanran kolalaig konru] (பாரதவெண்பா [parathavenpa] 799).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kola, Kol, Al, Ta.
Starts with: Kolataila, Kolataka, Kolatapasi.
Ends with: Jadekolata, Pinnalkolata.
Full-text: Candakali, Kolataka, Koladu, Kolaal, Kolupada, Veliyar, Cuntara-pantiyankol, Irai-irukkunkol, Kottikkol, Vina, Kulal, Vannam.
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati in folk forms < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Gati in Yakṣagāna < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Masti’s “Chenna Basava Nayaka” < [October – December, 1986]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)